The Police Museum was formerly the Wan Chai Gap Police Station built in the 19th century. There are several hundred exhibits. The exhibits include police equipment, documents and crime data with historical value since the establishment of the police force in 1844. It is mainly divided into four exhibition halls: historical exhibition hall, Triad exhibition hall and special topic exhibition hall. The historical exhibition hall displays the evolution of the police force through historical pictures, historical archives, uniforms, equipment, sidearms and other cultural relics.
Precious exhibits include commemorative items donated by the widow of former Commissioner of Police Duncan Macintosh, the ‘Plague’ medal in 1894 and various counterfeit banknote samples. The Triad exhibition hall exhibits the history and activity scope of local Triads as well as the ceremonies adopted by members. The special topic exhibition hall changes the exhibition theme from time to time. The first exhibition was themed on ‘Marine Police’, followed by ‘Traffic Police’, ‘Police Station’ and ‘Police Uniforms’. Now the special topic exhibition ‘The Police Force Then and Now’ is on display. This hall may change the exhibition theme at any time as needed. Relevant knowledge: The predecessor of the Police Museum is the ‘Police Historical Records Committee’. The committee has collected many cultural relics related to the history of the police force and recommended the establishment of a museum to display these items. The Police Museum was thus established in 1976. Its original location was at the police headquarters and it was not large in scale. Later, it was moved to Dasheng Commercial Building in Wan Chai and then to its current location in 1988.Opening hours: Open all year round. Tuesday to Sunday, 9:00 – 16:30.
Service facilities: Toilet. Accessibility services: Barrier-free entrance, barrier-free toilet.
