Old Aberdeen Police Station
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| Old Aberdeen Police Station | |
|---|---|
舊香港仔警署 | |
 Old Aberdeen Police Station | |
 Interactive map of the Old Aberdeen Police Station area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Police station |
| Location | Shek Pai Wan, Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island, 116 Aberdeen Main Road. Aberdeen, Hong Kong |
| Opened | 1891 |
| Closed | 1969 |
| Designated | 2009 |
| Reference no. | 484 |
The Old Aberdeen Police Station (Chinese: 舊香港仔警署) is the second oldest existing police station in Hong Kong, second only to the Old Stanley Police Station. The station was built in 1891. It is located in Shek Pai Wan, Aberdeen and is currently listed as a Grade II historic building in Hong Kong. The old station building is currently used as the Warehouse Teenage Club.
The station was built in 1891 as a replacement to an older station, with the purpose of strengthening the law and order of the community in the Southern District. The premises were bombed and badly damaged during the Second World War by the Japanese. The old police station was closed in 1969 after a new police station was constructed in Wong Chuk Hang Road.[1]
The station building was repurposed several times by the government following its decommission. The building was used as a detective training school from 1969 to 1980, then used as the Marine Police Training School from 1979 to 1982. It was further repurposed to become the Marine South Station from 1982 to 1986.[1]
The building was vacant until 1995, where it was then rented to a non-profit organisation, The Warehouse, transforming the building into the present-day Warehouse Teenage Club.[1][2][3]
The building was listed as a Grade II historic building in 2009.[4]
