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King George V Memorial Park, Hong Kong

Public park in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong

Field	Value
name	King George V Memorial Park, Hong Kong
alt_name	香港佐治五世紀念公園
photo	HK King George 5 Court 60402 6.jpg
photo_caption	Football pitch
location	Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
area	1.25 ha (approx.)
opened
operator	Leisure and Cultural Services Department
open	Year round
publictransit	Sai Ying Pun station (100 m)

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.

The park contains a basketball court, a hard surface football ground, sitting out areas, a public toilet, and a child care centre. Access is available from Eastern Street and Hospital Road.

Sai Ying Pun Community Complex is located near the park.

History

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 subscription.

In June 1941, the Memorial Park in Kowloon, King George V Memorial Park, Kowloon, was opened; it is located beside Canton Road. Administrator Norman Lockhart Smith hosted the ceremony for this park. It had a statue of King George V in the centre of the park. During the Japanese occupation, facilities were destroyed. Three Chinese styled kiosks were built after World War II. In 1941, King George V Memorial Park, originally planned as King George's Field, adjacent the old Civil Hospital in Hong Kong, had yet to be built.

West Island Line construction

Site of the station: under a football field

In March 2004, the MTR changed the planned location of the Sai Ying Pun station east and south of the initial alignment to an area deep under King George V Memorial Park. A source from MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL) revealed to the local newspaper Ming Pao that this location was chosen to avoid any nuisance during works under major roads. The location would also better serve Mid-Levels residents, the MTR said. Part of the park was closed temporarily to the public for the duration of construction.

Gallery

The photos of the gallery was taken in the King George V Memorial Park on Hong Kong Island. Image:Sign in King George V Memorial Park, Hong Kong 02.jpg|The roots of an old banyan tree covering a wall and a plaque Image:HK-King-George-LOGO.jpg|Sign of the park Image:Light Lantern in KGVMP HK.jpg|Victorian street light in the park Image:Map of the KGVMP, Hong Kong.jpg|Map of the park

References

The Hong Kong Telegraph, October 7, 1936, p. 4
The Hong Kong Daily Press, June 12, 1941, p. 12
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/050630/12/1e2fh.html {{Webarchive. link. (2005-12-20)
"MTR:West Island Line(Public Consultation)".

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