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Pro skaters at morrison hill
Morrison Hill (Chinese: 摩理臣山 or 摩利臣山) is an area and was a hill in Wan Chai near Happy Valley, on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.
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History
The hill was at the seashore until the Praya East Reclamation Scheme in the 1920s, which used its constituent rock/earth to reclaim 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 day Canal Road), which was covered over for the purpose.
The hill was named for J.R. Morrison, a Chinese interpreter and linguist. He and his Protestant missionary father, Dr Robert Morrison, travelled through the region as part of the Morrison Education Society. The younger Morrison died of malaria in Macau on 29 August 1843.
Features
Today, the centre of the area is occupied by the Morrison Hill Swimming Pool and several secondary schools, within a circular street, Oi Kwan Road (愛群道). A main road, Morrison Hill Road (摩理臣山道), runs along the east side of the area. The Queen Elizabeth Stadium and the Tang Shiu Kin Hospital are on its southern fringe. There is also a skatepark near the children's playground to the south-east.
Facilities along Oi Kwan Road
Amenity facilities include:
Medical establishments include:
Educational institutions include:
Other major facilities include: