The Old Stanley Police Station (舊赤柱警署) was constructed in 1859. It is now the remaining oldest police station building in Hong Kong. 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ...
The Army, during the early years of the colonial era, used the station from time to time in conjunction with the police because of its strategic position as the most southerly outpost on Hong Kong Island. During the Japanese Occupation, the Japanese Gendarmerie used the police station as a local headquarters and a mortuary was built onto the building. The night view of the Island side as seen from the Kowloon side - the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Hong Kong Island (Traditional Chinese: 香港島; Simplified Chinese: 香港岛; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Mandarin Pinyin: XiÄnggÇŽngdÇŽo) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory... The Japanese prostitutes of Hong Kong began when the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young, surrendered to Japan on 25 December 1941 after 18 days of fierce fighting. ... A gendarmerie (pronounced ) is a military body charged with police duties among civilian populations. ...
After the war, the building reverted to its original use as police station until 1974. Since then it had been used as a sub-office of the Southern District Office and a restaurant. A supermarket is located in the historic building.
The Central Police Station is located at Hollywood Road, in Central, Hong Kong. ... Stanley Peninsula Stanley or Chek Chue (Chinese: 赤柱; Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: tsek3 tsyu3; Mandarin Pinyin: Chìzhù; literally means Bandits post or red pillar) is a village town and tourist attraction on the south of Hong Kong Island and part of the Southern District, Hong Kong. ...
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The Old Stanley Police Station
Conservancy Association: Old Stanley Police Station
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