Hong Kong Electric Company Recreation Club, North Point [c.1926-c.1958] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Hong Kong Electric Company Recreation Club, North Point [c.1926-c.1958]

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Submitted by dby on Tue, 2020-03-03 03:19
Current condition: 
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed: 
c.1926-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1958-12-31 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Does anyone know the location or locations of the Club from the 1930s to the 1950s?

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Hong Kong Electric Recreation Club
HKEC
Raymond Smith
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Submitted by moddsey on Tue, 2020-03-03 07:51.

"Recreation was taken up seriously. A club for European staff was founded at Ming Yuen, just east of the North Point Power Station, with a clubhouse with bar and changing rooms, two tennis courts, a bowling green and a swimming pool..."

Source: A Mountain of Light: The Story of the Hong Kong Electric Company by Austin Coates.

The Recreation Club at Ming Yuen is given a mention here The Club's swimming bath at Ming Yuen was enlarged and opened in 1926. China Mail 7 June 1926 refers. It would appear after the closure of Ming Yuen Gardens, the Electric Company may have leased the former amusement park site or a portion of it.

 

Submitted by David on Tue, 2020-03-03 14:12.

I've added a marker at the approximate location.

Submitted by dby on Wed, 2020-03-04 07:09.

Thanks, moddsey. That will be a great help in pinning various photos to the location of the club.

David Young

Submitted by dby on Wed, 2020-03-04 07:16.

Thanks, David. That should help a lot.

David Young

Submitted by jjohnantonsmith on Mon, 2020-03-16 18:39.

According a letter dated 26th April 1958 from Mr J K Mundy, the Club was relocated to Jardine's Lookout. The new Tin Hau Temple Road to Taikoo crossed the gully at the top of the old club.

Submitted by David on Tue, 2020-03-17 15:15.

I've added dates as c.1926-c.1958 based on the comments above.

Submitted by David on Tue, 2020-03-24 13:04.

P.7 of the Hong Kong Daily Press, 1941-08-06, reports a bowls match played here, and lists several familiar names on the teams:

FLOODLIT BOWLS AT MING YUEN

Lane, Crawford Beat H.K. Electric

In a friendly floodlit bowls match played at Ming Yuen last night, Lane, Crawford Ltd., defeated the Hongkong Electric Recreation Club by 68 shots to 57.

H.K.E.R.C - R. W. Smith, A. G. Everest, W. E. Macfarlane, J. F. Lunny (skip) 15; J. R. Way, R. Owens, L. de Rome, A. G. Gardner (skip) 28; G. W. K. Crawford, E. L. Groome, J. F. Barron, A. F. Paul (skip) 14. Total 57.

LANE, CRAWFORD - A. J. Prata, T. Edgar, G. Tanner, E. C. Fincher (skip) 18; A. B. Hamson, Hall, Bonner, W. O. Ogley (skip) 15 ; H. W. Randall, C. S. F. Baker, H. Burson, A. W. Brown (skip) 35. Total 68.