| King's Park, Hong Kong | |||||||||||
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 King's Park in 2011 | |||||||||||
| Chinese | 京士柏 | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 皇囿 | ||||||||||
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King's Park isan area inYau Tsim Mong District inKowloon,Hong Kong.
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It is bounded approximately byWaterloo Road to the north, theEast Rail line to the east,Austin Road to the south, andNathan Road to the west. There is an elevated portion which is considered the boundary withYau Ma Tei.
The northern areas is hilly, while the southern section is relatively flat.
The area is zoned for Government, residential and recreational use, and there are no commercial outlets.[1]
The hill north hosts ameteorological station of theHong Kong Observatory, the Blood Transfusion Centre ofHong Kong Red Cross and theQueen Elizabeth Hospital.
From 1967 until June 1995, the 15-storeyBritish Military Hospital (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.[2] The 7.4 hectares (18 acres) site had an estimated market value ofHK$5.6 billion in 1995.[3]
The site on which the hospital buildings once were was sold by 1999,[4] and is now aprivate housing estate,[5] whilst the fields which once surrounded the hospital have been largely preserved[6] due to the lobbying efforts of a group of sporting associations. The Kings Park Sports Association (KPSA) was then formed, withHong Kong Rugby Football Union as one of its core members.[7]
In 1987, land to the south of the BMH was developed intoWylie 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, includingKing's Park Hockey Ground,King's Park Sports Ground,Kowloon Bowling Green Club,YMCA Recreation Ground, theUnited Services Recreation Club,Kowloon Cricket Club, andGun Club Hill Barracks, are located south of Gascoigne Road.
The headquarters ofHong Kong Girl Guides Association is situated atGascoigne Road near its eastern side.
Several schools are located in King's Park, includingELCHK Lutheran Secondary School,Methodist College,True Light Girls' College andWah 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.[8]
| Climate data for King's Park (1993–2020, extremes 1992–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.5 (81.5) | 28.7 (83.7) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.8 (89.2) | 34.9 (94.8) | 35.1 (95.2) | 35.7 (96.3) | 36.9 (98.4) | 35.6 (96.1) | 33.6 (92.5) | 31.6 (88.9) | 30.5 (86.9) | 36.9 (98.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) | 20.0 (68.0) | 22.1 (71.8) | 25.6 (78.1) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.6 (87.1) | 28.4 (83.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 21.1 (70.0) | 26.2 (79.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) | 16.8 (62.2) | 19.2 (66.6) | 22.7 (72.9) | 26.0 (78.8) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.6 (81.7) | 25.3 (77.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 17.8 (64.0) | 23.2 (73.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.8 (56.8) | 14.6 (58.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 20.6 (69.1) | 23.9 (75.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.5 (77.9) | 23.2 (73.8) | 19.7 (67.5) | 15.3 (59.5) | 21.0 (69.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 5.1 (41.2) | 7.3 (45.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 15.7 (60.3) | 20.2 (68.4) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.2 (72.0) | 18.6 (65.5) | 14.9 (58.8) | 8.8 (47.8) | 4.8 (40.6) | 2.6 (36.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 32.4 (1.28) | 30.3 (1.19) | 68.7 (2.70) | 137.4 (5.41) | 279.5 (11.00) | 463.7 (18.26) | 354.3 (13.95) | 455.1 (17.92) | 321.9 (12.67) | 121.5 (4.78) | 40.0 (1.57) | 27.4 (1.08) | 2,332.2 (91.81) |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 71.5 | 77.0 | 80.3 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.8 | 81.5 | 81.9 | 77.6 | 71.7 | 70.6 | 66.4 | 77.2 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 145.3 | 102.6 | 103.1 | 114.0 | 138.2 | 144.0 | 196.5 | 181.5 | 174.0 | 196.2 | 169.9 | 163.0 | 1,828.3 |
| Source:Hong Kong Observatory[9] | |||||||||||||
Urban areas of Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories | |||||||||||
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| MHong Kong1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a,10,11,12,14,15,16 |  | ||||||||||
| MOld KowloonKL,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a,10,11,12,14,15,16 |
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| MNew KowloonNKL,2,3,4,5,6,7,9a,10,11,12,14,15,16 |
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| New Territories |
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Official place names are summarized from "Geoinfo Map" of Government ofHong Kong Special Administrative Region, "Hong Kong Guide" ofLands Department, "Hong Kong Guide Book" of Universal Publications Ltd. and "Areas and Districts" ofRating and Valuation Department. M：Narrow meaning of urban areas KL:Kowloon Peninsula at the south ofBoundary Street NKL: Former New Territories area at the north of Boundary Street and at the south ofLion Rock 1: Common definition (1) 2: Common definition (2) 3: Common definition (3) 4: Areas not adopting small house concessionary right ofindigenous inhabitants 5: Jurisdiction area of formerUrban Council 6: Definition of "Metropolitan Area" ofPlanning Department 7: Jurisdiction area ofUrban Renewal Authority 8: Unique operating area ofurban taxis 9: "Urban" (9a) and "Extended Urban" (9b) areas defined byHong Kong Housing Authority 10: Definition of Urbanrates 11: Hospital cluster belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 12: Police region belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 13: Regions having 999-year land lease 14:Geographical Constituency inHong Kong Legislative Council belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 15:Regional Education Office belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 16:Primary One Admission School Net belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon | |||||||||||