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Historic Boundary Marker Disappears from Streets of Kowloon
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Source: Stand News; #Oct30
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Historic Boundary Marker Disappears from Streets of Kowloon
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Source: Stand News; #Oct30
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Historic Boundary Marker Disappears from Streets of Kowloon
A historic boundary marker in Jordan, Hong Kong has been mysteriously removed.
History and architecture scholar Chan Tin-kuen first noticed the boundary stone, marked "KIL 7068" (short for "Kowloon Inland Lot") at the intersection of Nathan Road and Gascoigne Road in Hong Kong, had gone missing.
The government used this type of stone before the 1970s to demarcate land boundaries in Hong Kong. Its application as markers is superseded by geographic coordinates nowadays. The stones were not removed, however, and can still often be seen to this day. Sometimes, they are built into walls or next to buildings.
Secretary of Development Michael Wong Wai-lun wrote an article on these stones last year, describing them as carrying "great historical significance". The government has yet to comment on the stone's whereabouts. The stone's former location is behind a plastic cordon belonging to real estate company JLL. The company said that they did not remove the stone and that the cordon was for repair works nearby.
This stone was not the first boundary marker to be damaged or disappear entirely. In 2007, a boundary stone of Victoria City - covering the present-day area from Kennedy Town to Wanchai - was also removed and has not been found since. The remaining six other markers of Victoria City are listed by the government's Antiquities and Monuments Office as heritage sites and are protected under the Heritage Impact Assessment scheme.
However, the Antiquities Advisory Board had decided in 2017 to not assess a grading to the six remaining Victoria City markers, all of which are now over 100 years old.
#HongKongHistory #BoundaryStone #BoundaryMarker #Kowloon
Source: Stand News #Oct30
https://thestandnews.page.link/BgZgPQRXcNdekrBn9
Historic Boundary Marker Disappears from Streets of Kowloon
A historic boundary marker in Jordan, Hong Kong has been mysteriously removed.
History and architecture scholar Chan Tin-kuen first noticed the boundary stone, marked "KIL 7068" (short for "Kowloon Inland Lot") at the intersection of Nathan Road and Gascoigne Road in Hong Kong, had gone missing.
The government used this type of stone before the 1970s to demarcate land boundaries in Hong Kong. Its application as markers is superseded by geographic coordinates nowadays. The stones were not removed, however, and can still often be seen to this day. Sometimes, they are built into walls or next to buildings.
Secretary of Development Michael Wong Wai-lun wrote an article on these stones last year, describing them as carrying "great historical significance". The government has yet to comment on the stone's whereabouts. The stone's former location is behind a plastic cordon belonging to real estate company JLL. The company said that they did not remove the stone and that the cordon was for repair works nearby.
This stone was not the first boundary marker to be damaged or disappear entirely. In 2007, a boundary stone of Victoria City - covering the present-day area from Kennedy Town to Wanchai - was also removed and has not been found since. The remaining six other markers of Victoria City are listed by the government's Antiquities and Monuments Office as heritage sites and are protected under the Heritage Impact Assessment scheme.
However, the Antiquities Advisory Board had decided in 2017 to not assess a grading to the six remaining Victoria City markers, all of which are now over 100 years old.
#HongKongHistory #BoundaryStone #BoundaryMarker #Kowloon
Source: Stand News #Oct30
https://thestandnews.page.link/BgZgPQRXcNdekrBn9