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| Chinese | 摩理臣山 | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 摩利臣山 | ||||||||||
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Morrison Hill (Chinese:摩理臣山 or摩利臣山) is an area and the location of a hill betweenWan Chai andBowrington, onHong Kong Island inHong Kong.
The hill was at the seashore until thePraya East Reclamation Scheme in the 1920s, which used its constituent rock/earth toreclaim land from the harbour, extending the shoreline away from the area. This major operation took most of the decade and to carry away the rock and soil, temporary railway tracks were laid, running along Bowrington Canal (present dayCanal Road),[1]which was covered over for the purpose.[clarify]
The hill was named for Protestant missionary and linguistDr Robert Morrison who travelled through the region as part of the Morrison Education Society.[2][3]
Today, the centre of the area is occupied by theMorrison Hill Swimming Pool and several secondary schools, within a circular street, Oi Kwan Road (愛群道 [yue]). A main road, Morrison Hill Road (摩理臣山道 [yue]), runs along the east side of the area. TheQueen Elizabeth Stadium and theTang Shiu Kin Hospital are on its southern fringe. There is also a skatepark near the children's playground to the south-east.
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