Heritage

Crown Wine Cellars

Crown Wine Cellars was formerly the Central Ordnance Munitions Depot (also known as "Little Hong Kong"). It was built in the late 1930s by the British Royal Engineers to store arms and ammunition for the defence of Hong Kong. Little Hong Kong was the last allied position to fall to the invading Japanese forces, two days after the general surrender of Hong Kong. The site was occupied by the Japanese army until Hong Kong was liberated in August 1945. Thereafter it was returned to the British Army until the 1970s when the then Royal Hong Kong Police Force used it as a police driving school. The facilities were then used as storage for rock core samples. This was the first public/private restoration project undertaken in Hong Kong, Its restoration and adaptive reuse in 2004 culminated in Asia's first professional wine cellar and a clubhouse. In 2007, the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation awarded the project an Award of Merit.

Photos courtesy of Crown Wine Cellars

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LOCATION
18 Deep Water Bay Drive, Shouson Hill, Hong Kong 

How to get there?

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GUIDED TOURS
Session 1
Date: 29 Nov 2025 (Sat)
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 NN

Session 2
Date: 30 Nov 2025 (Sun)
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 NN

Language: Cantonese and English
Led by: Crown Wine Cellars

Collaborating Organisation: The Hong Kong Institute of Architectural Conservationists (HKICON)

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