Building sights in Hong Kong
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Former Marine Police Headquarters
Just being completed at the time of writing, this handsome declared monument with a boutique hotel and luxury goods shops is the end result of an extensive and lengthy redevelopment of this prime site overlooking the harbour. While heritage lovers may baulk at the pretty nakedly commercial use of this 1884 historic building, at least visitors can once again get a close-up look at this site, which had been closed for years. The ship’s mast was used to hoist typhoon signals while the tower next to it used to hoist and drop a globe on a pole to mark the time for ships in the harbour.
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Murray House
At the start of the Chung Hom Kok peninsula across the bay from Stanley Main St (the waterfront promenade lined with bars and restaurants) stands this three-storey colonnaded affair. Built in 1848 as officers’ quarters, it took pride of place in Central, on the spot where the Bank of China Tower now stands, for almost 150 years until 1982. It was re-erected here stone by stone and opened in 2001.
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Old Tai Po District Office
Another large residential and industrial New Town, Tai Po is the springboard for excursions into Plover Cove Country Park and Pat Sin Leng Country Park. The Old Tai Po District Office was built in 1907 and is one of the oldest examples of Western architecture in the New Territories.
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Repulse Bay
The Repulse Bay, a copy of the wonderful old colonial Repulse Bay Hotel, built in 1922 and bulldozed 60 years later, contains a small shopping mall and several food outlets, including the Verandah Restaurant.
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Old Stanley Police Station
The most interesting building in the village itself is this two-storey structure that was built in 1859. It now contains a Wellcome supermarket.
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