Tai Kwun | |
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大館 | |
Former names | Central Police Station Compound |
General information | |
Status | Declared monument |
Address | 10 Hollywood Road |
Town or city | Central, Hong Kong |
Completed | 1925 |
Renovated | 2018 |
Renovation cost | HK$3.7 billion |
Owner | Hong Kong Jockey Club (conservation and revitalisation) |
Design and construction | |
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Website | |
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22°16′53″N 114°09′14″E / 22.2813°N 114.1540°E
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Traditional Chinese | 大館 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 大馆 | ||||||||||||
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Tai Kwun, or the Former Central Police Station Compound (CPS Compound) includes three declared monuments in Central, Hong Kong: the former Central Police Station, the Former Central Magistracy, and the Victoria Prison. Surrounded by Hollywood Road, Arbuthnot Road, Chancery Lane and Old Bailey Street, the compound underwent a heritage revitalisation and reopened to the public on 29 May 2018[1] as "Tai Kwun" (Chinese: 大館), a centre for heritage and arts.