Ching Wah Street

Ching Wah Street is a street in North Point in Hong Kong. The short, primarily residential, street runs from west to east, parallel to King's Road, at a higher elevation, just behind St. Jude's Church. It is the location of Kiangsu and Chekiang Primary School and Eng Yu Evangelistic Mission Hong Kong Church.

History

During the 1967 riots, a bomb exploded in Ching Wah Street, killing two young children. It was one of 15 bombs that exploded during the disturbances, which lasted from April to December that year.[1]

See also


  • Looking east on Ching Wah St. 2019
  • Looking west on Ching Wah St. 2019

References
  1. Should history lessons in schools include details about Hong Kong’s 1967 riots?, SCMP, 30 October 2016

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