History
The former Marine Police Headquarters was constructed in 1884. It comprises a main building, a stable block and a signal tower. It has been used by the Marine Police, except for the Japanese Occupation (1941–1945) when the compound was used as a base by the Japanese navy.
During the Japanese Occupation period, extensive underground tunnels were constructed beneath the lawn but after World War II, these tunnels were blocked and the lawn was returfed for the safety of public.
In the 1970s the compound lost a large part of its grounds, when the slope was levelled to make way for the construction of Kowloon Park Drive.
The station was featured in Jackie Chan's films Project A (1983) and Project A Part II (1987).
The station was colloquially referred to as T-Lands Police Station – probably a reference to Marine Police brevity code for a marine police station on “Land” at “Tsim Sha Tsui”. This name is used in at least two novels based in Hong Kong: “Soldier of Fortune” by Ernest K. Gann published in 1954. and "Dragon Flame" by Nick Carter published in 1966.
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