rev. 515-2026-10-04
📄 Hong-Kong-Rotary-Club-initiated-the-establishment-of-Southorn-Playground-in-1931.pdf

Southorn Playground (修頓遊樂場) in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, was established in 1931 as a service project led by the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) shortly after its founding in December 1930. The playground, spanning approximately 96,000 square feet, opened on 11 July 1934 as the Wan Chai Children’s Playground and was later renamed to honor Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn (修頓爵士), Colonial Secretary from 1925-1936, who championed children’s welfare and community recreation during rapid urbanization. The site was reclaimed land from Victoria Harbour under the 1920s Praya East Reclamation Scheme. The Rotary Club funded its construction, with the Children’s Playground Association (兒童遊樂場協會) formed in 1933 to manage it. The playground has evolved into a key public sports and recreation hub with basketball courts, a soccer pitch, and children’s facilities. It also has historical significance as a wartime air raid shelter site and a venue for civic events, adapting continuously to community needs through decades.
O Southorn Playground (修頓遊樂場) em Wan Chai, Hong Kong, foi criado em 1931 como um projeto liderado pelo Rotary Club de Hong Kong (香港扶輪社), pouco depois da sua fundação em dezembro de 1930. O parque, com cerca de 8.900 metros quadrados, foi inaugurado em 11 de julho de 1934 como Wan Chai Children’s Playground, renomeado posteriormente em homenagem a Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn (修頓爵士), Secretário Colonial entre 1925 e 1936, um defensor do bem-estar infantil e da recreação comunitária durante a urbanização acelerada. O terreno é fruto de um aterro do Porto Victoria realizado nos anos 1920. O Rotary Club financiou a construção, e a Children’s Playground Association (兒童遊樂場協會), criada em 1933, passou a administrá-lo. O parque evoluiu para um importante centro público de esportes e lazer com quadras de basquete, campo de futebol e playground para crianças. Também tem importância histórica como abrigo antiaéreo na guerra e local de eventos cívicos, adaptando-se às necessidades contínuas da comunidade.
修頓遊樂場(Southorn Playground)位於香港灣仔區,於1931年由香港扶輪社(香港扶輪社)主導設立,該社於1930年12月成立。遊樂場佔地約9,600平方米,於1934年7月11日以灣仔兒童遊樂場名義開放,後以曾任1925年至1936年香港輔政司的修頓爵士(Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn,修頓爵士)命名,以表彰其推動兒童福利和社區康樂的貢獻。場地位於1920年代維多利亞港填海計劃成果之上,由扶輪社資助興建,並於1933年由兒童遊樂場協會(兒童遊樂場協會)接管管理。修頓遊樂場逐漸發展為重要公共運動及休閒場所,設有籃球場、七人足球場和兒童遊樂設施。該地亦曾作為二戰空襲避難所,且歷經多年成為社區集會和活動場所,持續滿足港人多元社會需求。
rev. 515-2026-10-04
📄 Hong-Kong-Rotary-Club-initiated-the-establishment-of-Southorn-Playground-in-1931.pdf