The Government Property Agent leased the declared monument in mid 2002 to Dairy Farm for housing its Wellcome Supermarket. The Conservancy Association considered that such use could be highly incompatible, and that there was thepublic was not fully and properly consulted by the Government about the use of the historical site.
Given that the use of building as a supermarket was a fait accompli, CA undertook to engage the operator in finding a more sustainable solution as to minimize the possible damage to the building. This has been reflected in the design, signage and billboards in the supermarket.
The Old Stanley Police Station was built in 1859 and is the oldest surviving police station building in the territory. During the Japanese Occupation, the Japanese Gendarmerie used the station as a local headquarters and a mortuary was built onto the building. After the war, the building reverted to its original use as a police station until 1974. Since then it has been used as a sub-office of the Southern District Office, a restaurant and now a supermarket.
