Monday 6 May 2019

宋王臺與何啟 (draft)

前文關於香港革新會於1950年代中推動保護宋王臺的角色,定例局(即後來的立法局)議員何啟早在1898年於局上提議保護宋王臺。
The acquisition of New Territories and the government policy towards the Chinese must be considered.

定例局討論文件

https://www.legco.gov.hk/1897-98/yr9798.htm
https://www.legco.gov.hk/1897-98/h980815.pdf

Historical context:

1898年6月9日 展拓香港界址專條

Key figure in formulating British government policy towards New Territories: James Stewart Lockhart, Colonial Secretary 1895-1902, who was a close friend of Ho Kai

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stewart_Lockhart
and the report:
https://industrialhistoryhk.org/lockhart-report-1898-fascinating-glimpse-industry/
Ho Kai: Choa, G.H. 1981. The Life and Times of Sir Kai Ho Kai. Hong Kong. The Chinese University Press.

Major-General Wilsone Black (acting Governor at the time)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilsone_Black

Henry Arthur Blake Governor, 1898-1903


港英政府冷待宋王臺?與陳蓓教授商榷

http://behind-the-news.blogspot.com/2014/08/blog-post.html


Kai Tak Airport History: https://gwulo.com/kai-tak-airport-history

South East Kowloon Development, Kowloon Development Office Territory Development Department, Hong Kong (2001):
https://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_0592001/12-9.pdf


Central Kowloon Route and Widening of Gascoigne Road Flyover Marine Archaeological Investigation (MAI), Kai Tak Development (2008)
https://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_2142013/EIA/appendix/Appendix%2010C.pdf