King George V Memorial Park | |
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九龍佐治五世紀念公園 | |
Location | Kwun Chung, Kowloon |
Area | 1.5 hectares |
Opened | 11 June 1941 |
Operated by | Leisure and Cultural Services Department |
Public transit access | Austin Station (70 m) Jordan station (310 m) |
King George V Memorial Park, Kowloon | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 九龍佐治五世紀念公園 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 九龙佐治五世纪念公园 | ||||||||||||
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King George V Memorial Park,Kowloon,is a park in Jordan,Kowloon,Hong Kong,located beside Canton Road. There are two parks of this name in Hong Kong. The other one is in Sai Ying Pun,Hong Kong Island.
The park was built in 1940. As the governor was ill,administrator Norman Lockhart Smith hosted the park's opening ceremony on 11 June 1941. [1] The park was centred on a statue of King George V. This first iteration of the park was laid out by Palmer and Turner,a Hong Kong architecture firm,while the main contractor was the Lai Kee Company. [2] During the Japanese occupation,some facilities were destroyed and the park was used as a rubbish dump. [1]
Following the war,the Urban Council endeavored to rebuild the derelict park to a new layout. Three Chinese styled kiosks were built. The northern end of the park was designed to cater for the comfort of the elderly. [1] The redesigned park was reopened on 21 March 1954 by the Hon. K. M. A. Barnett,chairman of the Urban Council. [1] The immediate vicinity of the park was once a major centre for commerce and transport in Yau Ma Tei,home to the Jordan Road Ferry Pier,the bustling Kwun Chung Market,and the Canton Road Government Offices (all since demolished,although the market has been reprovisioned in the Kwun Chung Municipal Services Building). As part of the Airport Core Programme the adjacent sea was reclaimed in the early 1990s and the park is no longer next to Victoria Harbour.
In 1957,the Urban Council agreed to a proposal to house small libraries at selected playgrounds,to be managed by the Boys' and Girls' Club Association. [3] On 13 December 1967 a children's playground and library were opened at the park by Urban Councillor Elsie Elliott. [4] In 1980,in light of the 1971 opening of the better-equipped Yau Ma Tei Public Library nearby,the council considered closing the smaller library at King George V Memorial Park. [3] The library was finally demolished with the 1990s redesign of the park (see below). [5]
After the adjacent Canton Road was realigned in the 1970s to meet Ferry Street,King George V Memorial Park was significantly expanded to the west. The extension incorporates an earthen berm to help shield the park from the noise of the roadway.
The Urban Council Kwun Chung Complex (now the Kwun Chung Municipal Services Building) was completed in September 1990 and opened on 1 January 1991 on the site of the former football pitch. A new football pitch and basketball courts were built on the site of the old Kwun Chung Market,and the market was moved into the new Urban Council complex. The complex also houses a cooked food centre and an indoor games hall. It was the first Urban Council Complex in the district and cost $410 million. [6] [7] Other changes made to the park at this time included the demolition and reprovisioning of the public toilet,the demolition of the children's library,construction of a new children's playground,and general improvements and redesign to other areas of the park. [5]
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It has a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of 43,033/km2 (111,450/sq mi) in 2006. It is one of the three regions of Hong Kong,along with Hong Kong Island and the New Territories,and is the smallest and most densely populated.
Yau Tsim Mong District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong,located on the western part of Kowloon Peninsula. It is the core urban area of Kowloon. The district has the second highest population density of all districts,at 49,115 km2 (18,963 sq mi). The 2016 By-Census recorded the total population of Yau Tsim Mong District at 342,970.
Yau Ma Tei is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong.
The Kwun Tong line is a rapid transit line of the MTR network in Hong Kong,coloured green on the MTR map. Starting at Whampoa in Hung Hom and ending at Tiu Keng Leng in Tseung Kwan O,Sai Kung,the route has 17 stations and takes 35 minutes to complete. The Kwun Tong line is one of the busiest railway lines on the network connecting the central and the eastern portions of Kowloon via Wong Tai Sin. The line is mostly underground,but includes a lengthy elevated section,and runs generally in an east-west direction. During the morning rush hour,the Kwun Tong line utilises 33 trains running at 29tph to achieve a route capacity of 85,000 pphpd.
Jordan is an area in Hong Kong,located on Kowloon Peninsula. It is named after a road of the same name in the district. The area is bordered by King's Park to the east,Tsim Sha Tsui to the south,Ferry Point to the west,and Yau Ma Tei to the north. Administratively,it is part of Yau Tsim Mong District.
Jordan is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Tsuen Wan line. It has dark green and light green livery. It is named after Jordan Road.
Ngau Tau Kok is an area of eastern Kowloon in Hong Kong,in the north of Kwun Tong District east to Kowloon Bay. Largely residential,Ngau Tau Kok has a population in excess of 210,000.
Kwun Chung,or Koon Chung in early documents,is an area of Hong Kong,Yau Ma Tei or Tsim Sha Tsui located in the Yau Tsim Mong District.
Middle Road is a street in the southern part of Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
Canton Road is a major road in Hong Kong,linking the former west reclamation shore in Tsim Sha Tsui,Jordan,Yau Ma Tei,Mong Kok and Prince Edward on the Kowloon Peninsula. The road runs mostly parallel and west to Nathan Road. It starts from the junction with Salisbury Road in the south and ends in the north at the junction with Lai Chi Kok Road in the Prince Edward area. The southern section of Canton Road is home to many upscale retail shops,shopping centres and others business establishments,with busy traffic from both vehicles and pedestrians from morning till late at night.
Public Square Street is a street in Yau Ma Tei,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
Lok Wah Estate is a public housing estate located in Ngau Tau Kok,Kwun Tong,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
King George V Memorial Park,Hong Kong,is an urban park in Sai Ying Pun and one of the few parks in Hong Kong bearing the former colonial links to the territory's past.
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The Tin Hau Temple Complex is a temple in Yau Ma Tei,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It comprises a row of five adjacent buildings:a Tin Hau Temple,a Shing Wong Temple,a Kwun Yum temple,Shea Tan and Hsu Yuen. The nearby Temple Street is named after it.
Sau Mau Ping Memorial Park is a park located in Sau Mau Ping,Kwun Tong District,Kowloon,Hong Kong. The park was built on the hillside between Tsui Ping Road,Hiu Kwong Street and Hiu Ming Street,in memorial to the deceased of the disastrous flooding on 18 June 1972,which took 71 lives when the hill slope adjacent to the park failed.
Hong Ning Road Park is a public park between the districts of Ngau Tau Kok and Sau Mau Ping in Kowloon,Hong Kong. It is divided into two phases linked by a staircase. The park is distinct from the similarly-named Hong Ning Road Recreation Ground,which is located down the hill closer to Kwun Tong Town Centre.
Hoi Bun Road Park is a public park in Kwun Tong,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
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