Chiu Yuen Cemetery
Cemetery in Hong Kong
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Chiu Yuen Cemetery is a private cemetery located on Mount Davis, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
History
The cemetery was established in 1897 under the initiative of Sir Robert Ho Tung and Ho Kam Tong. It was the only cemetery in Hong Kong created exclusively for members of the local Eurasian community.[1]
A World War II pillbox is located within Chiu Yuen Cemetery.[2]
Notable burials
- Clara Cheung Lin-kok (1875–1938), wife of Robert Hotung
- Victoria Lo, daughter of Robert Hotung
- Henry Hotung, son of Robert Hotung
- Daisy Hotung, daughter of Robert Hotung
- Edward Hotung, son of Robert Hotung
- Eva Hotung, daughter of Robert Hotung
- Robert Hotung, Ho Shai-lai, son of Robert Hotung
- Grace Lo, daughter of Robert Hotung
- Mary Wong, daughter of Robert Hotung
- George Ho, son of Robert Hotung
- Bobbie Kotewall (1916–1996) – Principal of SPCC (1952–1984), daughter of Robert Kotewall British Hong Kong civil servant and businessman.
See also
References
- ^ "No Mixed Blood, No Mixed Bones, the Ongoing Saga of Hong Kong's Eurasian Cemetery". zolimacitymag.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Survey Findings on Japanese World War II Military Installations in Hong Kong" (PDF). Surveying & Built Environment (Special issue to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Hong Kong, 8 December to 25 December 1941). Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors: 92–93. 2011.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chiu Yuen Cemetery.
- Chiu Yuen Cemetery at Find a Grave
- Gwulo: Old Hong Kong, Chiu Yuen Cemetery (Eurasian)
- Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch Newsletter: "Visit to Chiu Yuen Cemetery, Mount Davis", September 2006
- Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch Newsletter: "Visit to Chiu Yuen Cemetery, Pokfulam", January 2007
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Main borders and locations
- Landmarks in Central
- Bank of America Tower
- Bonham Road
- British Consulate
- Breezy Path
- Central and Western Heritage Trail
- Civic Square
- First houses on the Peak
- Gate Lodge
- Grenville House
- Harcourt Garden
- Headquarters House
- High West
- Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences
- Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens
- Island Pacific Hotel
- King George V Memorial Park
- Lippo Centre
- Lung Fu Shan Country Park
- Mount Davis
- Chiu Yuen Cemetery
- Mountain Lodge
- Ohel Leah Synagogue
- Old Tsan Yuk Maternity Hospital
- The Peak Galleria
- Hong Kong Trams Station (former)
- Pacific Place Phases I-II
- Peak Tower
- Queensway
- Sai Ying Pun Community Complex
- SoHo
- Shun Tak Centre
- South Korean Consulate
- Smithfield
- Tamar Park
- Tim Mei Avenue
- Tsan Yuk Hospital
- Victoria Peak Garden
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Sites specifically associated with University of Hong Kong are listed at the relevant template.
Sites specifically associated with University of Hong Kong are listed at the relevant template.
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