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Murray House

• 160-year-old Victorian-era building, designed in Classical architecture style​

• e.g., heavy stone walls, lighter Doric, Ionic columns​

• In 1844, originally built as officers' quarters of Murray Barracks​

• During Japanese occupation, command center by the Japanese military police, execution place for some Chinese citizens​

• In 1982, transplanted from Central to Stanley​

• over 3,000 building blocks were labelled and catalogued for future restoration​

Preservation

• major landmark and icon​

• fully restored and open to the public ​

• Fashion retailer & restaurants served for public​

• e.g., H&M, Ocean Rock Seafood & Tapas, King Ludwig Beerhall​

Old Stanley Police Station​

• Located at No. 88, Stanley Villae Road​

• It was built in 1859.​

• It is one of the six earliest police stations and the only one preserved today.​

• Changing of use​

->Maintain the local public security ​

-> The Japanese army requisitioned it ​

-> In 1974, the police station moved out of it​

->From 1993 to 2022, this station was activated to be different purposes like runnig supermar​

Architectural style​

• Fusion of East and West​

There are western vaulted ceilings, long columns and Chinese tiled roofs​

• Preserve artifacts of historical value like fireplaces​

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Current Old stanley police station​

From 2002 to 2022, Wellcome and ParknShop successively rented it to be a supermarket​

• Some people think that it successfully revitalizes this vacant cultural relic​

• Some people think that it depreciated the value of cultural relics​

• Built in 1903​

• Before the Japanese invasion ,the School House was turned into an emergency military hospital by the Hong Kong Government shortly ​

• The troops were out of control and about 150-200 troops broke into the hospital (School House) and start the "St. Stephen's College Massacre"​

• 56 British and Canadian soldiers who are still wounded in their beds were killed, as well as some medical and College staff.

• During the Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945, the College was turned into an Internment Camp.​

• About one thousand internees were housed in St. Stephen's College.​

• The School house is now use for the classroom and the student's quarters to resume its role in education and the assembly hall was reconstructed into a library​

• It was built on the foundation of Hong Kong at 1840 century.​

• Built and managed by commonwealth war graves commission.​

• One of the earliest military cemetery in Hong Kong.​

• Location: Stanley Wong Ma Kok Road

• In 1942, Japan army started encroachment on Hong Kong. ​

• The major battlefield was held on Hong Kong island, especially in Stanley. ​

• Because there were many dead bodies during the battle and massacre, Stanley military cemetery reopened for the burial people. ​

• There are two monuments to mourn the people who died from 1941 to 1945. ​

• One records the year, and one records the bible scripture.

• Major function before the battle of Hong Kong: ​

• Burial British Forces Overseas Hong Kong and its kinship ​

• The cemetery closed and reopened again because of the battle of Hong Kong ​

• In the reopening of 1942, the cemetery for: ​

• Bury the people who sacrifice in the war, which include the victims, prisoners of war, royal Hong Kong regiment & British army aid group.