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A sign in the temple explains that the tiger skin hanging on the wall came from an animal
that 'weighed 240 pounds, was 73 inches long, and three feet high [and] shot by an Indian
policeman, Mr Rur Singh, in front of Stanley Police Station in the year 1942'.
HISTORIC BUILDING
OLD STANLEY POLICE STATION
The most interesting building in the village itself is this two-storey structure from 1859. It
now contains, less interestingly, a Wellcome supermarket.
CEMETERY
STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY
South of Stanley Market, this cemetery for armed forces personnel and their families is also
a highlight in Stanley. The oldest graves date back to 1843 and are an intriguing document
of the colonial era. The earlier graves show just how great a toll disease took on European
settlers, while the number of graves from the early 1940s serves as a reminder of the many
who died during the fight for Hong Kong and subsequent internment at the hands of occupy-
ing Japanese forces.
To reach the cemetery, walk south along Wong Ma Kok Rd for 15 minutes.
HISTORIC SITE
ST STEPHEN'S COLLEGE
6X, 260)
WWII history buffs can visit the beautiful campus of St Stephen's College which sits right
next to Stanley Military Cemetery. Founded in 1903, the school was turned into an emer-
gency military hospital on the eve of the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong in 1941 and be-
came an internment camp after the city fell. The 1½-hour guided tour by students takes you
to eight sites in the campus.
Poignant reminders of the war include the colonial-style School House, which witnessed
what has become known as the St Stephen's College Massacre when Japanese soldiers
stormed into the building and killed 56 British and Canadian soldiers who were still
wounded in their beds, on Christmas Eve in 1941. The austere chapel was built in 1950 on
the highest point of the campus in memory of the war victims. There's also a museum show-
ing the school's interesting history as the Eton of the East. Admission to the trail is by
guided tour only - reserve in advance via the website.
MUSEUM
HONG KONG CORRECTIONAL SERVICES MUSEUM
