Conservation Status
The building is classified as "Grade III Historic Building" since 1998. Part of the structure is under threat from the proposed four lane Central Kowloon Route. The staff quarters, constructed in the 1960s, are not listed. The original building has a large side gate opening onto Public Square Street, to the right of the main entrance. This gate has been permanently locked since at least the late 1970s, because opening is deemed unlucky after a number of shooting incidents involving officers who left the station via the gate. In one corner of the compound there is a small shrine to ward off the bad fung-shui created by the nearby flyover.
In the wake of growing heritage conservation awareness following the demolition of the Star Ferry Pier in Edinburgh Place, lawmakers are threatening to block funding of the project.
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