Market & Slaughter House, Aberdeen [1912-????]

Submitted by David on
Current condition
Demolished / No longer exists
Date completed
(Day is approximate.)

Marker's location is a guess, based on this description in the 1911 PWD Annual Report:

91Market and Slaughter House at Aberdeen.—The preparation of the site for this market, begun in 1910, was completed in March at a cost of $4,613.11, of which $2,413.11 was spent in 1911. It consisted of reclaiming an area on the foreshore between the principal portion of the village and the Dock Company’s premises and included the construction of one of the side walls of a nullah.

A contract for the erection of the buildings was let in August and was nearing completion at the close of the year.

The market consists of an open shed; the roof, which is of double pan and roll tiling, being supported on red brick pillars built in lime mortar and pointed in cement. It measures 61' x 32' and has accommodation for 10 meat stalls, 10 fish stalls, 14 vegetable stalls and 4 poultry stalls.

The slaughter house is 16' x 13' with caretaker’s room 10' x 8' and lean-to kitchen. A latrine containing two seats and a urinal is also provided. The buildings are of red brick in lime mortar pointed in cement, roofed with double pan and roll tiling.

1911 Estimates, ...$9,200.00 | Total Estimates, ...$11,400.00

1911 Expenditure,.. 5,965.94 | Expenditure to

                                    31/12/11,    ... 8,165.94


The following year's report noted that the construction was completed in January 1912. (See item 85.)

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Comments

On the 1922.1 map on hkmaps.hk, the market is located at the junction of today's Wu Pak Street and Aberdeen Main Road. The slaughterhouse is located north of the market building at some distance, close to today's Sai On Street. 

I think that the market building can be seen in this photo (in the centre behind the docks):

"Small Village known as Aberdeen on the Island of Victoria, Hongkong", by Mandy Hills

 The PWD report refers: "The market consists of an open shed;..., being supported on red brick pillars built in lime mortar and pointed in cement." And it was built on reclaimed land.

Although a bit blurry, both buildings can be seen in the 1924 aerial photograph on hkmaps.hk.

Addendum: The market was likely demolished in 1983. The 1983 map on hkmaps.hk says "construction in progress May 1983." In an aerial photograph from 1982, the building was still there. On the site, Kam Fung Building was constructed. The occupation started in April 1986.