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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 ]
There are two King George V Memorial Parks in Hong Kong. One is on the Hong Kong Island while the other is located in Jordan, Kowloon.. In 1936, following the death of King George V, parks were planned for both the city of Victoria on Hong Kong Island, in the garden of and the site of one of the wings of the Civil Hospital, and one on Canton Road in Kowloon, both to be paid for by public ...
In the US, an infamous case was the murder of a 9-year-old boy in 1998 in a San Diego county public toilet. [107] Increasing public toilet provision can help to protect women from violent attacks. [108] Research studies have found increased risk of women and girls being raped where there is limited or no access to safe toilets at night. [109 ...
A public toilet and bathhouse opened on 12 February 1934 at the junction of Hennessy Road and O’Brien Road. [ 4 ] A formal opening ceremony was held for the then-Wanchai Children's Playground, officiated by Thomas Southorn and Rotary Club president Ts'o Seen Wan , on 11 July 1934. [ 1 ]
Central Market is a fresh food market in Central, Hong Kong and the first wet market in the city. It is one of only two existing Bauhaus market buildings in Hong Kong, the other one being Wan Chai Market. [1] It is located between Jubilee Street, Queen Victoria Street, Queen's Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central.
Custom, Land and Livelihood in Rural South China: The Traditional Land Law of Hong Kong's New Territories, 1750-1950. Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-988-8139-08-8. Hase, Patrick H. (2017). Forgotten Heroes: San On County and its Magistrates in the Late Ming and Early Qing. City University of ...
An Eastern Entrepot: A Collection of Documents Illustrating the History of Hong Kong. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. p. 293. ASIN B0007J07G6. OCLC 632495979. Tsang, Steve (1995). Government and Politics: A Documentary History of Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. p. 312. ISBN 962-209-392-2.
The street was famed in Hong Kong and abroad as a centre for publishing and for the manufacturing of wedding cards and other similar items. As part of an Urban Renewal Authority (URA) project, all interests of Lee Tung Street were resumed by and reverted to the Government of Hong Kong since 1 November 2005, and subsequently demolished in ...