Macpherson Stadium (other)
Macpherson Stadium may refer to one of the following: *Macpherson Stadium, Hong Kong MacPherson Stadium () 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. Th ... * Macpherson Stadium (North Carolina) {{disambig ...
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Macpherson Stadium, Hong Kong
MacPherson Stadium () 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. The stadium is within Queen Elizabeth II Youth Centre (). It is adjacent to the Macpherson Playground () 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 4May 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. 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. At ...
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