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| Chinese | 摩理臣山 | ||||||||||
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Morrison Hill (Chinese: 摩理臣山or摩利臣山) is an area and the location of a hill between Wan Chai and Bowrington, on Hong Kong IslandinHong Kong.
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),[1] which was covered over for the purpose.[clarify]
The hill was named for Protestant missionary and linguist Dr Robert Morrison who travelled through the region as part of the Morrison Education Society.[2][3]
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 [yue]). A main road, Morrison Hill Road (摩理臣山道 [yue]), 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.
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22°16′31″N 114°10′47″E / 22.27538°N 114.17969°E / 22.27538; 114.17969
