HKSQ Social Event – Sai Ying Pun Heritage Walking Tour

HKSQ Social Event named “Sai Ying Pun Heritage Walking Tour” on 13^th Dec 2025. In 1851, due to the Taiping Rebellion (太平天國) and the Hakka-Local (土客糾爭) dispute, a large number of refugees flooded into Hong Kong. The government redeveloped the old camp into a new Chinese community, Sai Ying Pun (西營盤). This tour let us to visit some of the famous buildings in the area. A group photo was taken before start the tour.

Minda and I arrived early.

Then Dr. Jane Wong (Chairman, HKSQ) and Ms. Angela Wong (Vice-chairman, HKSQ) arrived and took a photo with Minda.

Then Mr. CP Chow explained the tour plan to us.

We took a group photo inside the lift.

The first location is “Centre Street”.

And then we arrived the Bonham Road Government Primary School. A statue of Sun Yat-sen stands near the fountain.

We passed through the Former Upper Levels Police Station and saw that beautiful wall.

Minda and I took a photo.

We took a photo for memory.

After that we visited the “Light Time Tunnel” that we witness the reprise of histories and cultures.

CP led us to visit the façade of the old mental hospital, high street (高街舊精神病院).

Then we went to the Eastern Street and it is a drug rehabilitation center.

When we continued to walk, we met the interested coffee shop named “Mental Sanctuary” (精神庇佑所).

And then we passed the Yu Lok Lane to visit the Heritage Conservation Building.

Inside the building, the story of Sai Ying Pun was indicated.

We saw Tsan Yuk Hospital (贊育醫院) across the road.

We passed through the Hong Kong Resource Centre for Heritage (香港文化古蹟資源中心).

Inside the Tsan Yuk Hospital, it is Yan Chai Hospital BOC Medical Centre.

Finally, we took a group photo in front of Tsan Yuk Hospital.

We went back in the Sai Ying Pun Station B3 entry.

3D murals were observed. Today's visit was very meaningful.

Reference:

HKSQ - http://www.hksq.org/

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