16 heritage buildings have been restored for reuse. Tai Kwun, named after the historical colloquial name of the compound, is a mix of heritage and contemporary architecture. The project was operated by the Hong Kong Jockey Club and took eight-year and HK$3.8 billion. JC Contemporary stairs became an iconic spot for visitorsĪ Former Central Police Station (CPS) Revitalisation Project was established to conserve and revitalise the heritage site for reuse. Tai Kwun partially reopened to the public in May 2018. The Buildings Department prosecuted a sub-contractor it deemed responsible for the accident, which was reportedly triggered by the failure of a brick pier that had been structurally undermined. Work faced a setback when a wall and roof collapsed in 2016. The Hong Kong Jockey Club's charities trust has spent over HK$3.7 billion so far since 2011 as of May 2018. The HK$1.8 billion project was conceptualised in 2007 and conservation work started in 2011. It has been led by the Hong Kong Jockey Club in partnership with the Government of the Hong Kong SAR. The revitalisation project is one of the most significant and most expensive revitalisation projects in Hong Kong. In 2008, the Hong Kong SAR Government partnered with the Hong Kong Jockey Club to conserve and revitalise the complex. In his journal, he mentioned that Victoria Prison is a 3-storey building, the prisoner who committed the most serious crime would be locked at the top level of the building. In the meanwhile, they made a visit to the Central Police Station, and Guo had written down the situation inside the prison in his journal. In 1867, the Chinese diplomat and statesman during the Qing dynasty, Guo Songtao with his team passed by Hong Kong in December while their trip to the Great British. When Victoria Prison was decommissioned in 2006, the compound accomplished its mission as a law enforcement organization for Hong Kong.
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The series of compound hence formed 'Tai Kwun'. In the year of 1862, the number of prisoners increased to 650, therefore the government decided to develop the land nearby. The site underwent numerous expansions and reconstruction over the next century. In the year of 1899, the Former Central Prison renamed into Victora Prison (or Victoria Gaol). The first building in the Former Central Police Station Compound is a Magistrate's House with jail blocks, which were built in 09Aug 1841. Most of the city's historic colonial architecture had been bulldozed for development before the British government handed it back to China in 1997. The Former Central Police Station Compound, built between 18, comprises 16 historic building grouped under the former Central Police Station, the Former Central Magistracy and the Victoria Prison.