The Race Course Fire Memorial

The Race Course Fire Memorial
馬場先難友紀念碑
The front facade of the memorial.
Location So Kon Po, Wan Chai,
 Hong Kong
Completion date 1922
Dedicated to Victims of the 1918 Race Course Fire.
Website Official website
The Race Course Fire Memorial
Traditional Chinese 馬場先難友紀念碑

The Race Course Fire Memorial (Chinese: 馬場先難友紀念碑) 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]

In September 2018, the only road to the memorial was damaged by fallen trees during the Typhoon Mangkhut. As of 8 October 2018, the Memorial remains inaccessible.

References

  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.

Coordinates: 22°16′22″N 114°11′24″E / 22.272749°N 114.189965°E / 22.272749; 114.189965

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