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Old Wanchai Market Building
灣仔街市
Old Wanchai Market Building in 2008
The building in 2014
General information
Architectural style	Streamline Moderne
Classification	Grade III Historic Building
Location	Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island
Address	264 Queen's Road East
Country	Hong Kong
Completed	1937; 87 years ago (1937)
Relocated	September 2008; 16 years ago (2008-09)

The Old Wanchai Market Building was constructed in 1937. It is located at 264 Queen's Road East, at the Wan Chai Road crossing, opposite Stone Nullah Lane in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island. It is a Grade III Historic Building.

Its architectural style is influenced by Streamline Moderne (also known as Streamlined Moderne or Art Moderne) architecture, a popular style of building of the 1930s. It is often erroneously referred to as a Bauhaus-style building.

Wan Chai Market, the wet market housed in the old market building since 1937, has moved into the new market complex on the lower levels of "The Zenith", a newly built residential development located just opposite to the market building, in September 2008.

The Wan Chai Market was initially a wet place where merchants would sell their belongings. It was also used as a garage for Bullock Carts and thus was called the 'Wet Garage' (Chinese: 濕車庫). It was named in 1917.

History

During Japanese occupation, the basement of the Wan Chai Market was used by Japanese soldiers for the storage of corpses.

In 1961, the Market underwent a renovation to improve its facilities and environment so that the Market could compete with other market places in the district.

The Land Development Corporation obtained approval from the Executive Council to acquire land in Wan Chai, including this site, for redevelopment as part of an urban renewal project. A consortium was formed comprising Chinese Estates (40%), Kwong Sang Hong (25%), Chi Cheung Investment (20%) and Peregrine Group (15%).

Chinese Estates, controlled by Joseph Lau Luen-hung, agreed with the Urban Renewal Authority in 1996 to jointly redevelop the site into a luxury residential-commercial complex. Phase two of the project, which requires the demolition of the building, was scheduled to start early 2008 and be completed by mid-2011.

In 2007, the Urban Renewal Authority and the Development Bureau jointly announced that the facade and the front part of the historic market building will be preserved in the redevelopment project; the front part will be used as a shopping centre. A residential building will stand at the back of the market building.

Facilities

There is a basement and staff quarters in the building.

In popular culture

In the successful video game by Eidos, Deus Ex, Wan Chai Market is used as the basis for a portion of the game.

Gallery

• Wan Chai Fruit Market
• Wan Chai Market Main Entrance
• Wan Chai Market Ground Floor Interior
• Wan Chai Market Office
• All the stores have been vacant since August 2008
• Wan Chai Market Level 1
• Stairs in Wan Chai Market
• The banner against the removal of the market

See also

• Wan Chai Heritage Trail
• Central Market, Hong Kong

References

1. List of FEHD Public Markets and Cooked Food Retrieved 5 December 2022.
2. ^ "A Study on Historical and Architectural Context of Central Market" (PDF). Hong Kong Institute of Architects. July 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
3. ^ Film Service Office: Wan Chai Market Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
4. Lee, Ho Yin; DiStefano, Lynne (2 May 2009). "Wan Chai Market: Rediscovering Streamline Moderne Architecture" (PDF). Architectural Conservation Programme. University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
5. Fellman, Joshua (5 October 1996). "LDC gets approval for Wan Chai site development". The Standard. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
6. So, Una So; Tong, Stephanie (4 August 2007). "Hopes raised for historic market". The Standard. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
7. So, Una (21 December 2007). "Wan Chai facelift to save historic market". The Standard. Archived from the original on 20 March 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2008.

v t e Queen's Road, Hong Kong
(In alphabetical order)
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
Queensway	Landmarks Hong Kong Police Headquarters Harcourt Garden Pacific Place High Court Building Queensway Government Offices Hong Kong Park Lippo Centre Chater Garden Bank of China Tower Intersections Cotton Tree Drive Justice Drive Rodney Street Tamar Street
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

v t e Markets in Hong Kong
Bridges Street Market Central Market Luen Wo Hui Wan Chai Market Western Market Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market Yuen Long Kau Hui
Shopping in Hong Kong List of shopping centres in Hong Kong

v t e Heritage conservation in Hong Kong
Government	Antiquities and Monuments Office Antiquities Advisory Board Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance Urban Renewal Authority
Lists	Declared monuments Grade I buildings Grade II buildings Grade III buildings Oldest buildings
Museums	Heritage Discovery Centre Heritage Museum Museum of History Government Records Service
Heritage trails	Central and Western Dr Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail Lung Yeuk Tau Pinewood Battery Ping Shan Tai Tam Waterworks Wan Chai
Schemes	Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme Old industrial buildings revitalization
Notable cases	Demolished Kowloon Station (1978) Hong Kong Club Building (1980) Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier (2006) Queen's Pier (2007) Lee Tung Street (2007) Ho Tung Gardens (2013) Tung Tak Pawn Shop (2015) Union Church (2017) Preserved Ohel Leah Synagogue (1987) Morrison Building (2003) Jessville (2007) King Yin Lei (2007) Wing Lee Street (2011) State Theatre (2017) Ex-Sham Shui Po Service Reservoir (2020) Relocated Murray House (2002) Blake Pier (2007) Pending Nam Koo Terrace Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen Stone House (Diamond Hill) Wan Chai Police Station
Adaptive reuse	Completed Blue House Bridges Street Market Central Market Chai Wan Factory Estate Dairy Farm cowsheds Dairy Farm Depot District Office North Former Explosives Magazine Fanling Magistracy Former French Mission Building Island House Kowloon British School Kowloon Fire Station Lai Chi Kok Hospital Lui Seng Chun Ma Tau Kok Animal Quarantine Depot Marine Police Headquarters Mei Ho House North Kowloon Magistracy Old House, Hoi Pa Village PMQ Former RAF Kai Tak station buildings Former Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Shek Kip Mei Factory Estate Sheung Shui Police Station Stanley Police Station Tai Kwun (Central Police Station, Central Magistracy, Victoria Prison) Tai O Police Station Tai Po Police Station Tsan Yuk Maternity Hospital Blocks of Victoria Barracks Wan Chai Post Office Western Market Blocks of Whitfield Barracks Yau Ma Tei Theatre Pending British Military Hospital Engineer's Office of the Former Pumping Station Fong Yuen Study Hall Haw Par Mansion Homi Villa King Yin Lei Luen Wo Market No. 27 Lugard Road Tai Tam Tuk Raw Water Pumping Station Staff Quarters Compound Old House, Wong Uk Village Facadism Old Mental Hospital Wan Chai Market

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• Retail markets in Hong Kong
• Queen's Road East
• Wan Chai
• Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong
• British colonial architecture in Hong Kong
• Streamline Moderne architecture
• 20th-century architecture in Hong Kong