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Hollywood Road Park () is an urban public park in
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Central and Western Heritage Trail - Old Site of the Possession Point (Shui Hang Hau)
Possession Point Sheung Wan Urban public parks and gardens in Hong Kong {{HK-garden-stub
Hollywood Road Park () is an urban public park in Sheung Wan
Sheung Wan (Chinese: 上環) is an List of places in Hong Kong, area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island, between Central, Hong Kong, Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the Central and Weste ...
, Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island () is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. The island, known originally and on road signs simply as "Hong Kong", had a population of 1,289,500 and a population density of , . It is the second largest island in Hong Kon ...
, Hong Kong.
The park is built in Chinese architectural style and is surrounded by buildings nearby.
History
In maps of the 1980s and before, Hollywood Road Park is marked as ''Possession Point
Possession Street () is a street in Sheung Wan, from Queen's Road West to Hollywood Road, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The street marks the boundary of Queen's Road West and Queen's Road Central.
Name
The original Chinese name was (''Po ...
''. Possession Point is the location where the Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...
landed on Hong Kong Island, before the signing of the Treaty of Nanking
The Treaty of Nanking was the peace treaty which ended the First Opium War (1839–1842) between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Great Britain and the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842. It was the first of what the Chinese ...
. The commander of Far East Fleet, James John Gordon Bremer, came to Hong Kong via on 26 January 1841. A flag raising and gun ceremony marked the official possession of Hong Kong, and the landing venue was renamed as Possession Point. And this date is considered as the foundation of Hong Kong.
Hollywood Road Park is also the site of the former Tai Tat Tei (or Dai tat dei, lit. "large piece of land"), which was nicknamed the "poor man's nightclub" in the 1960s and 1970s. The Tai Tat Tei was popular bazaar market. It showcased a rendez-vous of old Hong Kong style street entertainment activities. People gathered to browse at night market, eat cheap food and watch free entertainment./ref>
References
External links
*Central and Western Heritage Trail - Old Site of the Possession Point (Shui Hang Hau)
Possession Point Sheung Wan Urban public parks and gardens in Hong Kong {{HK-garden-stub