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Stone in commemoration of the commencement of Praya reclaimation works [1890- ]

Date Place completed: 
1890-04-02

Hi there,

I came upon this huge stone monument in Chater Garden yesterday.  The most astonishing thing was that it was moved there in 1983.  Before I read the engravings I didn't know it was so important.  However I could not recall where was the original location.

The engravings read:

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