【Behind the Image】《Former Hong Kong Marine Police Headquarters》: The former Hong Kong Marine Police Headquarters located at 2A Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, was built in 1884 of Victorian architecture. It was used till 1996 and was accorded as Grade I status by the Antiquity Advisory Board. The compound structure was renovated as "Heritage 1881" with the main building transformed to a high class heritage hotel and the barn became a restaurant. "Heritage 1881" has now become one of the fantastic tourist attractions in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.
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【照片背後】《前香港水警總部》: 位於九龍尖沙咀廣東道的前香港水警總部建於1885年，屬維多利亞式建築。水警總部沿用到1996年，被古物諮詢委員會定為一級古蹟。整個建築群隨之改建為「文物1881」。水警總部的主體建築成為高級文物酒店，而作為水警總部的馬廐則改為餐廳。「文物1881」現在成為尖沙咀區美侖美奐的遊旅景點之一。
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| #1. Compound of the Former Marine Police Headquarters built in 1884. The site is now renamed as Heritage 1881. 1884 年建成的前水警總部，現改為「文物1881」。 |
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| #2. The front view of the new Heritage 1881 全新的「文物1881」前景 |
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| #3. Victorian Architecture 維多利亞建築風格 |
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| #4. The former barn was transformed. 已改建的水警馬厩 |
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| #5. The former Marine Police Headquarters seen from Middle Road in Hong Kong. 從中間道遠眺前水警總部 |
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