The Old Wan Chai Post Office is the oldest surviving post office
building in Hong Kong. This L-shaped building situated at the junction
of Wan Chai Gap Road (灣仔峽道) and Queen's Road East (皇后大道東), was erected between 1912 and
1913, and opened on 1 March 1915 as the Wan Chai Post Office. It is a
simple pitched-roof structure with attractive gable ends and mouldings.
The building is now operated by the Environmental Protection Department
as a resource centre, from 1993 onwards.
Mail boxes of the old Post Office are still kept inside the Centre.
Another name of Environmental Resource Centre in Chinese is "環保軒".
Sunday Waste-into-Art Workshop should be
highlighted. It is for participants to make handicrafts from used
materials such as aluminum cans and plastic bags. No advance booking is
needed.
Address: 221 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island. 灣仔皇后大道東221號
Phone: 28932856
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