The Hong Kong Cricket Club () is situated in the heart of Hong Kong Island surrounded by the hills and greenery of
Wong Nai Chung Gap
Wong Nai Chung Gap () is a geographic gap in the middle of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The gap is between Mount Nicholson and Jardine's Lookout behind Wong Nai Chung (Happy Valley). Five roads meet at the gap: Wong Nai Chung Gap Road, Tai T ...
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History
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At a public meeting held in Hong Kong in June 1851, a proposal that a club with a turfed playing field be built on the military parade ground south of the waterfront led to the launch of one of the first cricket clubs outside England.
In 1975, the Club gave up its site in the middle of the bustling Central District and moved to the greener Wong Nai Chung Gap.
Old Site of Hong Kong Cricket Club: Chater Garden
LCSD Antiques and Monuments Office
See also
* Cricket in Hong Kong
References
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Rugby union teams in Hong Kong
Cricket clubs established in 1851
Cricket grounds in Hong Kong
Multi-sport clubs in China
Club cricket teams in China
1851 establishments in Hong Kong
Cricket teams in Hong Kong