- Morrison Hill
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Morrison Hill (Chinese: 摩理臣山 or 摩利臣山) is an area and was a hill in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Located near Happy Valley, the hill was at the seashore before Praya East land reclamation.
At the centre of the area is the Morrison Hill Swimming Pool and several secondary schools, which are surrounded by a circular street, Oi Kwan Road. A main road, Morrison Hill Road, runs along the east side of the area.
The Queen Elizabeth Stadium and the Tang Shiu Kin Hospital are also located in the area. There is also a skatepark near the children's playground.
The hill was named for J.R. Morrison a Chinese interpreter and linguist.[1]
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 August 29, 1844.
References
- ^ Hong Kong - Some Early Notes on its natural history - by A.H. Crook and L. Gibbs, Nov 1934, p191
Coordinates: 22°16′31″N 114°10′47″E / 22.27538°N 114.17969°E
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- Hong Kong Island geography stubs
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