Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club

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Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC)
Legal statusactive
PurposeWe encourage and empower sailors, rowers, paddlers, supporters and spectators to be their best, maximise their experiences and enjoy life sustainability on and around the water
Location
Official language
English, Chinese
Commodore
Lucy Sutro (from 1 July 2022 for two years)
Affiliations Hebe Haven Yacht Club; Aberdeen Boat Club
Website Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
Former headquarters and clubhouse of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, at the corner of Oil Street and Electric Road, Causeway Bay. Qian Xiang Gang Huang Jia You Ting Hui Hui Suo .JPG
Former headquarters and clubhouse of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, at the corner of Oil Street and Electric Road, Causeway Bay.

For 30 years prior to moving to Kellett Island, the main buildings of the club were located at No. 12 Oil Street, in North Point, then a waterfront location, before reclamation. [12] The former headquarters and clubhouse in Oil Street, built in the Arts and Crafts style, was officially opened on 21 March 1908 by the then Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard. The building was subsequently used as a garage, government staff quarters until 1998, as a storehouse of the Antiquities and Monuments Office until late 2007. [13] The buildings now house the Oi! arts center that aims to promote visual arts in Hong Kong by providing a platform for art exhibitions, forums and other art-related activities. [14] The Former Clubhouse of Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club has been listed as a Grade II historic building since 1995. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ International Council of Yacht Clubs
  2. ↑ RHKYC History
  3. ↑ Grantham, Alexander (2012). Via ports : from Hong Kong to Hong Kong (New ed.). Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. p. 128. ISBN   9789888083855.
  4. ↑ A Battle Royal Rocks Imperial Yacht Club, Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 1996
  5. ↑ Signs of a Colonial Era, Andrew Yanne, Gillis Heller, Hong Kong University Press, 2009, page 1
  6. ↑ One Club, Three Clubhouses
  7. ↑ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Brief Information on Proposed Grade 3 Items. Item #737 Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ History of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
  9. ↑ Consultancy Agreement No. NEX/2213. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Study for Shatin to Central Link – Hung Hom to Admiralty Section. Appendix 4.1 Cultural Heritage Baseline Report, pp.4–10, 78. MTR Corporation Limited
  10. ↑ England, Vaudine (1998). The Quest of Noel Croucher: Hong Kong's Quiet Philanthropist. Hong Kong University Press. p. 130. ISBN   978-962-209-473-4.
  11. ↑ Antiquities and Monuments Office: List of the Historic Buildings in Building Assessment Archived 15 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine (as at 23 November 2011)
  12. ↑ Civil Service Newsletter, issue no. 61
  13. ↑ Brief Information on Proposed Grade II Items. Item #321 Archived 23 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ "About Us". Oi!. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  15. ↑ List of the Historic Buildings in Building Assessment (as of 21 September 2012) Archived 15 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
Traditional Chinese 香港遊艇會
Simplified Chinese 香港游艇会