The building of the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, located on Bridges Street, Sheung Wan, was built in 1918. It was the first headquarters building of the organisation and was the first multi-functional building equipped with modern facilities dedicated to the Chinese community at the time. Two lectures were delivered in the building by the famous Chinese writer Lu Xun in 1927. During the Battle of Hong Kong in 1941, the headquarters of Hong Kong’s Air Raid Precaution (Section A of the Mid-Levels) was set up in the building. During the Japanese Occupation, the building was requisitioned by the Japanese Education Department to offer Japanese and German courses. After the headquarters of the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong was relocated to Waterloo Road, Kowloon in 1966, the site was renamed the “Bridges Street Centre” which has continued to provide various social services. Some original facilities of the building are still preserved, including Hong Kong’s first indoor swimming pool with provision of warm water and the first elevated wok-shaped timber running track supported by a cantilever structure. Numerous movies have been filmed at the site, including “Running on Karma” (2003).

Luen Wo Market, built in 1951, was the largest market in the New Territories at the time, providing daily necessities, such as fresh vegetables and fish. It operated for about 50 years. Following its closure in 2002, all the stalls were relocated to Luen Wo Hui Market and Cooked Food Centre. The Market, revitalised into the “Luen Wo Market – House of Urban and Rural Living” under “Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme” of the Development Bureau, commenced operations in 2024. It aims to introduce the market culture in the New Territories, the history of North District and the rural areas nearby as well as to promote local agricultural products, showcasing and continuing the original function of the market. The movie “Hooked on You” (2007) was filmed at the Market.

The Former Fanling Magistracy, built in 1960 and opened in 1961, was the first magistracy in the New Territories. To cope with the increasing demand for court services, additional structures were erected on the adjacent site in 1983 and around 1997 to provide two additional courtrooms, court support offices and an office for duty lawyers. The Magistracy ceased operation after the completion of the new Fanling Law Courts Building in 2002. Under “Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme” of the Development Bureau, the restoration of the Magistracy was completed in 2018, and the building was revitalised into the first leadership institute in Hong Kong. Integrated with history and technology and featuring a new lodge, it becomes a centre for nurturing young leaders. The Former Court No. 2 inside the Institute has been used in courtroom scenes in many movies and dramas, including the movie “A Guilty Conscience” (2023).

Tung Wah Coffin Home was established in 1899. Its predecessor, believed to be a coffin home near the slaughterhouse in Kennedy Town funded by the Man Mo Temple in Sheung Wan in 1875, was later handed over to Tung Wah Hospital for management. Due to insufficient capacity, the Government granted the existing site in Sandy Bay in 1899 for the rebuilding of the coffin home, which was named the “Tung Wah Coffin Home”. The Coffin Home provided temporary coffins and remains depository as well as repatriation services for Chinese who died in other places to return to their place of birth for burial in the early era, allowing it to become the hub of the global charity network in the last century. As the only coffin home of its type still in operation in Hong Kong, it also testifies to the evolving burial customs and practices of Chinese communities over the past hundred years. A large-scale restoration project was completed in Tung Wah Coffin Home in 2004 to restore the site to its original architectural style. The restoration project won an Award of Merit in the “2005 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation”. The movie “The Last Dance” (2024) was filmed in the Coffin Home.

Western District Community Centre is accommodated at the premises of the Old Tsan Yuk Maternity Hospital on Western Street. The Hospital, opened in 1922, was the first maternity hospital established by the Chinese Public Dispensaries Committee in Hong Kong for Chinese women. The Hospital provided maternity services and also trained Chinese midwives, exemplifying a good model of co-operation between Chinese leaders and Western medical professionals in the early development and provision of maternal health services in Hong Kong. To cater for the rapidly increasing demand for maternity services in the post-war period, the Hospital relocated to new premises on Hospital Road in 1955. The former premises was converted into a community centre, named “Tsan Yuk Social Centre” in 1961, and renamed “Western District Community Centre” in 1973. It has been playing a significant role in public healthcare and community services in Hong Kong. The Centre was once a filming location.