Praya East Reclamation Scheme
| Praya East Reclamation Scheme | |
|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | Hǎipángdōng Tiánhǎi Jìhuà |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | hoi2 pong4 dung1 tin4 hoi2 gai3 waak6 |
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 (
Sir Catchick Paul Chater.[2]
Proposal
The plan was first proposed while the existing Praya Reclamation Scheme was already active in 1897. Construction did not start until 20 years later when the Royal Navy agreed to relocate the Naval hospital to Stonecutters Island.[2]
Reclamation scheme
Construction work started at the junction of present-day Hennessy Road and Johnston Road to Percival Street. The main goal was to relieve the population density in Victoria City. The project ended up expanding Central to Wan Chai.
One of the reasons for the reclamation scheme was to provide an enhanced water supply. A cross-harbour pipeline brought water all the way from the New Territories in 1930, the same year that the reclamation scheme was completed.[3]
See also
- Central and Wan Chai Reclamation
- Land reclamation in Hong Kong
- Morrison Hill
- Wan Chai Police Station
References
- ^ Brief Information on Proposed Grade II Items. Item #356 Archived 2013-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Amo.gov.hk Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 1-901502-57-0
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