King's Park is an area in

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Location

It is bounded approximately by Waterloo Road to the north, the

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to the east,

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to the south, and

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to the west. There is an elevated portion which is considered the boundary with

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Topography

The northern areas is hilly, while the southern section is relatively flat.

Uses

The area is zoned for Government, residential and recreational use, and there are no commercial outlets. The hill north hosts a meteorological station of the

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, the Blood Transfusion Centre of

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and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. From 1967 until June 1995, the 15-storey

British Military Hospital British Military Hospitals were established and operated by the British Army, both at home and overseas during the 19th and 20th centuries, to treat service personnel (and others in certain circumstances). They varied in size, purpose and permane ...

(BMH) was also based in the area, on a site to the east of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. It was closed in 1995 as the British Garrison scaled down from more than 10,000 personnel to about 3,000 as 1997 approached. The site had an estimated market value of HK$5.6 billion in 1995.$5.6b military hospital to house unemployed Filipino maids
, '' The Standard'', 20 September 1996 The site on which the hospital buildings once were was sold by 1999, and is now a

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, whilst the fields which once surrounded the hospital have been largely preserved due to the lobbying efforts of a group of sporting associations. The Kings Park Sports Association (KPSA) was then formed, with

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as one of its core members. In 1987, land to the south of the BMH was developed into ''Wylie Court'', a residential estate for civil servants. The Civil Service Club is located nearby. The southern portion of King's Park is a flat piece of land, hosting various recreation clubs and green sports grounds, including

King's Park Hockey Ground Kings or King's may refer to: *Monarchs: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations, with the male being kings *One of several works known as the "Book of Kings": **The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts **The ''Shahnameh'' ...

Kowloon Bowling Green Club Kowloon () is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of in 2006, it is the most populous area in Hong Kong, compared with Hong Kong Island and th ...

, YMCA Recreation Ground, the

United Services Recreation Club The United Services Recreation Club (USRC) () is a historical club located on Gun Club Hill Barracks site at Gascoigne Road in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Originally it was a British colonial establishment but now is a property of the People's Liberation ...

Kowloon Cricket Club The Kowloon Cricket Club, also called KCC (), is a members only cricket club and social club situated in Kowloon, Hong Kong, on Cox's Road. History The Cricket Club was established on 4 October 1904 and was provided land from the government in ...

, and

Gun Club Hill Barracks Gun Club Hill Barracks are barracks in King's Park, or in Jordan, Hong Kong formerly used by British Army garrisons during British colonial rule. The military began using the area shortly after 1860 when the British acquired Kowloon. The barr ...

, are located south of Gascoigne Road. The headquarters of

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is situated at

Gascoigne Road Gascoigne Road () is a main road in Kowloon, Hong Kong, going west-east from Nathan Road to Chatham Road South through the head of King's Park, leading vehicles from West Kowloon to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel. Gascoigne Road Flyover () is a ...

near its eastern side.

Education

Several schools are located in King's Park, including

ELCHK Lutheran Secondary School ELCHK Lutheran Secondary School (ELCHKLSS) () is a secondary school in King's Park, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong near Yau Ma Tei station. History ELCHK Lutheran Secondary School was founded in 1958 and moved to the current site at No. 52, ...

, Methodist College,

True Light Girls' College True Light Girls' College (TLGC, ) is a Christian girls' secondary school in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1973, to commemorate the centenary of the first True Light Middle School, which was founded in 1872 in Canton by the American mi ...

and Wah Yan College, Kowloon. King's Park is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 31. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Jordan Road Government Primary School.

Climate

References

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