Sham Shui Po Police Station

Police station in Hong Kong

Sham Shui Po Police Station

深水埗警署

Sham Shui Po Police Station

General information
Type| Police station
Architectural style| Neo-Classical
Classification| Grade II historic building
Address| 37A Yen Chow Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
Country|  Hong Kong
Coordinates| 22°19′48″N 114°09′33″E﻿ / ﻿22.329986°N 114.159088°E﻿ / 22.329986; 114.159088﻿ (Sham Shui Po Police Station)
Current tenants| Hong Kong Police Force
Completed| 15 June 1925; 100 years ago (1925-06-15)
Technical details
Floor count| 3
Design and construction
Architecture firm| P&T Architects and Engineers
Sham Shui Po Police Station

Traditional Chinese| 深水埗警署
| Transcriptions

Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Sām séui bóu gíng chyúh
Jyutping| Sam1 seoi2 bou2 ging2 cyu3
Sham Shui Po Police Station. Lai Chi Kok Road facade

Sham Shui Po Police Station is situated at the junction of Lai Chi Kok Road and Yen Chow Street, Sham Shui Po, in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was built in 1924 with three storeys. It is graded as Grade III historic building.[1]

The police station is adjacent to the former Sham Shui Po British Army and POW Camp, and later Dragon Centre.

## History

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Shortly after the British executed the 99-year lease of the New Territory, a police station, also served as the Harbour Master’s Station, was built at Sham Shui Po. The British established a base at Sham Shui Po with military camps and police stations as it overlooked the western side of the Victoria Harbour. The current Sham Shui Po Police Station building was completed in 1924 to replace the older station at the area.

The building was built before World War II for a small population, before the rapid industrial and residential development of the area after the war. In addition, a large influx of immigrants from mainland China, settling in the area after the war, caused the district to become one of the worst squatter areas in Hong Kong. Therefore, the station underwent a series of additions and alterations to cater for its growing need for personnel and facilities.

Sham Shui Po Station is still serving its community today even though its role changed from the station for the whole district to a sub-station in 1967.

## See also

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* Historic police station buildings in Hong Kong

## References

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1. ^ List of Graded historic buildings in Hong Kong (As at 6 Jan) Archived 9 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* Media related to Sham Shui Po Police Station at Wikimedia Commons