Morse Park

Butterfly Corner in Morse Park

Morse Park Amphitheatre

Morse Park (Chinese: 摩士公園), occupies 15.8 hectares,^[1] is an urban park located in Wong Tai Sin in Kowloon. It was competed in 1967.^[2] The Park was named after Sir Arthur Morse (摩士) (25 April 1892 - 13 May 1967), the head of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation during and after World War II.

History

The Hong Kong Golden Jubilee Jamborette (香港金禧大露營), was held between 1961-12-27 and 1962-01-02, celebrating the Golden jubilee (50 year anniversary) of Hong Kong Scouting with theme One World (天下一家). At Kowloon Tsai, now named Morse Park, the Jamboree hosted 2732 Scouts in the challenging winter with heavy rain.^[3]

In 1996, the landscaping of the park was awarded the Award of Merit of the Green Project.^[1]

Blake Pier Pavilion

The pavilion of the Blake Pier was later transferred to the open-air oval theatre in Morse Park. In 2006, the pavilion was once again transferred to the new Stanley Pier next to Murray House.^[4]

Facilities

Tropical Palm Garden

More than 80 trees of 23 palm species are grown on the 2,000 square-metre lawn of the Park's tropical palm garden, the only one in the city.^[1]

Arboretum

More than 100 trees of 30 rare species are grown on a 2,700 square-metre lawn in the Arboretum of the Park.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Morse Park
2. ^ Morse Park, Film Services Office
3. ^ "Hong Kong Golden Jubilee Jamborette". March On to 100 Years. The Scout Association of Hong Kong. http://2006.scouting.org.hk/eng/past_events.php?year=1961. Retrieved 2007-01-13. 
4. ^ Wong C.T., Ma K.Y., Leung M.K., and Liu K.M. (2007), "The Blake Pier Pavilion: Just a Memory?" Paper presented at the HKIE/IStructE Joint Structural Division Annual Seminar 2007 in Hong Kong, 16 May 2007.

See also

• List of urban public parks and gardens in Hong Kong