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Prince of Wales Barracks

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Prince of Wales Barracks (威爾斯親王軍營), AKA HMS Tamar naval base, is located in Admiralty, Hong Kong. The site of the barracks was built since the beginning of the British rule in Hong Kong. For years it has been a important military base for the British in Far East. In late 1970s, the Prince of Wales Building was completed and served as the headquarters of the British Army in Hong Kong.

The Prince of Wales Building has a distinctive wineglass shape. Architects attribute the shape of the building to passive protection, its narrow stem with the protruding upper storeys, supposedly makes it difficult to climb or attack. The corner of the building at the podium level which faces east (towards Admiralty MTR station) used to be a chapel.

After the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, the barracks was renamed to 'Central Barracks' and Prince of Wales Building was renamed to 'Chinese People' Liberation Army Forces Hong Kong Building'.
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