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PMQ (Hong Kong)
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PMQ (formerly, Police Married Quarters) is the historic site of the old Hollywood Road Police Married Quarters, which is now a mixed-use arts and design venue in Hong Kong, between Aberdeen Street, Staunton Street, Hollywood Road, and Shing Wong Street.[1]
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Former names | Police Married Quarters |
General information | |
Status | Grade 3 Historic Building |
Address | 35 Aberdeen Street |
Town or city | Central |
Country | Hong Kong |
Completed | 1951; 73 years ago (1951) |
Renovated | 2014; 10 years ago (2014) |
Renovation cost | HK$577 million |
Technical details | |
Floor area | Approx 6,013 sqm. |
Renovating team | |
Architect(s) | Architectural Services Department |
Awards and prizes | HKIE Structural Excellence Grand Award, QBA Quality Excellence Award, HKIA Special Architectural Award, RICS Hong Kong Award, HKILA Merit Design Award |
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Traditional Chinese | 元創方 | ||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 已婚警察宿舍 | ||||||||
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The site occupies what was originally the grounds of Queen's College, which was built on the site in 1889. After damage during World War II, it was repurposed as quarters for married junior policemen.[2] The compound has been listed as a Grade III historic building since 2010.[3] In 2014, after nearly 15 years of disuse, it was renamed PMQ and opened to the public. Its residential units were turned into exhibitions spaces, studios, shops and offices for creative enterprises.