Hong Kong King George V Memorial Park, Kowloon
King George V Memorial Park, Kowloon, formerly known as: King George V Memorial Park, King George's Field is a Hong Kong park, located in the northern Jordan near the Tsim Sha Tsui area of Kowloon, the position is Jordan Road to north south east of Guangdong Road, Victoria Towers and Kwun Chung Street and west of Shanghai. Nearby southwest of Canton Road Government has, bus stops and MTR Kowloon Station.
Kowloon George V Memorial Park in August 1940 to build and, at June 11, 1941 6 pm, by the representative of the history of the United States and Hong Kong colonial secretary of the year due to foot disease can not be inaugurated Governor Sir advent of Northcote, from park October 1940 groundbreaking, the contractor Book company (Lai Kee company) to eight months at a cost of HK $ 70,000 yuan to build, covers an area of only 8,742 square meters early, the main entrance was originally Raoul Bigazzi produced exquisite Chinese arch-style bronze door, quite spectacular. Then the garden center erected a bronze statue of King George V, and Piyou playground, the "children's playground committee" donation swings and other equipment. The name of King George V Memorial Park, covers an area of 94,000 square feet, was the largest Kowloon Park. The park palace archway imitation of Chinese garden design, with a central statue of King George V, was lined with children's play facilities.
Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation, the park facilities were destroyed, to March 21, 1954 to complete the repair side reopened. After the reconstruction of the park with three Chinese-style pavilion, and the addition of soccer fields and basketball courts and other facilities. Red and green tiles eaves of the main entrance gate of the park, has been a feature of the park.
1970, the government of Guangdong Road feeder Ferry Street, the former moved west, the park more than a piece of land. In the late 1980s, due to the construction of Kwun Chung Park in southeastern vary alterations. The park has golf course and playground.
Scenic Area Address: Hong Kong Yau Tsim Mong District Jordan Road South.
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