Pak Tsz Lane Park () is a park in

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, Hong Kong, featuring a monument celebrating the late 19th-century revolutionary anti-Qing Dynasty activity of the members of the Furen Literary Society and the Hong Kong chapter of the Revive China Society. Leading members of these societies were Yeung Ku-wan (President),

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. The park is located in central Hong Kong, in a quiet square behind Aberdeen Street, Hollywood Road, Gage Street and Peel Street. It is close to the rear of 52 Gage Street where the revolutionists met and where Yeung Ku-wan taught and was eventually assassinated by Qing Dynasty agents. The Park can be approached by a number of narrow lanes, such as Sam Ka Lane (), and Pak Tsz Lane (), all of which afforded a number of possibilities for a quick get-away by the revolutionists, in case of action against them by either Qing agents or the Hong Kong police. The park was refurbished by the architecture firm Ronald Lu & Partners, who were also responsible for the design. The work was directed and financed ($HK 40 million) by the Hong Kong Urban Renewal Authority.''

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"Revolution in air at 'hidden' Central garden"
, 27 September 2011 It was opened in May 2012, in time for the Xinhai Revolution Centenary anniversary in October 2011. It now comprises: * Information panels recounting the founding and history of the Furen Literary Society and details of the founding members. * An audio-visual commentary * A bronze sculpture of a Western-dressed man cutting the

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(pigtail) of a Chinese man dressed in traditional Manchu clothes, as a symbol of liberation from the Qing rule * In the pavement nearby are inscribed the tenets of the Furen Literary Society (in English) * Slatted panels displaying maps of Guangzhou and Huizhou indicating events during the rebellions organised in 1895 and 1900, respectively. * A slatted display of Sun Yat-sen's letter of condolence to Tse Tsan-tai, following the assassination of Yeung Kui-wan. * An educative game ased on a children's street gamewith time-lines of the actions of the Furen Literary Society leading to 3 discs fixed to a wall. Each disc has paired windows which, when the discs are turned, show paired photographs illustrating important events and actions by the early revolutionists. Also the remains can be seen of an old well, which, though unrelated to the history of the Furen Literary Society, has been preserved. Pak Tsz Lane is Stop 8 and the rear of 52 Gage Street is Stop 7 on the Dr Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail. The latter stop is in one of the approach lanes to the Pak Tsz Lane Park. None of the explanations is in English. The lack of signposts, in adjacent streets, pointing to the park means that it can be easy to miss the park.

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* {{Parks in Hong Kong Central, Hong Kong Urban public parks and gardens in Hong Kong