The Po Hing Fong landslide was an accidental collapse of a retaining wall in
Po Hing Fong
Po Hing Fong is a street in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. It is also a cul-de-sac.
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, ...
,
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
on July 17,
1925
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. It was located next to the
Blake Garden, causing 75 deaths.
It is the landslide accident with the largest number of deaths in the history of Hong Kong.
References
External links
Gwulo: Old Hong Kong - Photos of Po Hing Fong landslide 1925Gwulo: Old Hong Kong - Workers clearing away the debris of the collapsed retaining wall and houses at Po Hing Fong in July 1925
1925 in Hong Kong
Sheung Wan
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