The Antiquities and Monuments Office dates Tung Chung Fort to 1832. It also records that after 1898 the compound was used as a police station, school and local offices. After its military role changed, the compound entered local civic life and served residents in several ways.
From the journal
Tung Chung Fort after the Qing: A Public Compound Reused
Tung Chung Fort’s story extends beyond its 1832 construction: after 1898, its buildings served as a police station, school and local offices.
In this district · Islands ↗A fort with a second civic life
Reusing an existing structure
After the fort was evacuated in 1898, it first became a police station. It later housed Wa Ying College, the Rural Committee Office and Tung Chung Public Primary School; the school closed in 2003.
Several eras in one place
Tung Chung Fort was declared a monument in 1979. Its fabric and changing public uses preserve several layers of the place’s history.