Misplaced Pages

#65934

8-637: The park is built in Chinese architectural style and is surrounded by buildings nearby. In maps of the 1980s and before, Hollywood Road Park is marked as Possession Point . Possession Point is the location where the Royal Navy landed on Hong Kong Island, before the signing of the Treaty of Nanking . The commander of Far East Fleet, James John Gordon Bremer , came to Hong Kong via HMS  Calliope on 26 January 1841. A flag raising and gun ceremony marked

16-620: A feu de joie from the Royal Marines and a royal salute from the men-of-war ships. The hoisting of the Union Jack was possibly done by either William Dowell , who was a midshipman during the ceremony, or Mohammed Arab, who served in either the Bengal Volunteers or 37th Madras Native Infantry . The area was kept as an open space, and used for recreation by the local Chinese, who called it Tai Tat Tei (大笪地). It

24-563: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a garden in Hong Kong is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Possession Point Possession Street ( Chinese : 水坑口街 ) is a street in Sheung Wan , from Queen's Road West to Hollywood Road , on Hong Kong Island , Hong Kong. The street marks the boundary of Queen's Road West and Queen's Road Central. The original Chinese name

32-466: Is considered as the founding of Hong Kong . Captain Edward Belcher , who surveyed the island in 1841, wrote: "We landed on Monday, the 25th, 1841, at fifteen minutes past eight A. M., and being the bona fide first possessors, Her Majesty's health was drank with three cheers on Possession Mount." Accompanied by officers of the naval squadron the next day, Bremer took formal possession, under

40-717: The official possession of Hong Kong, and the landing venue was renamed as Possession Point. And this date is considered as the foundation of Hong Kong . Hollywood Road Park is also the site of the former Tai Tat Tei (or Dai tat dei, lit. "large piece of land"), which was nicknamed the "poor man's nightclub" in the 1960s and 1970s. The Tai Tat Tei was popular bazaar market. It showcased a rendez-vous of old Hong Kong style street entertainment activities. People gathered to browse at night market, eat cheap food and watch free entertainment. 22°17′10″N 114°08′52″E  /  22.28611°N 114.14778°E  / 22.28611; 114.14778 This Hong Kong Island location article

48-451: The street was full of brothels , until 1903, when they were relocated to Shek Tong Tsui and the premises was replaced with housing. It resulted in the golden period of Shek Tong Tsui, tong sai fung yuet ( 塘西風月 ), where wealthy Chinese merchants gathered. 22°17′14″N 114°08′53″E  /  22.2871°N 114.1481°E  / 22.2871; 114.1481 Hollywood Road Park Too Many Requests If you report this error to

56-535: Was 波些臣街 ( Po Se Son Kai ), based on the pronunciation of English name. It was later renamed to 水坑口街 ( Sui Hang Hou Kai ) after a nullah beside. The area was the site of Possession Point , a former point of land on the northwestern coast of Hong Kong, before land reclamation moved the spot further inland. The area is where Commodore Gordon Bremer , commander-in-chief of British forces in China, took formal possession of Hong Kong on 26 January 1841, and this date

64-479: Was developed in the 1980s and formed into a hotel and commercial complex, which is also the site of the Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal . The point has now disappeared from the coastline, but Possession Street and the sudden turn of Queen's Road West reveals its original location. In maps of the 1980s and before, Hollywood Road Park is marked as Possession Point. At the end of the 19th century,

#65934