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King George V Memorial Park (Kowloon) [1941- ]

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Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 2016-12-10 07:52
Current condition: 
In use
Date Place completed: 
1941-06-11
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Submitted by moddsey on Fri, 2019-04-05 00:40.

The park was opened on 11 June 1941. HK Daily Press 12 June 1941 refers.

Submitted by Klaus on Sat, 2022-02-12 19:10.

This photo shows the site of King George V Memorial Park (Kowloon) in 1948. Shortly after opening Hong Kong was invaded and occupied by the Japanese. Wikipedia refers that the park was partly destroyed and used as a refuse dump. In 1948 it looks as if the site has been cleared already. Only a pavilion and a small building survived the war.

Site of King George V Memorial Park (Kowloon) 1948
Site of King George V Memorial Park (Kowloon) 1948, by Klaus

In 2011 I took a photo of a pavilion inside the park

Pavilion at King George V Memorial Park
Pavilion at King George V Memorial Park , by Klaus

I wonder if this is the one from the 1948 photo, but likely not.