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WAR MEMORIAL NURSING HOME.
WHERE SHALL IT BE ERECTED ?
STUBBS ROAD, THE PEAK OR MAGAZINE GAP!
DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY OF COMING TO
DECISION.
QUESTION OF PLAYING GROUNDS FOR THE
SERVICES
da is well known, it was decided that the Hong Kong War Memorial, apart from the erection of the Cenotaph, should take the form of a Nursing Home. The Government gave a site for this purpose on Stubbe Road and subscribed $200,000 towards the cost of the building. Public subscriptions amounted to 8438,237 and the sanction of the Court was obtained for a substantial annual contribution from the Grenville Sharp estate.
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In June of last year, H.E. the Governor suggested that the Peak Hospital site, which had been generously offered to the Colony by Mr. Joseph, would be more suitable for Nursing Home than the site on Stubba Road. He promised that if the Peak Hospital site, were utilised the Government would resume the site on Stubbs Road and pay back to the War Memorial Com mittee, from public funds, the amount already expended on its preparation. HE the Governor also pointed out that the adoption of his proposal would enable the War Memorial Committed to In His provide much needed playing grounds for the Services. Excellency's opinion such playing grounds would provide a more appropriate War Memorial than a Nursing Home.
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There the matter rests. No decision has yet been reached and " the difficult task of recommending one has been entrusted to a amall sub-committee comprising Dr. Black, the Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard and Messrs. G. M. Young and W. H. Bell.
On the one hand, objection has been raised against the Stubbe Road Nursing Home on the ground that the original plans pro- vide far more accommodation than is required. Alternative sites- the Peak Hospital and the old Sanatorium, site at Magazine Gap are being considered. The doctors say that the Peat. Has- pital site is far more suitable for a Nursing Home or hospital than Stubbe Road. The Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird, however, pronounces strongly against it, saying it is small, noisy, "cold in winter and hot in summer. He points out that the approach to the Peak Hospital site is very steep and doubts whether the construe tion of a motor road to the hospital, doors would be possible..
As far as playing grounds for the Services are concerned" the Committee are in this quandary. Any modification of the scheme at variance with that already approved by the Court may cause the loss of the money received from the Granville Sharp Trust and that money is needed. Moreover, the greater part of the money given by the public was given for the purpose of a Nursing Home.
It is recognised that playing fields are urgently required by the Services, but the question is often asked why, in view of Hong Kong's large military con tribution, their provision should not be a charge upon the Imperial Exchequer.
The following notes give a review of the War Memorial scheme from its inception, and will enable readers to judge the present position..
The proposal to erect a Nursing be prepared to suggest to the Home is a War "Memorial received Finance Committee that the Stubbs. the approval of the Committee in Road site should be resumed by: 1921. On October of that year Sir Government and the money spent on Reginald Stubbs promised to recom-preparing it, viz., $90,000 (approx.) mend the Council to subscribe should be paid back to the Com- mitted from public funds (There $200,000 and provide a site.
is addition $35,756.96 to be paid for making the approach road).
Early in 1999, the late Sir C. P. Chater and the late Mr. A. G. Stephen, Trustees for the Sharp Estate of the instance of the late Mr. E. H. Sharp sanctioned sub- jeet to the approval of the Supreme Court the diversion annually of half the surplus funds of the Trust after providing for the needs of the Matilda Hospital towards the erection of the Hore and as an endowment for same. This recair. ed the approval of the Supreme Court in March, 1993.
The Government offered a site on Stubbs Road which was duly sc cepted and at a meeting of sub- scribers on 16th April, 1923, the late Sir C. P. Chater outlined the scheme and invited subscriptions, (Hong Kong Daily Press, April 17th, 1923).
This site was prepared and planą drawn up by Messrs. Palmer and Turner.
At a meeting of the Committee on December 18th, 1924, it was re ported that the levelling of the site had been finished.
At a further meeting on May Lit, 1925, the plans and tenders which had been called for were discussed. It was decided that the funds in hand were insufficient to commence the building as designed and that the position. thould be advised to the late Sir C. P. Chater who had shortly before proceeded to London. It was pointed out that it would be some time before the Government could complete the approach road and that building operations could not in any case commence until that road was finished,
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The strike and boycott commenced in June, 1925, and the whole pro. position was left in abeyance.
On June 22nd, 1920, there WAX meeting of the Committee at Cor orament House at which H.E. the Governor stated that the crying need of the Services was for more play ing grounds and that the provision of these would be a suitable form for the War Memorial to tako. The Bite proposed was Caroline Hill Låd the cost of making it available and ready for the Services was estimat ed at $285,700 (say $300,000), Area | 14.67 acres.
The Governor also said that Mr. Joseph had very generously offered the Peak Hospital site as a gift to the Colony and suggested that this would be more suitable for the Nursing Home than the site on Stubbs Road
Finance.
The position on June 30th, 1926, was as follows:---
Receipts Subscriptions Hong Kong Govern
ment Estate of late Gran-
ville. Sharp
Interest
*$458,237.00
200,000.00
337,700.49 124,308.82
81,120,243.04
·Düburičments. Cost of Cenotaph...... Preparation of Nurs ing Home aitė Sundries Balance in hand-
Liability. 2/3rds of cost of ap
$52,580.83
89,855.10
By cutting out one floor the num ber of rooms for patients would be reduced to 25 and assuming all other arrangements would be unchanged the cost would be lowered to $1,068.589.
It would be necessary to arrange for a regular transport system to and from the town for the use of staff and visitors which has not been astimated for...
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On June 30th, 1928, the balance sheet amounted to
Less liability for cost of approach food
The building, could not be completed before December 31st, 1999, and by that time there would be available 2 years' contribution from Sharp Estate
Interest on a decreas ing amount as the wark proceeded, say
KAIPING COAL
HOME,
FACTORY
$975,710.88
AND BUNKERS
-35,756,96.
#841,002,79
300,000.00
50,000.00
$1,291,002.79
If $300,000 is utilized for playing fields for troops the sum available for building at Stubbs Road will be reduced by that amount
Peak Ecspital Site.
If the Committee decide to accept the Peak Hospital site and the Government take over the Stubbs Road site refunding the money spent on it, there will be available for bailding $1,991,002.79
Add costs of prepar
90,000.00 ing Stubbs Road site..... Add "cost of approach.
35,758.00
road
$1,416,759.63
To be refunded by Govern- ment.
This sum will be reduced by $300,000 if the playing ground echome is approved.
There would be in addition to the cost of the Hospital buildings, cost of approach motor road and cost of Dr. Harston's house which it would be essential to acquire. to provide a large enough site-sny, $100,000 for both.
In connection with this site the Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird has made the following notes:-
The area of the site available for building purposes is about "1/3rd the area of the Stubbs Road
site.
It is cold in the winter and hot in the summer because she sun shines on the site all the afternoon until it sets,
The site is so small that there no room for future develop ment.
The approach to the site is very steep and it is doubtful whe- ther a motor approach could be made to land at the hospital.
"It is very noisy-being situat- ed right over the Tram Station and Peak Hospital-moreover, the 21 Bats which are in course of construction will when complet- ed add considerably to the noise, the servants' quarters being right under the Hospital, and any oc- cupants of the 24 flats making a noise at night during the summer when the Hospital windows are open would constitute a nuisance to the patients.
"The fog in the spring makes the building damp and is very depressing for patients.
Any redevelopment on this site would necessitate the pur chase of Dr. Harston's, house which would be an additional ex- penditure the house would have to be pulled down so that the money spent on its purchase would be so much money out of pocket: with nothing to show for it.
By the time a new and up to date building is erected on this site there will be practically no room at all for gardens and abso- fately no room for future exten- sion. $1,120,243.04
· 14047.33 976,759.08
proach road to Nursing Home site $35,753.98
The annual ammounts received? from the Estate of the late Gran- ville Sharp have been as follows:-:
1922
--1923 1524
192
In days to come there is sute to be redevelopment on the Peak Hotel site-no one can say what? type of building would be erected there, probably one considerably higher than the present smoke and smuts from this building as also from the 34 flats will be a nuisance to the Hospital and make it difficult to keep the plac clean:
$63,305.06 84,298,13
"Sergante quarters cannot be 90,808763 isolated from the main block." 90,227,61 | The playing ground for the Ser- vices are undoubtedly inadequate $337.700.42
and it is for the Committee to say if they are in favour of utilising part of the funds subscribed, i.c.,
Stubbs Road Scheme.
At the Committee meeting on May 1st, 1025, the cost of this scheme was estimated as follows:
Contractor
$700,000. Materials from Eng
land
318,000.
$1,018,000.
€1,080,
MA02) $1,079.050.
Architects' fees 8 per
cent!
To this must be added.
electric installa tion furniture and equipment A 150,000 Contingencies, say -10,
cent
127,908.
$1,408,989.
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Present Peak Hospital
BOYS WHO CRAVE FOR "MOTORING,"
Further details are now to hand with regard to the disappearance The number of patients that can of Mr. E. J. Figuereido's car, and
accommodated are:
1st class 2nd "class
$300,000, for this purpose. If so, and the rates moderate it is essen- then the Nursing Home scheme tal to have financial assistance from
the Bharp Estate must be on a less ambitious scale.
The money in hand has been nearly all subscribed specially for the Nursing Home. In fact it does
its subsequent abandonment on a not seem feasible to decide how be
vacant plot of land at Kowloon much if any of the funds now avail
It was previously said to be the able have been given for any gene
work of motor thieves, but it was ral and/or other purpose at the dis
actually a prank by a 12-year-old cretion of the Committee. It would
European boy. When taken in therefors appear necessary if it is
Average number of patients in charge by Sub-Insp. Nicol, of the desired to proceed with the playing grounds proposal to obtain from the hospital-1924. daily average, Trafic Department, at Kowloon on sufficient subscribers their authority 7.5; total admission, 190. 1025 daily Tuesday night, the boy was found to utilize their subscriptions for this average, 7,8; total admission, 249.
Matilda Hospital. purpose up to the required amount:
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to be driving a large seven-seater Studebaker car, which, in spite of
The diversion of funds from the 36 patients can be accommodated its dimensions, was being, easily Estate of the late Granville Sharp and in 1905 the average number of handled. The car belongs to a Dr. to the Nursing Home scheme was the hospital was 13.1 The cost of Wong, of Kowloon, and the boy, sanctioned by the Supreme Court
ride a house, did what he did with This provides 44 rooms for for the scheme then uns before it running the hospital for the year after he had found it parked out patients, vids of 10 beds each Any deviation from it such for suge amount to 891,283.98. Mr. Figuescido car the night with for free patients, 2 houses for regested above would have to be re- A number of doctors express the viously, drove it through several sident doctor and resident surgeon, submitted for approval and sane opinion that the Peak Hospital site streets, possibly to satisfy what He further stated that if the 12 rooms for nurses together with tion: It will no doubt be generally is more suitable for a hospital than must have Been a strongly deve
tilized all necessary offices, etc.
agreed that if a Nursing Home on the one on Stubbs Band, chiefly on loped motoring instinct. The lad
parenta the upper level is to be success the grounds of accessibility and has since been handed over to his
(Continued on next column). cooler being on a higher level.
Peak Hospital site w for the Home ins
taa on Stubba Ros
the It has been planned on a very would einbornte scale,