Kowloon King George V Memorial Park

Kowloon King George V Memorial Park

Kowloon King George V Memorial Park (English: King George V Memorial Park, Kowloon, formerly: King George's Memorial Park, King George's Field) is a park in Hong Kong, situated in the northern part of Tsim Sha Tsui near Jordan, positioned south of Jordan Road, east of Canton Road, north of Harbour View Tower and Kwun Chung Municipal Services Building, and west of Shanghai Street. Nearby to the southwest are the Canton Road Government Offices, bus stops, and the Kowloon Station of the MTR.

Kowloon King George V Memorial Park was constructed in August 1940 and officially opened at 6:00 PM on June 11, 1941, by the then Acting Governor Sir Geoffry Northcote, represented by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Spencer Smythe, who was unable to attend due to a foot ailment. The park’s construction began in October 1940, undertaken by contractor Lai Kee Company, which completed the project in eight months at a cost of HK$70,000. Initially covering only 8,742 square meters, the main entrance featured an elaborate Chinese-style bronze archway gate crafted by Raoul Bigazzi, which was quite magnificent. At that time, a statue of King George V stood in the center of the park, and a playground was set up with equipment such as swings donated by the "Children's Playground Committee." The park was named in honor of King George V, covered an area of 94,000 square feet, and was the largest park in Kowloon at the time. Designed with a Chinese palace-style archway garden layout, the park featured a statue of King George V at its center, with children's play facilities on either side.

During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, the park’s facilities were destroyed and were not restored and reopened until March 21, 1954. The reconstructed park included three Chinese-style pavilions and added facilities such as a football pitch and basketball court. The red-tiled, green-roofed entrance gatehouse has remained one of the park’s distinctive features.

In the 1970s, to connect Canton Road to Ferry Street, the government relocated the former road westward, resulting in an expansion of the park’s land area. In the late 1980s, the park underwent modifications due to the construction of the Kwun Chung Municipal Services Building in its southeastern section. The park includes sports courts and a playground.

Transportation Guide

Scenic Area Address: Jordan Road South, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong.

Transport Routes: Take Bus Routes 268B; KMB 11, 14, 203E, 238P, 238S, 238X, 260X, 268B, 269B, 270A, 270P, 2C, 2E, 36B, 3C, 42A, 46, 60X, 63X, 68X, 69X, 81, 8, 95.