The Old Tai Po Police Station is a former

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, Hong Kong, near the

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.Brief Information on Proposed Grade I Items, pp. 326-327

History

The Old Tai Po Police Station was built in 1899, shortly after the British leased the New Territories in 1898. It was the first police station and police headquarters in the New Territories. It is said to have been built at the site of the

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raising ceremony which marked the official British takeover of the New Territories. It operated as a police station until the new district police station of Tai Po started its service in 1987.

Conservation

The Old Tai Po Police Station was listed as a Grade II historic building from 1988 to 2021. In 2008, it was part of the seven buildings of Batch I of the Hong Kong Government's

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seeking

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of government-owned historic buildings. The project was awarded by

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in 2016 with honourable mention. The Old Tai Po Police Station was declared a monument on 16 July 2021.

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Conservation

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