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From: The Directory & chronicle for China, Japan, Corea, ... 1894.
A fine bronze statue of Sir Arthur Kennedy, Governor of the Colony 1872-6, erected by public subscription, stands above the second terrace looking down on the fountain [of the Botanical Garden]. It was unveiled in November, 1887, by Governor Sir William Des Voeux.
On the 1905, 1909 and 1924 maps shown with a marker.
Possibly removed during the Japanese occupation and melted down in Japan.
In 1958, the statue of King George VI was erected on the pedestal where the statue of Sir Arthur Kennedy stood.
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"The statue of Sir Arthur…
"The statue of Sir Arthur Kennedy in the Botanic Gardens will be removed from the pedestal for a few days in order that the upper stone of the latter may be re-cut in such a manner as will secure the safety of the statue during typhoon, it having been deemed prudent to bolt the figure down to the stone. There was not sufficient time to admit of this being done before the Jubilee Celebration."
Source: Hong Kong Daily Press, page 2, 18th November 1887