香港旅遊景點介紹---前水警總部(Marine Police Headquarters Compound)

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Built in 1884, this impressive group of buildings, with its commanding position overlooking the harbour, was the Marine Police Headquarters until 1997. It was gazetted as a historical monument in 1994 and designated as one of the four oldest surviving government buildings.

The compound comprises a main building, a stable block and the special feature of a two-storey time-signal tower, where a time ball was dropped at 1pm every day until 1907 to enable ships in the harbour to check their chronometers.

The main building has been converted for use as a boutique hotel.

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交通：
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前水警總部建於一八八四年，整組建築包括主樓、馬廄及報時塔（俗稱圓屋）。除日佔期間(一九四一至一九四五年)曾用作日本海軍基地外，至一九九六年為止，一直為水警所用。主樓本為一所兩層高建築，後於一九二○年代加建一層，主樓東南及東西兩翼為已婚職員宿舍。日佔期間於水警總部前草地下建有大規模地下通道。二次大戰後，為安全起見，封閉地下通道，及重鋪草地。報時塔可謂整座水警總部最具特色之建築，為海港船隻報時。其作用於一九○七年大包米的訊號塔落成啟用後而消失。前水警總部為現存最古老的政府建築之一。於一九九四年被列為法定古蹟。

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Directions:
The building is a few minutes' walk from Kowloon Star Ferry Piers, on the corner of Canton Road.