Heritage Walk: From Yau Ma Tei to Sham Shui Po With Cheng Po Hung 鄭寶鴻

Date :
Saturday, 18 November 2017
Time :
Meet at 10:50The walk starts at 11:00
Venue :
Meet at Kowloon King George V Memorial Park, between Jordan Road and Battery Street 九龍英皇佐治五世公園,佐敦道近砲台街 | Dismiss at Golden Computer Center, Sham Shui Po 深水埗高登電腦中心
Cost :
$250 Member; $300 Non-member; $50 Student with valid ID
Limit :
20
Enquiries :
Sef Lam at [email protected] or 2525-5063
Note :
This event will be conducted in Cantonese. Please wear comfortable walking shoes and bring water, hat, and sunscreen.Optional lunch with Speaker afterward on share-cost basis. For table reservation, please indicate if you will join us for lunch.

Cheng Po Hung, UMAG honorary advisor and renowned Hong Kong historian will take us to the districts of Yau Ma Tei to Sham Shui Po, walking through the old Kowloon historic sites and scenic spots. We will pass through Kowloon King George V Memorial Park, Kwun Chung Battery, Majestic Cinema, Kwong Chi, Astor and Alhambra Theatre, Yung Shue Tau Square, Tin Hau Temple, Yau Ma Tei Police Station, Wholesale Fruit Market, Orient Tobacco Manufactory, Ming Yuen Amusement Park, Victoria Theatre, Broadway Cinematheque, Royal Theatre, Empress Theatre, Prince’s Theatre, Great World and Good World Theatre, Mu Tai Temple, Sham Shui Po Village and Sham Shui Po Police Station.

Route:
Jordan Road > Nathan Road > Public Square Street > Shanghai Street > Reclamation Street > Soy Street > Nathan Road > Lai Chi Kok Road > Boundary Street > Pei Ho Street > Yen Chow Street

* Walk itinerary subject to change

漫遊油麻地至深水埗
多年來,香港大學美術博物館名譽顧問、著名香港歷史學家鄭寶鴻先生曾替我們導覽港島東區、油尖旺區等。這次,鄭先生將會帶領我們探索油麻地至深水埗一帶,與大家一起回溯這個地區的起源及發展。

沿途的舊建築及遺跡︰
佐治五世公園、舊砲台山、大華、廣智、普慶及平安戲院、榕樹頭廣場、天后廟、舊差館、果欄、東方煙廠、明園及天虹遊樂場、域多利戲院、百老匯戲院、麗聲、凱聲、東樂、大世界及好世界戲院、武帝廟、深水埗村、深水埗警署

路線︰佐敦道>彌敦道>眾坊街>上海街>新填地街>豉油街>彌敦道>荔枝角道>界限街>北河街>欽州街

Find out more about Sham Shui Po

深水埗原是材料集中地,工業北移多年以來,老字號陸續遷出,尤其是大南街,近幾年出現不少吉舖,同時又有新店進駐。就在同一段街,有結合咖啡店、書店、展覽空間及自造者空間的common room & co.;過五個舖位,就是以藝文界茶餐廳定位的合舍;再過三個舖位,還有壹屋計劃的限時社區商店。嶄新的構思同意念,透過策劃,連結,無形中滲透在一間店舖,一條街道,一個社區。

– 《大南街的日與夜》,《設計日常》,RTHK 31
http://www.rthk.hk/tv/dtt31/programme/everydaydesign/episode/467006