• Address: No. 11 Wan Tau Kok Lane, Tai Po, N.T.
• Gross Floor Area: 1,300 sq.m
• Year Built: 1899
• Grading: Grade 1
• Possible Uses: Hostel, Holiday Camp, Educational Institution, Arts and Cultural Village

• Applicant: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden Corporation
• Capital cost: About $ 39.11 million
• Government subsidy required for operation of social enterprise: About $ 1.84 million

To transform the Old Tai Po Police Station into an influential landmark for Hong Kong and the region to promote sustainable living and integrated conservation by

• Adopting an integrated approach to conserve the historic and architectural value, the heritage trees, and the egretry of ecological importance;
• Serving as a centre for development, teaching and promoting simple, affordable and meaningful strategies for ecologically responsible and low carbon living; and
• Promoting a range of educational programmes and training camps to help people of Hong Kong and Mainland China understand and tackle the most pressing ecological and social concerns of modern life.

The unique historic values of the Old Tai Po Police Station will be transformed into new concepts that the Green Hub is adopting:

• from a monumental place into a place for people and community;
• from a symbol of authority, it will become a symbol of a new chapter for low carbon living; and
• from a milestone of public order, it will become a milestone to bring positive changes to the New Territories, and will have deep influence on Hong Kong and South China.

The historical significance of the Old Tai Po Police Station will be demonstrated to the public through our heritage education programme:

• Heritage Exhibition – exhibition with interactive display on the rich cultural content of the Old Tai Po Police Station, Tai Po and the New Territories
• Heritage Trail – a Heritage Trail linking up different features of cultural, historical, architectural and ecological interest within the Old Tai Po Police Station compound

The Green Hub will be a unique showcase of a cultural landscape that “combined works of nature and of man” by adopting an integrated approach to conserve the historic, architectural, cultural and ecological values of the heritage. Major aspects include:

• Restoring the original architectural characteristics of the buildings and replace outbuildings with theme-gardens to bring the courtyard back to life;
• Minimising architectural additions and use the buildings to serve similar functions as if they were in the old days, for example, the Canteen Block will host a canteen to promote a low-carbon diet; the bedrooms at the Main Building will support the educational programmes and training camps; the original outlook of the Cell and Amory will be preserved as part of a heritage exhibition and trail;
• Adopting appropriate standards of the HK-BEAM Plus building environmental assessment framework to achieve a sustainable, low-carbon, low environmental impact design;
• Developing renovation and long-term management plans based on ecological surveys to assure professional conservation of the historic building and continuously enrichment of the important habitats; and
• Creating a peaceful area for bringing nature into city life.