Military personnel access damage to racecourse after the fire

After the fire at the Happy Valley Race Course, Tung Wah honoured the requests of the families of the deceased by establishing the Race Course Fire Victims' Cemetery in So Kon Po. A jiao ceremony was also organised so that victims' spirits could be redeemed. Taken in 1918, this photograph shows military personnel accessing damage to the racecourse after the fire.

Date 1918
Place Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse
Event Fire at Racecourse
Material Type Image
Collection Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities
Source Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: P1976.16
Repository Hong Kong Museum of History
Note to Copyright Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History
Accession No. lcs-twgh-0078
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