Macpherson Stadium, Hong Kong
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![]() Facade of Macpherson Stadium in 2021 | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 麥花臣室內體育館 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 麦花臣室内体育馆 | ||||||||||
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MacPherson Stadium (Chinese: 麥花臣室內體育館) is an indoor stadium that plays an important role to the development of youth recreation in Hong Kong. Located at Yim Po Fong Street, on the edge of Mong Kok, a high population density area, it has a capacity of 1,850.[1]
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The stadium is within Queen Elizabeth II Youth Centre (伊利沙伯女皇二世青年遊樂場館). It is adjacent to the Macpherson Playground (麥花臣遊樂場) which has a football pitch and acts as a gathering place for youth. The stadium is managed by the Hong Kong Playground Association.
It hosted the official 1983 Asian Basketball Championship.
Name
On 4 May 1929, the Hong Kong Government founded the Playing Fields Committee to provide social welfare services to local children, J. L. McPherson being among the founding members. On 4 May 1933, when the Children's Playgrounds Association became a reality, McPherson was named Honorary Secretary.[2] John Livingstone McPherson (1874-1947) had been a missionary assigned to Hong Kong from Canada, working for the YMCA of Hong Kong from 1905 to 1935.[3][4] At his retirement, appreciation was shown for the work he had done in Hong Kong, among which was the founding of the Children's Playground.[5] Macpherson left for Canada in 1935, but lived out the remainder of his life in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England and died there in 1947.
History
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The stadium was opened by the Governor Sir Alexander Grantham on 7 September 1953, while the foundation stone was laid by the Duchess of Kent.[1] It held its last basketball tournament in October 2008 and was demolished for a residential complex and a new indoor stadium.[1]
Redevelopment
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The site was redeveloped into MacPherson Place, a complex comprising the new MacPherson Stadium (麥花臣場館), a youth centre, and two residential towers (1A and 1B), collectively named MacPherson Residence (麥花臣匯). Developed by Kowloon Development and the Hong Kong Playground Association, it comprises 293 apartments.[6] The address of MacPherson Place is 38 Nelson Street. The foundation stone of its predecessor, Queen Elizabeth II Youth Centre, has been preserved within.
References
- ^ a b c Chan, Kin-wa (12 October 2008). "Stars from Hong Kong's sporting world bid fond farewell to MacPherson Stadium". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ Kwok, Siu-tong. Commemorative Publication celebrating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Playground Association. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Playground Association, 2003
- ^ "J. L. McPherson, Hong Kong YMCA: General Secretary 1905-1935". Sue (Fulham) McPherson 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ McPherson, Sue (Fulham) (2006). "J.L. McPherson: Hong Kong YMCA General Secretary, 1905-1935" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 46: 39–58. ISSN 1991-7295.
- ^ Monument to Mr. J. L. McPherson, Children's Recreation, 1925. South China Morning Post, 12 March 1935
- ^ Leung, Paggie (10 April 2013). "Hong Kong home sellers begin to drop prices to lure buyers in depressed market". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
External links
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- Website of the new Macpherson Stadium
- Website of MacPherson Residence
- Chan, Pan-hang, Marco (1997). Redevelopment of Macpherson Playground and Queen Elizabeth II Youth Centre (PDF) (Thesis). Department of Architecture, University of Hong Kong. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-22.
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