From Barracks to a Heritage Classroom
Two late nineteenth-century barrack blocks passed through a public park and museum before becoming a centre for heritage education.
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Back to the selectionMaryknoll’s Courtyard and the Layers of a School
Maryknoll’s school building combines a cloistered courtyard, European design influences and a wartime chapter as a military hospital.
The Two Stone Plaques at the South Gate
At Kowloon Walled City Park, two inscribed stones make a vanished Qing garrison town legible again.
Kun Lung Wai: Reading a Date in the Gate Tower
An inscribed stone lintel dates Kun Lung Wai’s outer walls to 1744, while the unusual gate tower marks the village entrance.
Kwai Chung’s Container Basin: A Port Built from Nine Terminals
The Kwai Chung–Tsing Yi container basin is a network of terminals, berths and deep-water frontage rather than a single dock.
Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi: Industry Within a New Town
The Tsuen Wan new town’s planned geography crosses today’s district boundaries, joining factories, container terminals and new communities.
Kwun Tong’s Industrial Shift
A former cargo-working area now forms a waterfront park whose sculptures keep traces of Kwun Tong’s loading and recycling trades.
Two Old Villages beside Kwun Tong’s New City
Cha Kwo Ling and Lei Yue Mun hold different village histories beneath Kwun Tong’s industrial and high-rise skyline.
Salt Pans Behind the Name Kwun Tong
The name Kwun Tong sits over a coastline once tied to government salt fields, though its later spelling has more than one explanation.
Lam Tei and the Waterworks of Tai Lam
Lam Tei Reservoir marks the western edge of Tai Lam Country Park. The park’s wider waterworks connect post-war infrastructure, catchments and a landscape that now also supports forests and trails.
Sok Kwu Wan and Lamma’s Fish Culture Rafts
Sok Kwu Wan is a designated fish culture zone where licensed mariculture rafts connect aquaculture with limited visitor activities.
Law Uk and Chai Wan’s Hakka Household History
Law Uk is the only intact Hakka village house remaining in Chai Wan, preserving a courtyard once used for work and neighbourhood gatherings.