Morrison Hill
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Morrison Hill (Chinese: 摩理臣山 or 摩利臣山) is an area and was a hill in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Located near Happy Valley, the hill was at the seashore before Praya East land reclamation.
At the centre of the area is the Morrison Hill Swimming Pool and several secondary schools, which are surrounded by a circular street, Oi Kwan Road (愛群道). A main road, Morrison Hill Road (摩理臣山道), runs along the east side of the area.
The Queen Elizabeth Stadium and the Tang Shiu Kin Hospital are also located in the area. There is also a skatepark near the children's playground.
The hill was named for J.R. Morrison a Chinese interpreter and linguist.[1] He and his Protestant missionary father Dr. Robert Morrison, travelled through the region as part of the Morrison Education Society. The younger Morrison died of malaria in Macau on August 29, 1844.
[edit] Failities along Oi Kwan Road
Amenity facilities include:
Medical facilities include:
Educational facilities include:
- Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Morrison Hill) (with the headquarters of Vocation Training Council by its side),
- Lady Trench Training Centre,
- Tang Shiu Kin Victoria Government Secondary School,
- Sheng Kung Hui Tang Shiu Kin Secondary School and
- Wanchai School.
Other major facilities include:
- The Scout Association of Hong Kong Regional Headquarters,
- Tang Shiu Kin Social Service Centre and
- Masjid Ammar and Osman Ramju Sadick Islam Centre.
[edit] Gallery
[edit] References
- ^ Hong Kong - Some Early Notes on its natural history - by A.H. Crook and L. Gibbs, Nov 1934, p191
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Coordinates: 22°16′31″N 114°10′47″E / 22.27538°N 114.17969°E