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The Race Course Fire Memorial

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The Race Course Fire Memorial is a Hong Kong monument erected in memory to those who were killed in the Happy Valley Racecourse fire on 26 February 1918. The memorial was completed in 1922, and is currently managed by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. It is located next to Hong Kong Stadium. The site was added to the list of declared monuments by the Antiquities and Monuments Office in 2015.Antiquities and Monuments Office. "The Race Course Fire Memorial", Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Hong Kong, 16 May, 2016. Retrieved on 16 January, 2017.Historical Architecture. "The Race Course Fire Memorial", Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Hong Kong. Retrieved on 16 January, 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

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