About Former Police Married Quarters on Hollywood Road
The former Police Married Quarters on Hollywood Road is a Grade 3 historic building in Hong Kong. According to historical records, the site was the home to Shing Wong Temple operated by some Chinese residents in the early years of Hong Kong’s opening. In later years it became the site of Central School, the first government school to provide upper primary and secondary Western education; the school was renamed Queen’s College in 1894. The school was seriously damaged during the Second World War and relocated to Causeway Bay. The school buildings were demolished to make way for the construction of the Police Married Quarters in 1951 providing the first residential areas for Chinese junior married police force. In November 2010, it announced the revitalisation of the former Police Married Quarters into PMQ. For the conservation of historical and cultural heritage, PMQ will build an Underground Interpretation Area for showcasing the remains of the original foundation for Central School and it will be open to public to enable a closer appreciation.
About PMQ
PMQ is one of the revitalisation project and also part of the government’s “Conserving Central” initiative. Awarded with the operating rights after an open invitation for proposals, the Musketeers Education and Culture Charitable Foundation Ltd (“Musketeers Foundation”) has set up an non-profit-making social enterprise to run this project, in collaboration with Hong Kong Design Centre, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Hong Kong Design Institute of the Vocational Training Council (VTC), namely PMQ Management Co. Ltd. Not only to build this iconic design hub for the Hong Kong creative industries with the design community, PMQ also promotes “enterprising creativity”, creativity manifestation, and sets out to nurture more local designers.