Yau Ma Tei Police Station
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Yau Ma Tei Police Station (油麻地警署) is a police station in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Its current buildings at the junction of Public Square Street and Canton Road was erected in 1925 after relocation from the junction of Public Square Street and Shanghai Street.
The colonial building is classified as "Grade III Historic Building" [1]. Nevertheless, part of the structure is under threat from the proposed 4 lane Central Kowloon Route. The staff quarters, constructed in the 1960s, is not listed.
In the wake of growing conservationist sentiment following the demolition of the Star Ferry Pier in Edinburgh Place, lawmakers are threatening to block funding of the project[2].
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[edit] Architecture Characteristic
There is a traditional portico on both sides of Canton Road and Public Square Street;it is the highlight of the police station building.[3]
[edit] See also
- old Stanley Police Station,built in 1859, a declared monument
- Central Police Station, built in 1864, also a declared monument
- Sham Shui Po Police Station, built in 1924
- former Wan Chai Gap Police Station
[edit] References
- ^ http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/study/latest/esb-096.htm
- ^ (December 17, 2006) "Road threatens staff quarters at historic police station". South China Morning Post.
- ^ http://www.fso-tela.gov.hk/accessibility/eng/locations_details.cfm?Photo_Num=00004
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