The Race Course Fire Memorial


The Race Course Fire Memorial is a Hong Kong monument erected in memory to those who were killed in the Happy Valley Racecourse fire on 26 February 1918. The memorial was completed in 1922, and is currently managed by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. It is located next to Hong Kong Stadium. The site was added to the list of declared monuments by the Antiquities and Monuments Office in 2015.[1][2]

The Race Course Fire Memorial
馬場先難友紀念碑
The front facade of the memorial.
Map
LocationSo Kon Po, Wan Chai,
 Hong Kong
Completion date1922
Dedicated toVictims of the 1918 Happy Valley Racecourse fire.
WebsiteOfficial website
The Race Course Fire Memorial
Traditional Chinese馬場先難友紀念碑
Simplified Chinese马场先难友纪念碑
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMǎchǎng Xiānnàn Yǒujìniànbēi
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMáh chèuhng sīn naahn yáuh géi nihm bēi
JyutpingMaa5 coeng4 sin1 naan6 jau5 gei2 nim6 bei1

In 2018-2019, the memorial was inaccessible because the only road leading to it was damaged by fallen trees during the Typhoon Mangkhut. The memorial is now open 8am-12pm and 1pm-4pm daily, except for the first three days of the Lunar New Year.

References

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  1. ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. "The Race Course Fire Memorial", Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Hong Kong, 16 May, 2016. Retrieved on 16 January, 2017.
  2. ^ Historical Architecture. "The Race Course Fire Memorial", Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Hong Kong. Retrieved on 16 January, 2017.

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