Additions were made after World War II, including a 1957 extension wing to serve as barracks and an accommodation block, to the west of the existing station.

[3] The main entrance is a semi-circular portico set in the indented corner at the junction of Public Square Street and Canton Road.

The original building has a large side gate opening onto Public Square Street, to the right of the main entrance.

In one corner of the compound there is a small shrine to ward off the bad fung-shui which some believe to be created by the adjacent Gascoigne Road Flyover.

In the wake of growing heritage conservation awareness following the demolition of the Star Ferry Pier in Edinburgh Place, lawmakers are threatening to block funding of the project.