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Race Course Fire Memorial

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Tucked away on the hillside in So Kon Po, behind the southeastern corner of Hong Kong Stadium, lies the Race Course Fire Memorial in the form of a beautiful Chinese-style shrine. On the afternoon of February 26th, 1918, Happy Valley Race Course was hosting an annual horse race. Thousands of people filled the wood-and-bamboo grandstand, leading to its collapse. Cooking equipment used by food sellers overturned, igniting a fire that spread rapidl…

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Race Course Fire Memorial

Tucked away on the hillside in So Kon Po, behind the southeastern corner of Hong Kong Stadium, lies the Race Course Fire Memorial in the form of a beautiful Chinese-style shrine. On the afternoon of February 26th, 1918, Happy Valley Race Course was hosting an annual horse race. Thousands of people filled the wood-and-bamboo grandstand, leading to its collapse. Cooking equipment used by food sellers overturned, igniting a fire that spread rapidl…

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Atlas Obscura broke the news in 2 days ago on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

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