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23Rd September 1874 Typhoon
123RD8 SEPTEMBER7 1874 TYPHO4ON pitiful cries of thousands, vainly battling with the storm. Dead bodies leaning at an angle, a sad signal to ships miles away of the ravages to which the Colony had been subjected. Hong Kong Daily Press, 24th September 1874 23 The Typhoon of 1874 here have been hundreds of typhoons Pui-yin in the book Weathering the Storm: Hong Kong over the centuries that have affected Observatory and Social Development, provides some Hong Kong. However, the typhoon of interesting records on Hong Kong’s climate as depicted in 22nd/23rd September 1874 was the in historical Chinese texts. Hong Kong to be fully documented in the THong Kong Government Gazette. Prior to 1874, records Information that may not be so widely known is that Jesuit on typhoons affecting Hong Kong were unavailable or, missionaries, who travelled to Asia in the late 1500s to at best, incomplete, so it is to have a clear picture 1700s, were sending reports to their in Europe of events. This of course changed in the following decade detailing the destruction caused by typhoons. It was the with the establishment of the Hong Kong Observatory Jesuits who founded the Manila Observatory in 1865 and in 1883. the Zikawei Observatory in Shanghai in 1872. A reference to a typhoon in historical Chinese texts The typhoon of 1874 was the to be reported on by dates back as far as the century AD. An international telegraph (the submarine telegraph cable Chinese document in the ninth century AD records a was laid in Hong Kong in 1871 and messages were sent typhoon making landfall in Shandong and is the earliest by Morse code). -
Short History of the Colony and an Outline of the Present Political
HONG KONG * ^ A SHORT HISTORY OF THE COLONY AND AN OUTLINE OF THE PRESENT POLITICAL SITUATION IN CHINA. -* THIRD EDITION. REVISED -*- PUBLISHED BY THE PUBLICITY BUREAU FOR HCh SOUTH CHINA, HONG KONG miih PRtNTKO BY C.1 TMK LOCAL. PRINTING PRESS. LTO.. r^ HONO KONQ. ROBA ^ prcscntcti to XLbc Hibrarp of tbc Iflnivcreitp of Toronto Digitized by the Internet Arciiive in 2010 with funding from University of Toronto http://www.archive.org/details/hongkongshorthisOOmag act. HONG KONG -^ A SHORT HISTORY OF THE COLONY AND AN OUTLINE OF THE PRESENT POLITICAL SITUATION IN CHINA. h ^ THIRD EDITION. REVISED *- PUBLISHED BY THE PUBLICITY BUREAU FOR SOUTH CHINA. HONG KONG PmNTKD BY THE LOCAL PRINTING PRESS. Ltd.. Hong Kong. MICROFILMED BY UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO LIBRARY MASTER NEaATIVE NO.: 9^pi3X: [y q' If^^^ "''"^^^l HISTORICAL * EARLIEST TIMES ONG KONG has no history prior to its occupation by the British. The island, which is thirty-two square miles in area, is situated at 22 degrees North latitude and 114 degrees East longitude, and is one of the Ladrone group, off the south-eastern coast of China. It consists of a broken range of barren hills, nearly 2,000 feet high, stretching eleven miles east and west and from two to five miles in the other direction. There are few valleys and no arable land. The narrow strait, about a mile across, between the island and the mainland forms the harbour. The island struggled out of the waters of the primeval oceans, many millions of years ago. When all North China, except the mountains, was under the sea, this island stood as land and probably even then was separated from the mainland. -
(Site A1) Kennedy Town
Kennedy Town (Site A1) Area (Plan A1) : “I” Zone 2008 2014^ Difference (in ha) (about) 0.76 0.62 -0.14@ No. of Private Industrial Buildings : 2008 2014^ Difference Occupied 2 2 - Wholly vacant - - - Under renovation - - - Tot al 2 2 - Other Building(s)/Site(s) : 2008 2014 Difference Private Nil Government Nil ^ Survey undertaken in May 2014. @ Involving part of the Kennedy Town Temporary Recreation Ground at Sai Ning Street rezoned from “I” to “Undetermined” in February 2011. Details of Private Industrial Buildings Total No. of Private Industrial Buildings : 2 Total No. of Units Involved : 1 Total GFA* Involved (about) : 51,141m2 No. of Units Successfully Surveyed : 1 (100.0%) Total GFA * Successfully Surveyed (about) : 51,141m2 (100.0%) No. of Buildings Wholly Under Occupied Tot al vacant renovation No. of Storeys 1 - 7 storeys - - - - 8 - 19 storeys 2 - - 2 20 storeys or above - - - - Land Ownership (as at end June 2014) Single 2 - - 2 Multiple - - - - Building Age (as at end March 2014) < 15 years - - - - 15 – 29 years 2 - - 2 30 years or above - - - - Building Condition Good - - - - Fair 2 - - 2 Poor - - - - * Conversion factor from internal floor area to gross floor area is 1.3333. Kennedy Town “I” Area 1 Surrounding Land Uses : Pier, residential developments, industrial buildings in Kennedy Town “R(E)” area, underground refuse transfer station, government, institution and community uses (including public mortuary and salt water pumping station), open spaces, bus terminus, temporary uses (including works site for West Island Line) and green belt zone. Vacancy Rate (based on GFA*) PlanD’s Area Assessments “I” Zone 2005 Area 2009 Area Survey in 2013-2014 Assessments Assessments Territorial 7.0% 6.5% 3.5% Hong Kong Island 9.2% 7.8% 1.1% Kennedy Town - - -# # Survey undertaken in May 2014. -
Exploring the Diversity of Gentrification and the Role of Gender in Hong Kong, 1986 to 2006
EXPLORING THE DIVERSITY OF GENTRIFICATION AND THE ROLE OF GENDER IN HONG KONG, 1986 TO 2006 By Minting Ye A DISSERTATION Submitted to Michigan State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Geography –Doctor of Philosophy 2014 ABSTRACT EXPLORING THE DIVERSITY OF GENTRIFICATION AND THE ROLE OF GENDER IN HONG KONG, 1986 TO 2006 By Minting Ye Gentrification is restructuring the geography of cities all over the world (Clark, 2005; Hackworth and Smith, 2001; Lees, 2000; Smith and Defilippis, 1999; Wyly and Hammel, 1999). As a global city, Hong Kong experienced a transformation from an th industrial to a specialized services and high-tech economy in the late 20 century (Ho, 1992; Lo, 1997; 2005). Accompanying this shift, there has been a notable drive for urban redevelopment that has fundamentally altered the physical and social characteristics of Hong Kong’s neighborhoods. Despite the economic and built environment transformations in Hong Kong, not much attention has been given to neighborhood displacement of the poor, including women. With a focus on gentrification, I examine the various types of physical and social upgrading processes in Hong Kong from 1986 to 2006 and explore how women were involved in or affected by these redevelopment processes. This research answers the following four major questions: 1) How extensive have gentrification processes been within Hong Kong between the years 1986 and 2006? 2) What is the degree of displacement that has resulted from gentrification in Hong Kong during these years? 3) Have redevelopment efforts in Hong Kong resulted in a diversity of gentrification processes and what are some of their basic characteristics? 4) What is the role of women in Hong Kong’s gentrification? Principal component analysis and K-means clustering are used to identify areas within Hong Kong that are experiencing physical and social upgrading. -
Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong 2018 2
ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY NEWSLETTER HONG KONG E-mail: [email protected] Tel: + (852) 2234 5011 Fax: + (852) 2234 5039 GPO Box 3864, Hong Kong www.royalasiaticsociety.org.hk http://www.facebook.com/RoyalAsiaticSocietyHongKong Twitter: RASHK 1959 May 2018 Journey to the North – Shaoguan & Danxiashan, Guangdong Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong 2018 2 Contents PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 3 FUTURE ACTIVITIES Fri, 11 May 2018 Lecture France’s Colony in China & Modern Zhanjiang 4 Events, Memories & Research Fri, 18 May 2018 Lecture Charting the Life of Alex Dalrymple (1737-1808) 6 Fri, 25 May 2018 Social Quiz Night 7 Fri, 1 Jun 2018 Lecture The Peak – Hong Kong’s Top District 8 Mon, 4 Jun 2018 Lecture Through the Dragon's Gate: Memories of a HK 9 Childhood 23 Jun 2018 Local Visit Visit to the Central Library 10 RECENT ACTIVITIES Fri, 9 Feb 2018 Sporting Men & Women 11 Sat. 3 Mar 2018 Visit to the Swire Archives 12 Thu, 8 Mar 2017 Everyday is International Women’s Day in 13 Mosuoland Sat, 17 Mar 2018 Kennedy Town & Mt. Davis Walk 14 Wed, 28 Mar 2018 Rhymes of Shui Hau 16 13-17 Apr 2018 Visit to Shaoguan, Guangdong Province 18 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 2018 Annual General Meeting & Cocktail Party 19 OF GENERAL INTEREST RAS History Prize 2017 20 St. John’s Cathedral Shop 21 2018 Membership Renewal 21 PUBLICATIONS 23 CONTACT DETAILS 24 Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong 2018 3 President’s Message Another year has passed for the RASHK and this was marked by our 58th Annual General Meeting which was held at the Hong Kong Club on Wednesday, 25th April 2018. -
Contents 1 Basic Information 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 Outline Of
CONTENTS 1 BASIC INFORMATION 1 1.1 PROJECT TITLE 1 1.2 PURPOSE AND NATURE OF THE PROJECT 1 1.3 NAME OF PROJECT PROPONENT 1 1.4 LOCATION AND SCALE OF PROJECT 1 1.5 CABLE ROUTING SELECTION PROCESS 2 1.6 DESIGNATED PROJECTS TO BE COVERED BY THE PROJECT PROFILE 3 1.7 NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF CONTACT PERSON 3 2 OUTLINE OF PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMME 5 2.1 PROJECT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION 5 2.2 PROJECT PROGRAMME 5 3 MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT 6 3.1 LAND & SEA ACTIVITIES 6 3.2 SITES OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST 7 3.3 SITES OF CULTURAL HERITAGE 7 3.4 GAZETTED BATHING BEACHES 7 3.5 MARINE PARK OR MARINE RESERVES 8 3.6 FISH CULTURE ZONE 8 3.7 PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION AREAS 8 3.8 SEAWATER INTAKE POINTS 8 4 POSSIBLE IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT 9 4.1 SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 9 4.2 DUST 9 4.3 NOISE 10 4.4 WATER QUALITY 10 4.5 WASTE MANAGEMENT 11 4.6 LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL 11 4.7 CULTURAL AND HERITAGE 11 4.8 TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY 12 4.9 MARINE ECOLOGY 12 4.10 FISHERIES 12 4.11 OTHERS 13 5 PROTECTION MEASURES AND ANY FURTHER IMPLICATIONS 14 5.1 POSSIBLE SEVERITY, DISTRIBUTION AND DURATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS 14 5.2 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS 14 5.3 FURTHER IMPLICATIONS 14 5.4 USE OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED EIA REPORTS 14 5.5 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING & AUDIT 15 ANNEX A: ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO WATER QUALITY ANNEX B: ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS TO MARINE ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES 1 BASIC INFORMATION 1.1 PROJECT TITLE New T&T (Hong Kong) Limited - Domestic Cable Route. -
(Site C1) Kennedy Town/Shek Tong Tsui
Kennedy Town/Shek Tong Tsui (Site C1) Area (Plan C1) : “R(A) ” Zone 2014^ (in ha) (about) 0.52 No. of Private Industrial Buildings : 201 4^ Occupied 4 Wholly vacant - Under renovation - Tot al 4 ^ Survey undertaken in May 2014. Details of Private Industrial Buildings Total No. of Private Industrial Buildings : 4 Total No. of Units Involved : 211 Total GFA* Involved (about) : 69,555m2 No. of Units Successfully Surveyed : 202 (95.7%) Total GFA* Successfully Surveyed (about) : 67,835m2 (97.5%) No. of Buildings Wholly Under Occupied Tot al vacant renovation No. of Storeys 1 - 7 storeys - - - - 8 - 19 storeys 3 - - 3 20 storeys or above 1 - - 1 Land Ownership (as at end June 2014) Single - - - - Multiple 4 - - 4 Building Age (as at end March 2014) < 15 years - - - - 15 – 29 years - - - - 30 years or above 4 - - 4 Building Condition Good - - - - Fair 3 - - 3 Poor 1 - - 1 Surrounding Land Uses : Residential and commercial developments, government, institution and community uses (including public swimming pool), and open spaces. * Conversion factor from internal floor area to gross floor area is 1.3333. Kennedy Town/Shek Tong Tsui “R(A)” Area 1 Vacancy Rate (based on GFA*) PlanD’s Area Assessments “R(A)” Zone Survey in 2013-14 Territorial 10.2% Hong Kong Island 13.7% Kennedy Town/Shek Tong Tsui 12.6%# # Survey undertaken in May 2014. Derived from R&VD’s Raw Data “R(A)” Zone 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Territorial 4.2% 3.0% 6.5% 9.7% 4.3% 5.6% Hong Kong Island 3.5% 3.1% 9.0% 19.1% 7.7% 8.0% Kennedy Town/Shek Tong Tsui 1.7% 1.1% 8.3% 19.8% 6.9% 6.6% Tak e-up (derived from R&VD’s raw data and based on BD’s Monthly Digests) “R(A)” Zone 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Territorial (m2)* 3,888 -10,915 -11,736 17,801 -15,224 Hong Kong Island (m2)* 360 -4,639 -10,829 10,618 -11,403 Kennedy Town/Shek Tong Tsui (m2)* 360 -4,639 -10,550 10,340 -10,932 Subdivision of Units Types of Units Units GFA* No. -
An Engineering and Economic Study of a Vehicular Crossing Between Hong Kong and Kowloon
An engineering and economic study of a vehicular crossing between Hong Kong and Kowloon Item Type text; Thesis-Reproduction (electronic); maps Authors Chung, Po-han, 1931- Publisher The University of Arizona. Rights Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. Download date 27/09/2021 19:52:33 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/551654 AN ENGINEERING AND ECONOMIC STUDY OF A VEHICULAR CROSSING BETWEEN HONG KONG AND KOWLOON by Po-Han Chung A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of the DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 19 6 3 STATEMENT BY AUTHOR This thesis has been submitted in partial fulfillment of re quirements for an advanced degree at The University of Arizona and is deposited in The University Library to be made available to borrowers under rules of the Library. Brief quotations from this thesis are allowable without special permission, provided that accurate acknowledgment of source is made. Requests for permission for extended quotation from or reproduction of this manuscript in whole or in part may be granted by the head of the major department or the Dean of the Graduate College when in their judgment the proposed use of the material is in the interests of schol arship. In all other instances, however, permission must be obtained from the author. -
Neighbourhoods-Kennedy-Town.Pdf
Grosvenor Final Cover FP.pdf 6 11/10/2017 16:45:54 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Pull in to Kennedy Town on one of the iconic double-decker trams that ply its historic waterfront and enter a neighbourhood in transition. Here you’ll discover a lively mix of old, new and up-and-coming, where local institutions such as SHUN FAT ROAST MEATSp50 naturally coexist alongside newcomers like neighbourhood craft beer bar ALVY’Sp32, and where gleaming high-rises tower over historic tong lau. Encounter traditional culture at the all-but-hidden LO PAN TEMPLEp18 and discover VOL 1 KENNEDY TOWN cutting-edge new design works from the local MAKERHIVEp52 . Or simply grab a front-row seat on the Praya to the nightly spectacle that plays out as the sun descends behind the layered silhouettes of Hong Kong’s outlying islands, casting long pastel strokes across the sky. Welcome to the neighbourhood Foreword As professional property investors we are trained to think in terms of rates of return, yields, value and risk. Only recently has sustainability factored into the equation, and the field of measuring sustainability in its many forms remains nascent. This inaugural issue of The Neighbourhood is the culmination of more than two years of engagement with and research into Hong Kong’s neighbourhoods. We focus on Kennedy Town and present a complementary, though sometimes contrasting, range of views, context and insight into the community and the issues facing it. Grosvenor has been active in Asia for more than 20 years, and we are devoting more time to understanding the concept of neighbourhoods.