馬場先難友紀念碑於1922年興建,以悼念1918年2月26日跑馬地馬場大火中的死難者,華洋遇難者超過600人。紀念碑位於銅鑼灣掃桿埔現時香港大球場位置上方的山坡,由東華三院管理。
紀念碑的整體設計糅合西方古典建築與傳統中式建築的元素,獨具匠心。於2015年列為古蹟。
The Race Course Fire Memorial was built in 1922 to to pay respect tor all those who died during a catastrophic fire that swept through the Happy Valley racecourse on 26 February 1918, claiming more than 600 lives of various nationalities. The Memorial, which is situated on the hillside above the present Hong Kong Stadium at So Kon Po, Causeway Bay, is managed by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals.
The Memorial shows great architectural talent, wisely combining both Western classical as well as traditional Chinese architectural elements It was declared a monument in 2015.
楊必興 P H Yang
專業攝影師。
人生上半場在IBM、惠普和匯豐銀行等跨國公司擔任高級技術及管理層的IT人。數十年後,楊必興改變了軌跡,選擇追求他對攝影的終身熱愛。
楊必興屢獲殊榮,在美國三藩市,首都華盛頓,北京和香港曾舉辦十多場個人攝影展,包括香港 PMQ 之開幕攝影展。作品經常在國際媒體的首頁刋登 - 包括 CNN,CrowdSpark(前Newzulu,Citizenside)和Demotix;三藩市紀事報;Hong Kong Free Press;香港 01;香港信報月刊;明報;蘋果日報;TVB 等。
他的作品授權 Lonely Planet 旅遊指南和港龍航空機上雜誌《絲路》刊登。
2015年榮獲香港人權藝術獎。
Professional photographer.
After decades working as an IT professional in senior technical and management positions with multinationals such as IBM, HP and HSBC, P H Yang changed tack and chose to pursue his life-long passion in photography.
Award-winning photographer Yang is an exhibited and published artist in North America and Asia. His work is frequently featured on the front page of international media – CNN; CrowdSpark (formerly Newzulu, Citizenside) and Demotix; San Francisco Chronicle; Hong Kong Free Press; Hong Kong 01; Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly; Ming Pao; Apple Daily; TVB...
His work is licensed by Lonely Planet travel guides and Dragonair's in-flight magazine Silkroad.
Yang has held over 10 solo exhibitions in San Francisco, Washington DC, Beijing and Hong Kong including PMQ's opening photo exhibition.
Yang won the Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize in 2015.
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