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Po Hing Fong is a
The Po Hing Fong Disaster in 1925
at Hong Kong Observatory website * {{coord, 22.284320, 114.147775, display=title Sheung Wan Roads on Hong Kong Island
Po Hing Fong is a street
A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, ...
in Sheung Wan
Sheung Wan is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island, between Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the Central and Western District. The name can be variously interpreted as ''Upper Dist ...
, Hong Kong
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. It is also a cul-de-sac
A dead end, also known as a cul-de-sac (, from French for 'bag-bottom'), no through road or no exit road, is a street with only one inlet or outlet.
The term "dead end" is understood in all varieties of English, but the official terminology ...
.
In recent years, it has transformed into a new funky neighborhood in Hong Kong and nicknamed "PoHo" as more artists and interesting shops, such as bohemian cafés, boutiques and design studios, have moved in.
History
Po Hing Fong was an original site of one of the Tong Meng Hui Reception Centres, an anti-Qing
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speaki ...
revolutionary organisation led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen (; also known by several other names; 12 November 1866 – 12 March 1925)Singtao daily. Saturday edition. 23 October 2010. section A18. Sun Yat-sen Xinhai revolution 100th anniversary edition . was a Chinese politician who serve ...
, to provide asylums for revolutionaries.
Chau Siu-ki
Chau Siu-ki, Justice of Peace, JP (1863 – 17 July 1925) was a Hong Kong insurance and shipping magnate, real estate developer and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Business career
Chau Siu-ki was a Hong Kong born British subjec ...
, a prominent Hong Kong businessman used to own two houses at Po Hing Fong. Sir Cecil Clementi
Sir Cecil Clementi (; 1 September 1875 – 5 April 1947) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Hong Kong from 1925 to 1930, and Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements from 1930 to 1934.
Early lif ...
, the then Governor of Hong Kong
The governor of Hong Kong was the representative of the British Crown in Hong Kong from 1843 to 1997. In this capacity, the governor was president of the Executive Council and commander-in-chief of the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong. ...
, lived at one of Chau's houses when he was a civil servant.
On 17 July 1925 shortly before 9 a.m., an extensive wall behind the houses near the Caine Road
Caine Road is a road running through Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. It connects Bonham Road to the west (at the junction with Hospital Road and Seymour Road), and Arbuthnot Road, Glenealy, Hong Kong, Glenealy and Upper Albert Road to the east.
The road ...
- Ladder Street end undermined by the heavy rains of the past three days. The flood gave out and swept away seven houses on Po Hing Fong where thirty families inhabited. Nearly eighty people were killed in the disaster, among those were Chau Siu-ki and many of his family members. Chau Tsun-nin
Sir Tsun-nin Chau, CBE (; 22 December 1893 – 27 January 1971) was a prominent Hong Kong businessman and politician.
Honours
He was designated a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of ...
, Chau Siu-ki's son, miraculous survived, due to his having fallen from his bed under a table which supported the weight of the bricks. Chau Tsun-nin later became member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong
The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LegCo) is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under China's " one country, two systems" constitutional arrangement, and is the power centre of Hong Kong ...
.
Notable residents
* SirCecil Clementi
Sir Cecil Clementi (; 1 September 1875 – 5 April 1947) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Hong Kong from 1925 to 1930, and Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements from 1930 to 1934.
Early lif ...
, Governor of Hong Kong
The governor of Hong Kong was the representative of the British Crown in Hong Kong from 1843 to 1997. In this capacity, the governor was president of the Executive Council and commander-in-chief of the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong. ...
* Chau Siu-ki
Chau Siu-ki, Justice of Peace, JP (1863 – 17 July 1925) was a Hong Kong insurance and shipping magnate, real estate developer and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Business career
Chau Siu-ki was a Hong Kong born British subjec ...
, Hong Kong insurance and shipping magnate, real estate developer and member of the Legislative Council.
* Sir Chau Tsun-nin
Sir Tsun-nin Chau, CBE (; 22 December 1893 – 27 January 1971) was a prominent Hong Kong businessman and politician.
Honours
He was designated a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of ...
, barrister, businessman and member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council.
See also
*List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
The following are incomplete lists of notable expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, avenues, streets, crescents, Town square, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong.
Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to the contours of the hill landscape. S ...
References
External links
The Po Hing Fong Disaster in 1925
at Hong Kong Observatory website * {{coord, 22.284320, 114.147775, display=title Sheung Wan Roads on Hong Kong Island