This was one of the hotels where the British, American & Dutch civilians were interned before they went to Stanley Camp.
The marker's position isn't accurate. I know from Barbara Anslow's diary that it was along Des Voeux Road, but I'm not sure exactly where.
Searches for Nanking Hotel in the HKPL's online newspaper collection, and in HKGRO, didn't return any results.
This was one of the hotels where civilians were interned by the Japanese before going to Stanley Camp. I'm not sure of the location yet, but probably in Sheung Wan like the other hotels used for this purpose.
This was one of the hotels where the Japanese interned civilians before moving them in to Stanley Camp. It is mentioned in the 1941 licensing sessions:
| Cheng Man Pin | " | New Asia Hotel Ltd | 206, 208, 210 Des voeux Rd. Central 1-5th f/ |
After the Japanese occupied Hong Kong in 1941, they interned allied bankers in this building.
The location is given by Tony Banham on the website www.mansell.com:
I believe the wartime address was: 121 Connaught Road, Victoria, Hong Kong and the modern site is: 121 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong
The Tokyo Hotel was located at 37A, 37B and 38A Connaught Road Central.
Prior to the Japanese Occupation, the Matsubara Hotel was located on Ice House Street.
This 1932 list gives the location of the Station Hotel as KIL 402, which was on the west side of Nathan Road, just opposite the junction with Carnarvon Road.
A 1901 Map (UK National Archive ref: CO 700-Hong Kong and China22) shows Kowloon Hotel on Elgin Road (today's Haiphong Road), roughly where the junction of Hankow Road is today. The lot is shown as IL 410.
Notification 453 in the 1893 Government Gazette shows it was previously called the Kowloon Club, but became the Kowloon Hotel in late 1893 / early 1894:
20 Nathan Road
Completion date and address from "Names of Buildings".
