To mark the 130th anniversary of the Peak Police Station, Commissioner Lo Wai-chung officiated at a ceremony to kick off a series of open days of the station with Senior Directorate Group members, Hong Kong Island Regional Commander Yu Tat-chung and Central District Commander Chan Joon-sun on November 26.

Over 100 members of the public, including community leaders, stakeholders, representatives of welfare organisations, elders, students, Non-ethnic Chinese (NEC) group and people with disabilities, were invited to visit the station.

The Peak Police Station was built in 1886 to replace the No. 6 Police Station at Victoria Gap Road. Being the highest police station in Hong Kong, it consists of four buildings: a main block, barracks, a kitchen and servants' block as well as a former cell. The Antiquities Advisory Board has classified the station as a Grade III Historic Building.

The kick-off ceremony featured a variety of programmes, including a performance by the Police Band; an exhibition of Police special vehicles, uniforms, equipment and furniture of different eras; a display of the office layout of the Peak Sub-Divisional Commander; and a photo-taking session for visitors with officers wearing historic uniforms.

Mr Chan said that apart from the 3 000 admission tickets distributed to the public, the Force promoted corporate social responsibility by inviting community groups including mentally incapacitated persons, patients with chronic disease, elders, students and adolescents to join the Open Days.

The Peak Police Station opened its doors to the public on November 27, December 3 and 4, and will also be opened on December 10 and 11. It would give an overview of the transformation of the station and its surrounding areas over the past 130 years with an aim to engaging the community and promoting the Force's volunteer work.