Central Police Station

is really Tai Kwun (former Central Police Station), Hong Kong

Real place, reimagined

Tai Kwun (former Central Police Station), Hong Kong
Central Police Station in Sleeping Dogs
In gameReal world

Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons

How close does the game get to the real place?

In the game

The colonial police station and prison building in Central, which the game labels Hong Kong Prison.

The real place

The fan wiki notes that it is based on the Central Police Station on Hollywood Road, a declared monument. The compound of police station, magistracy and Victoria Prison was restored and reopened in 2018 as Tai Kwun, a centre for heritage and the arts.

Visiting

Entry to Tai Kwun is free. Walk the parade ground and the old prison cells, then continue along Hollywood Road for antique shops and the Man Mo Temple.

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