Happy Valley Racecourse

There were plans to develop Wong Nai Chung Village as a commercial centre in the early 1840s. However, the government gave up the idea because of poor sanitary conditions there. The area turned out as a burial place for the British and was called Happy Valley. In 1846, a racecourse was built.

Date c.1980s
Place Hong Kong Island/Wan Chai District/Happy Valley/(Street)/Happy Valley Racecourse
Material Type Image
Collection Hong Kong Places
Source Courtesy of The University of Hong Kong Libraries
Repository The University of Hong Kong Libraries
Accession No. S2008.0123
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