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Old Wan Chai Post Office
舊灣仔郵政局
The building's exterior.
Former names	Wan Chai Post Office
General information
Status	Declared monument
Address	221 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
Country	Hong Kong
Current tenants	Environmental Protection Department
Estimated completion	1912/1913
Opened	1 March 1915

The Old Wan Chai Post Office is the oldest surviving post office building in Hong Kong. It is situated at No. 221 Queen's Road East, at the junction with Wan Chai Gap Road.

History

The building was erected between 1912 and 1913, and opened on 1 March 1915 as the Wan Chai Post Office. It is not known whether the building was originally built and designed for such purpose. The post office ceased to operate in 1992, after having served the Wan Chai community continuously for 77 years.

Features

The Old Wan Chai Post Office is an L-shaped building. It is a simple pitched-roof structure with attractive gable ends and mouldings.

Environmental Resource Centre

The building is now operated by the Environmental Protection Department as an Environmental Resource Centre.

Conservation

The Old Wan Chai Post Office became a declared monument on 18 May 1990. It is the only building declared as a monument in the Wan Chai area.

See also

• Declared monuments of Hong Kong
• List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
• Wan Chai District
• Wan Chai Heritage Trail

References

1. ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office – Old Wan Chai Post Office
2. Environment Protection Department – List of Declared Monuments as on 1 January 1999 Archived 28 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Media related to Old Wan Chai Post Office at Wikimedia Commons
• Wan Chai Environmental Resource Centre
• Film Service Office

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Queen's Road East	Landmarks Dorsett Wanchai Hong Kong Hotel Hopewell Centre Hotel Indigo Hong Kong Island Hung Shing Temple Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple Mount Parish Mount Shadwell [yue] Old Wan Chai Post Office QRE Plaza Queen Elizabeth Stadium Ruttonjee Hospital Sunlight Tower Tang Shiu Kin Hospital Wah Yan College, Hong Kong Wan Chai Market Wu Chung House Intersections Amoy Street Anton Street Chuk Kui Terrace Gresson Street Kennedy Road Kennedy Street Landale Street Lee Tung Street Li Chit Street Lun Fat Street McGregor Street Monmouth Path Ship Street Siu Kin Lane Spring Garden Lane St. Francis Street Stone Nullah Lane Swatow Street Tai Wong Street East Tai Wong Street West Tai Yuen Street Wan Chai Road Wing Lok Lane Wing Fung Street Yen Wah Steps
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Queen's Road Central	Landmarks Cheung Kong Center Bank of China Building HSBC Building Entertainment Building LHT Tower Central Market Intersections Aberdeen Street Bank Street Battery Path Bonham Strand Chiu Lung Street Cleverly Street Cochrane Street D'Aguilar Street Douglas Lane Duddell Street Gilman Street Gilman's Bazaar Gough Street Graham Street Hillier Street Hing Lung Street Ice House Street Jubilee Street Ladder Street Li Yuen Street East Li Yuen Street West Lok Ku Road Mercer Street Morrison Street On Wo Lane Pedder Street Peel Street Possession Street Pottinger Street Queen Victoria Street Sai Street Theatre Lane Tung Man Street Tung Street Wardley Street Wellington Street Wing Kut Street Wing Sing Street (Duck Egg Street) Wing Wo Street Wyndham Street Yu Hing Lane
Queen's Road West	Landmarks Government Civil Hospital [yue] St. Louis School St. Peter's Seamen's Church
Wan Chai District Central and Western District

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