Morse Park
Urban park in Kowloon, Hong Kong
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::summary Urban park in Kowloon, Hong Kong ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox park"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Morse Park |
| alt_name | 摩士公園 |
| photo | File:Morse Park No.1 View 2016.jpg |
| photo_caption | Morse Park No. 1 |
| location | Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon |
| area | 15.8 hectares |
| opened | |
| operator | Leisure and Cultural Services Department |
| publictransit | Lok Fu station |
| Wong Tai Sin station | |
| open | Year round |
| :: |
| name = Morse Park | alt_name = 摩士公園 | photo = File:Morse Park No.1 View 2016.jpg | photo_width = | photo_caption = Morse Park No. 1 | map = | map_width = | type = | location = Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon | coords = | area = 15.8 hectares | opened = | operator = Leisure and Cultural Services Department | visitation_num = | status = | publictransit = Lok Fu station Wong Tai Sin station | designation = | open = Year round Morse Park (), occupying 15.8 ha, is an urban park located in Wong Tai Sin in Kowloon. It was completed in 1967. The park was named after Sir Arthur Morse (25April 189213May 1967), the head of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation during and after World War II.
City streets divide the park into four sections formally called Morse Park No. 1, Morse Park No. 2, and so on.
History
The Hong Kong Golden Jubilee Jamborette (), was held between 27 December 1961 and 2 January 1962, celebrating the Golden jubilee (50 year anniversary) of Hong Kong Scouting with theme One World (). At Kowloon Tsai, now named Morse Park, the Jamboree hosted 2,732 Scouts in the challenging winter with heavy rain.
The park site was a former rifle range. The park was previously known as Takwuling Park before it opened. The first phase of Morse Park was opened on 6 October 1967 by G.M. Tingle, the Director of Urban Services.
The Morse Park Swimming Pool opened in 1970. It was the largest swimming complex in the territory when it first opened, although the similarly sized pools in Kwun Tong and Lei Cheng Uk opened soon after. Governor Murray MacLehose brought Queen Elizabeth II here in May 1975, using the complex as an exemplar of his government's "commitment to recreation and sport".
In 1996, the landscaping of the park was awarded the Award of Merit of the Green Project.
Blake Pier Pavilion
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/摩士四號公園_Morse_Park_No._4_第一代卜公碼頭上蓋_Pavilion_of_1st_Generation_Blake_Pier,_1960s.jpg" caption="Blake Pier]] at Morse Park in the 1960s."] ::
The pavilion of the Blake Pier was later transferred to the open-air oval theatre in Morse Park. In 2006, the pavilion was once again transferred to the new Stanley Pier next to Murray House.
Facilities
Tropical Palm Garden
More than 80 trees of 23 palm species are grown on the 2,000 m2 lawn of the Park's tropical palm garden, the only one in the city.
Arboretum
More than 100 trees of 30 rare species are grown on a 2,700 m2 lawn in the Arboretum of the Park.
Gallery
Morse Park No 3 Football Field 2016.jpg|Football field Morse Park No.2 Fountain 2012.jpg|Old style fountain inside Morse Park, however it doesn't work in recent years Butterfly Corner.JPG|Butterfly corner File:Morse Park Amphitheatre.jpg|Amphitheatre
References
References
- (February 2018)
- "Hong Kong Golden Jubilee Jamborette". The Scout Association of Hong Kong.
- (21 September 1968). "Swimming pool complex for Morse Park". South China Morning Post.
- (8 November 1977). "District Swimming Pool Complex". Urban Council. Recreation and Amenities Select Committee..
- (26 January 1971). "Morse Park pool to stay closed". South China Morning Post.
- (9 June 1975). "Morse Park impressed Queen". South China Morning Post.
- Wong C.T., Ma K.Y., Leung M.K., and Liu K.M. (2007), "The Blake Pier Pavilion: Just a Memory?" [http://leungmk.mysinamail.com/BlakePierPaper.pdf Paper presented at the HKIE/IStructE Joint Structural Division Annual Seminar 2007] {{webarchive. link. (27 November 2009 in Hong Kong, 16 May 2007.)
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