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DATE

TIME

6. TUESDAY AFTERNOON

MAY 6th

PLACE

▼) FLAGSTAFF HOUSE

vi) HONG KONG

UNIVERSITY

vii) ABERDEEN

viii) STANLEY FORT

7. TUESDAY EVENING

MAY 6th

ix) NATHAN ROAD

NOTES

Built in the early 1840, this is one of the oldest houses in Hong Kong. The first occupant was Major General George Charles D'Aguilar, General Officer Commanding and Lieutenant Governor between 1844 and 1848. The house has been occupied ever since by the incumbent Commander, British Forces, Hong Kong.

This is the older of Hong Kong's two universities. It was established in 1911 and incorporated the College of Medicine, founded in 1887. The university. is a self-governing cor- poration. It also has funds of its own, but is again largely financed by the Hong Kong Government. The present enrolment is about 4,000.

Die is a fishing village which for centuries was a haunt for pirates. The Chinese name, Shek Pai Wan, means a rock formation with ample fish. It was renamed, in 1841, after Lord Aberdeen, the Tory Foreign Secretary. Soon after the British arrival, Aberdeen became an important contre · for shipping, and by 1857, had a dry dock. It is now the home base of a largo fishing community.

There has been an almost continuous British military presence at Stanley. The original garrison was in the area of the present village. During the occupation, nearby Stanley Gaol was used by the Japanese as an internment camp The barracks are being con- pletely rebuilt during a five-year programme at a cost of about 3 million.

This is Kowloon's main street. It is named after a former Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Matthew Nathan (1904–1907). Famed for its trees, most of the latter were felled to make way for redevelopment. The section of the road nearer the harbour is called "the golden mile," and is famous for its hotels and shopping facilities.

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