Wan Chai Environmental Resource Centre
Characteristic
Wan Chai Environmental Resource Centre was built between 1912 and 1913. It was used as a post office from 1915 to 1992 and was declared a monument in 1990. It was the oldest post office in Hong Kong. The L-shape building is situated at the junction of Wan Chai Gap Road and Queen's Road East. It is a simple pitched-roof structure with gable ends and mouldings. The post office was turned into an environmental resource centre in 1993 where there is a reference library with books, videos, slides and CD-ROMs on global environmental issues. The wall of the Environmental Garden is made of recycled brick recovered during the refurbishment of the post office building. There is also a display corner and a mini waterfall in the Garden.
Facilities
Touch-screen environmental information system, Environmental Garden, reference library, display boards, etc
Application Forms
Organisation
Environmental Protection Department
Contact
Executive Officer (General)3
How to Apply
Send in the application form with information on the location, date, time, synopsis of the film, description of the scenes, size of the crew, use of government power supply and utilities, and details of any setting or alteration to the property.
Processing time : 7 working days.
Fees
$6,870 (basic charge) for the first 4 hours, $1,935 for each subsequent 4-hour block and a refundable deposit equal to the fees payable. Both are to be paid before filming.
If extra government personnel is required to assist in the filming, the actual cost plus overheads will be charged.
PLI cover
Applicants may be required to effect a public liability insurance covering damage to the property and any personal injury or death.
Remarks
- The name of the property shall not be identified unless prior permission is sought.
- The nature of the film shall not be a cause of embarrassment to the HKSAR Government, the property itself or any of its occupants. Nor shall it offend the laws of Hong Kong or be of immoral, defamatory or political flavour.
- Lighting of fire and the use of fireworks, explosives or any pyrotechnic materials are strictly forbidden.
Categories
Compliments to the government and public bodies that have agreed to consider applications to hire premises or facilities under their management for location filming.