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Partybus 6 months ago

Interesting and little known memorial to a terrible fire at the Happy Valley racecourse on 26 February 1918 claiming 600 lives. Scattered amongst the paths up the hill are small graveyards, all abandoned and in a state of disrepair overlooking the modern Hong Kong stadium.

Aaron Chung 2 years ago

A cute historical memorial on a hill Behind Hong Kong Stadium. The entry point is to the left of the stadium's entrance. It is a <10-minute paved walk through the jungle. Be careful; the floor can be slippery.

Streak 4 years ago

One of declared Monuments in Hong Kong, staircase entrance by HK Stadium parking The Race Course Fire Memorial was erected in 1922 to pay respect to those who died in the tragic Race Course Fire which broke out on 26 February 1918 (the second day of the annual "Derby Day" races) at the Racecourse, claiming more than 600 lives of various nationalities. The Memorial, which is situated on the hillside above the present Hong Kong Stadium at So Kon Po, is the only memorial in Hong Kong dedicated to the victims who died in this disastrous fire.

BradinHK 6 years ago

The Race Course Fire Memorial is a little known monument located on the hillside next to Hong Kong Stadium. This memorial is dedicated to the nearly 600 people of many nationalities who lost their lives in a terrible fire that broke on during a racing day at Happy Valley on 26 February 1918. The Memorial was constructed in 1922 and is Chinese in architectural design. It includes a central Memorial arch with three bays consisting of Italianate granite niches. There you find the names of those who lost their lives written in Chinese. There is an upper terrace on both sides with stone pavilions and a lower terrace with the traditional curved shape of a Chinese grave where you find two stone pagodas. The Race Course Fire Memorial became a designated monument in 2015. There are plaques with information about this monument and its history as soon as you enter the lower terrace and a much older one on the opposite side. This monument is located up a hill and accessed by way of a staircase next to the small carpark beside the Stadium. You walk for a few minutes up a fairly steep set of good condition steps before reaching the memorial.

Brett Kwong 7 years ago

Race Course Fire Memorial is not a place for tourist, the view here is not great, and the road to here is not in good condition too, but here is a place you can have a break in this busy area. Don't expect you can have the overview of Hong Kong Stadium from here, as here is not high enough to inside over the wall. To come here, you have to get the stairs from hospital parking, and all the way up for around 5-10 mins