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Sham Shui Po Public Dispensary

Coordinates: 22°19′36″N 114°09′42″E / 22.3267°N 114.1617°E / 22.3267; 114.1617
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Sham Shui Po Public Dispensary
深水埔公立醫局
Sham Shui Po Public dispensary in 2019.
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Alternative namesSham Shui Po Methadone Clinic
General information
ClassificationGrade II historical building
LocationSham Shui Po
Address137 Yee Kuk Street
CountryHong Kong
Current tenantsAuxiliary Medical Services
Completed1930s
Technical details
Floor count2
Sham Shui Po Public Dispensary
Traditional Chinese深水埔公立醫局
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSām séui bou gūng laahp yī guhk
JyutpingSam1 soei2 bou3 gung1 laap6 ji1 guk6

Sham Shui Po Public Dispensary is two-storey medical complex and Grade II historical building built in the 1930s on Yee Kuk street in Hong Kong.

History

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The facility dates to the early 20th century when the community members of Sham Shui Po established a public clinic due to the lack of medical care facilities for local residents.[1]

With the introduction of the government Methadone Treatment Scheme in 1972, the dispensary became one of Hong Kong's methadone treatment centres, and is now known as Sham Shui Po Methadone Clinic and is maintained by Auxiliary Medical Service.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Historic Building Appraisal - Sham Shui Po Public Dispensary" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Sham Shui Po Chinese Public Dispensary 深 水埔公立醫局". heritage.hku.hk. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

22°19′36″N 114°09′42″E / 22.3267°N 114.1617°E / 22.3267; 114.1617