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Praya East Reclamation Scheme
Traditional Chinese海旁東填海計劃
Simplified Chinese海旁东填海计划
Wan Chai Police Station in 1932. It was built on land reclaimed under the Praya East Reclamation Scheme and faced directly onto Victoria Harbour from the 1930s to the 1960s.[1]

Praya East Reclamation Scheme (Chinese: 海旁東填海計劃) was a large scale land reclamation project in Colonial Hong Kong lasting from 1921 to 1931 under Sir Catchick Paul Chater.[2]

  1. ^ Brief Information on Proposed Grade II Items. Item #356 Archived 2013-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Amo.gov.hk Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

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Praya East Reclamation Scheme

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Praya Reclamation Scheme

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Praya

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Praya areas were named after him. The long names are usually "Bowring Praya East", "Bowring Praya Central" for example. The Praya Reclamation Scheme began...

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Land reclamation in Hong Kong

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during the Colonial Hong Kong era. It significantly expanded the land around Praya Central. The old airport, Kai Tak, was located In Kowloon and part of the...

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Victoria Harbour

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trading centre. Throughout its history, the harbour has seen numerous reclamation projects undertaken on both shores, many of which have caused controversy...

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Land reclamation

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adding 70 square kilometres (27 sq mi) of land. In Hong Kong the Praya Reclamation Scheme added 20 to 24 hectares (50 to 60 acres) of land in 1890 during...

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Wan Chai

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next reclamation project in Wan Chai was the Praya East Reclamation Scheme. The coastline was extended to today's Gloucester Road. The reclamation after...

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Morrison Hill

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Island in Hong Kong. The hill was at the seashore until the Praya East Reclamation Scheme in the 1920s, which used its constituent rock/earth to reclaim...

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Wan Chai Pier

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Wan Chai Reclamation. Third generation: since 2014 At the end of the Wan Chai reclamation from 1922 to 1929 (Praya East Reclamation Scheme), a pier "120...

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Fenwick Street

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the 1920s Wanchai Reclamation (Praya East Reclamation Scheme), starting at Johnston Road (this was the waterfront before reclamation) to Gloucester Road...

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Des Voeux Road

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City) underwent a series of reclamations under then-Governor Sir John Bowring. The first phase of the Praya Reclamation Scheme had a direct effect on this...

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Timeline of Hong Kong history

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Racecourse fire Gresson Street shootout 1919 Francis Henry May 1921 Praya East Reclamation Scheme 1922 Seamen's strike of 1922 1923 Reginald Edward Stubbs Sun...

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Old Wan Chai Police Station

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Hong Kong. It was built in 1932 on land reclaimed under the Praya East Reclamation Scheme (1921–1929) and faced directly onto Victoria Harbour from the...

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Tung Tak Pawn Shop

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probably built in the 1930s, following the completion of the Praya East Reclamation Scheme of 1921–1931. Initially used as a commercial building, it was...

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Southorn Playground

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Playground sits was reclaimed from Victoria Harbour as part of the Praya East Reclamation Scheme during the 1920s. In 1929, the government set up the Playing...

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September 1921

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Cherbourg to New York in 5 days, 16 hours and 57 minutes. The Praya East Reclamation Scheme was launched with an order from the Hong Kong government. The...

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Kennedy Town

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Street Sands Street Hau Wo Street Ka Wai Man Road Kennedy Town Praya (堅彌地城海旁) New Praya, Kennedy Town (堅彌地城新海旁) North Street Pokfield Road (蒲飛路) Smithfield...

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Chater Road

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figure in early colonial Hong Kong, who was instrumental in the Praya Reclamation Scheme, which created the reclaimed land on which the road is built. Chater...

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HSBC

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organizations such as the Sinaloa cartel) or setting up large scale tax avoidance schemes. After the British established Hong Kong as a crown colony in the aftermath...

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Statue Square

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at the end of the nineteenth century on land reclaimed by the Praya Reclamation Scheme. The idea of a square of statues dedicated to royalty was conceived...

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Douglas Steamship Company

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the company moved its headquarters from the Praya, or Connaught Road following the Praya Reclamation Scheme, to Douglas Street, Central. In Formosa, the...

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Hong Kong Club Building

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war memorial, on a sea-front plot of land created by the Central Praya reclamation. The existing building was sold to A. S. Watson & Company, who initially...

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John Bowring

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Des Voeux Road West and Des Voeux Road Central in 1890 after the Praya Reclamation Scheme. Bowrington, or Bowring City, is an area Bowring originally built...

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Index of articles related to Hong Kong

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Central and Western Heritage Trail

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the Praya Reclamation of 1843-65 Chater House, 11 Chater Road. Plaque located on Pedder Street facade. [38] C34 - Commemorative Plaque for the Praya Reclamation...

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