Police Museum

The predecessor of the police museum is the police historical records Committee established in 1964. The Committee has collected a number of cultural relics related to the history of the police force and recommended the opening of a museum to display them. The Police Force Museum was established in 1976. It was originally located at the police headquarters and was small in scale. It was later moved to the Tai Sheng commercial building in Wan Chai and then moved to its current location in 1988.

Police Museum

The Police Force Museum was established in 1976. It was originally located at the police headquarters. It was a small-scale Museum. Later, it was moved to the Tai Sheng commercial building in Wan Chai, and then moved to the current site in 1988. The museum is divided into four exhibition halls: history exhibition hall, drug exhibition hall, triad exhibition hall and special exhibition hall. The museum has a total floor area of 570 square meters and more than 600 exhibits.

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The predecessor of the police museum is the police historical records Committee established in 1964. The Committee has collected a number of cultural relics related to the history of the police force and recommended the opening of a museum to display them.

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History exhibition hall

Historical maps, archives, uniforms, equipment, guns and other cultural relics are used to show the evolution of the police force. Precious exhibits include a specimen of the head of the "Shangshui tiger" who was shot in 1915 after killing a police officer, a memorial donated by the widow of the former Commissioner of police, Mr. Mai Jingtao, a plague Medal of 1894 and various counterfeit banknotes.

Drug exhibition hall

The drug exhibition hall revealed the drug problem in Hong Kong. The exhibits include a variety of imitation drugs, drug paraphernalia, various methods of transporting drugs and a simulation workshop for manufacturing heroin.

Triad exhibition hall

The exhibits in this exhibition hall introduce the history of the local triad society, the scope of its activities, and the creeds and rituals adopted by its members.

Special exhibition hall

The theme of the exhibition will be changed from time to time. The first exhibition is about marine police, followed by traffic police, police station, police uniform and police force

Special exhibition of the past.

Development history

In the early 1960s, senior police officers such as Senior Assistant Commissioner of police Wei Leifu began to study the methods of collecting Hong Kong police history and put forward the idea of establishing a police museum. The police historical records Committee was set up in July 1964 to implement the plan for the construction of the museum and to collect cultural relics. However, it was not able to find an address for the construction until the expansion project of the Hong Kong police headquarters was completed in 1976, with 50 square meters as a temporary site. In 1982, the museum moved to the Tai Sheng commercial building in Wan Chai.

In 1984, the Hong Kong Government approved the renovation of the former Wan Chai gap police station, which was completed in 1939, as a new site for the Police Force Museum. A total of HK $1.6 million restoration project with public and private donations was carried out from 1987 to 1988. It was officially opened to the public on November 25, 1988, and was unveiled by the then Deputy Commissioner of police (Management), Mr. Bai lipen.

With the opening of the Police Force Museum for more than 20 years, the existing facilities are becoming obsolete and aging. The Architectural Services Department (ASD) started a 10 month comprehensive renovation project in 2009, which is the first major renovation project since its opening. The museum was closed on November 2 of the same year for renovation, including the replacement of Exhibition cabinets, LED lighting system and air conditioning with environmental protection function, and the addition of tactile guide path; the floor glass railings, awning, flower trough and re paving floor tiles were installed outside the museum to improve the surrounding environment. The planning of the updated Pavilion is roughly the same as before. It is divided into police history exhibition room, triad and drug exhibition room, police present and past exhibition room, old heroin workshop and special exhibition room. After the completion of the project, the pavilion was cut on October 15, 2010 by Senior Assistant Commissioner of police and chairman of the police museum Advisory Committee, Mr. Ma Weixiang, and officially reopened on October 17, 2010.

Permanent exhibition

The Police Museum has a collection of about 40,00 pieces, of which about 700 pieces are displayed in five exhibition rooms.

Police history exhibition room

Triad and drug exhibition room

Police exhibition room

Old style heroin factory

Special exhibition room

Key exhibits

Sheung Shui tiger specimen - a specimen of the tiger's head, which was shot by the commander of the new territories, donu bilingcheng, at lung Yuet tau in 1915, was displayed at the old Hong Kong City Hall and the central police station.

William Kennedy collection, the founder of the police force, includes four medals, a Madras sword, a silver plaque presented in the name of Hong Kong businessmen and a watercolor painting, which was won by the museum through a British auction house in 2004.

Triad altars, robes and weapons.

The Brandt type machine gun, originally the weapon of the marine police ship No.1, was looted by the Chinese guerrillas in 1949 and once participated in the Korean War. Later, it was seized by the British army and transported back to Hong Kong. In 1957, it was found by the British army when it was repaired and returned to the Hong Kong Police Force.

Explosive disposal team bomb disposal expert uniform and bomb disposal robot.

In the 1960s, Kaixuan police electric bicycle with sidefight.

Vietnamese boat people's wicker boat intercepted by marine police in 1990.

The old heroin factory was smashed and restored in the 1980s, including raw materials, utensils, stoves and packaging tools.

Honda cbx750p and BMW r850rt-p police electric bicycles are used by the police escort team.

Outdoor exhibits

Tai Po field artillery, cast in 1896, was once placed in the old Tai Po police station.

Police telephone box

Traffic control kiosk

18 pound cannon

Old Wan Chai gorge police station model

Opening Hours

Wednesday to Sunday: 9 am to 5 pm

Tuesday: 2pm to 5pm

Closed on Mondays and public holidays

Address: 27 Gump Road, hilltop, Hong Kong

Longitude: 114.16924

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