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Former Marine Police Headquarters (1881 Heritage) 前水警总部Qián Shuǐjǐng Zǒngbù
Declared monument · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Hong Kong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- Declared monument
About Former Marine Police Headquarters (1881 Heritage)
Completed in 1884, the former Marine Police Headquarters is one of the oldest surviving government buildings in Hong Kong. The compound has a main building, a stable block and a signal tower known as the Round House, which gave time signals to ships until the time ball moved to Signal Hill in 1907. The Marine Police left in 1996, and since 2009 the compound has been a heritage and tourism-themed commercial site with shops and restaurants in the historic buildings.
How to get to Former Marine Police Headquarters (1881 Heritage)
At 2A Canton Road, a short walk from Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station.
Nearby
- Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港 under 10 km
Glass towers and green hills around a harbour you can cross in ten minutes - Victoria Peak 太平山顶 under 10 km
Ride the 1888 funicular to the skyline view, then walk the Lugard Road loop - Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping 天坛大佛与昂坪 30 km
A giant bronze Buddha on Lantau, reached by a 25-minute cable car ride
Also within 20 km: Peking Road 北京道 (under 10 km), Clock Tower, Tsim Sha Tsui 尖沙咀钟楼 (under 10 km), Hong Kong Space Museum 香港太空馆 (under 10 km), Aqua Luna 张保仔号 (under 10 km), Hong Kong Water Taxi 香港水上的士 (under 10 km), Hong Kong Museum of Art 香港艺术馆 (under 10 km).
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