East Asia
Hong Kong
Wan Chai

Race Course Fire Memorial

The Race Course Fire Memorial is a monument erected in memory to those who were killed in the Happy Valley Racecourse fire on 26 February 1918.
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Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: monument in People’s Republic of China
  • Also known as: “The Race Course Fire Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tung Wah Eastern Hospital and Hong Kong Central Library.

Hospital
Photo: Chong Fat, Public domain.
is a charitable rehabilitation hospital located at Causeway Bay and operated by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. The hospital was formerly called Indian General Hospital. is situated 260 metres north of Race Course Fire Memorial.

Library
Photo: 文子言木, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the largest library in Hong Kong, flagship library of Hong Kong Public Libraries and used as Hong Kong Public Library headquarters, functioning as the territory's National Library. is situated 1 km north of Race Course Fire Memorial.

Hospital
Photo: Zoinearmaul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Paul's Hospital is a Roman Catholic hospital in on of . is situated 620 metres north of Race Course Fire Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include So Kon Po and Tai Hang.

Quarter
Photo: BEVERLYSHEN, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Sookunpo is an area of located south of and in . It neighbours Caroline Hill and .

Suburb
Photo: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is an area southeast of located in the mid-north of in Hong Kong. It is home to many luxurious private apartments. Residents are predominantly more affluent Hong Kong locals and expatriate professionals.

Suburb
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an upper-income residential area in , located on . The area is bordered by Caroline Hill to the east, to the south, to the west, and to the north.

Race Course Fire Memorial

Latitude
22.27269° or 22° 16′ 22″ north
Longitude
114.18984° or 114° 11′ 23″ east
Open location code
7PJP75FQ+3W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 650015707
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q15928058
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Race Course Fire Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “馬場先難友紀念碑”
  • Chinese: “馬棚先難友紀念碑”
  • Yue Chinese: “馬棚先難友紀念碑”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hong Kong Stadium and Tai Hang Road Children’s Playground.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Race Course Fire Memorial”. Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.