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A series of flats, Jubilee Buildings, were used for married quarters. |
A series of flats, Jubilee Buildings, were used for married quarters. |
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In the late 1970s and early 1980s the camp was used to house [[Vietnamese]] refugees. |
In the late 1970s and early 1980s the camp was used to house [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] refugees. |
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The camp was later re-developed for housing. None of the former military structures exists and only plaques commemorating the POW camp remains. Sham Shui Po Park is also part of the former base. |
The camp was later re-developed for housing. None of the former military structures exists and only plaques commemorating the POW camp remains. Sham Shui Po Park is also part of the former base. |
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Revision as of 05:54, 13 June 2009
Sham Shui Po Barracks was a British Army facility built in the 1920s in the Sham Shui Po area of Kowloon. The base was bounded by Fuk Wa Street to the east by Yen Chow Street and to the west by Tonkin Street and Camp Street. The large base had a pair of barracks buildings, Hankow and Nanking Barracks. There was a larger parade ground. Smaller buildings were later added. During World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army used it as a POW camp for British and Canadian soliders.
A series of flats, Jubilee Buildings, were used for married quarters.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s the camp was used to house Vietnamese refugees.
The camp was later re-developed for housing. None of the former military structures exists and only plaques commemorating the POW camp remains. Sham Shui Po Park is also part of the former base.