Dates: 1907 - 1967
The British Military Hospital was a hospital in Hong Kong for the use of the British garrison. It was located at Bowen Road for over 60 years, from 1907 to 1967. It was built between 1903 and 1906, and officially opened on July 1, 1907.
Often referred to simply as the Bowen Road Hospital, the first generation hospital was a 150 bed hospital constructed of red brick. It consisted of two blocks, each of 3 storeys, configured with wards and a central administrative block and had commanding views of the harbour.
During the Japanese occupation, a portion of the Hospital was used for the care of prisoners of war. It continued in use until 1967, when it was turned over to the colonial government. The facility was moved to a site in Kowloon.
Between 1967 and 1972, it became the temporary location for the new Island School, which had obtained a 5-year lease from the Government. The east wing is now home to the (Jewish International) Carmel School, and the Canadian International School occupied the west wing of the building from 1994 to 1999, when the Canadian school moved to new premises in Aberdeen.
Former hospital buildings on the adjacent site on Borrett Road, vacated in 1969, were used by the Chinese International School during the 1980s. 10 Borlett Road became the first home to the West Island School, from 1991 to 1994, and is being used by the Island School.
In the 1986 Mid Levels Plan, the site was zoned to become open space. In May 2001, the Town Planning Board re-zoned it to "government, community and institutional use" on the recommendation of the Planning Department and the Antiquities and Monuments Office, allowing the buildings to be preserved
In 1967, a new 15-storey British Military Hospital was opened in the King’s Park area, on a site to the east of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, to replace the Bowen Road Hospital. It used to provide medical treatment for servicemen and their dependents, and returning soldiers from Vietnam.
When the British armed forces suffered a 15% reduction between 1975 and 1978, the Government proposed to use the hospital as an overspill for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, which was in undercapacity. It would buy bedspace and treatment from the Hospital, but the high cost was criticised as lacking in transparency, and unreasonably high.
Within the Joint Liaison Group, there was a consensus to demolish it. It was officially closed on June 30, 1996 as the British Garrison scaled down from more than 10,000 personnel to about 3,000 due to the approach of 1997
Memories of BMH Hong Kong
BMH Catterick, +BMH HONG KONG in 1985Written by jeff fisher
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"Played Rugby Union for 8 Signal Regiment one Tues afternoon-when phoned by Taff Maybank to turn out against "ALL BLACKS " on tour from NZ=chance of a life-time=Great.
In Hong Kong Turned up to see RU International 7s,and saw the "great" Andy Ripley (now sadly deceased )England No 8.
Also played for BMH HK+ HK "Tigers".played against Japan, Fiji,+others. Where in life could a Miners Son from Yorkshire =Get such chances other than in the Forces."
BMH Hong Kong, Aldershot, HMTS Dilwara, BMH Hong Kong in 1948Written by William Grierson
Contact this person >> "Dad enlisted at Aldershot on 18th March 1948. By the 14th May that year he had passed his course of RAMC instruction and the 31st August 1948 saw him as a Nursing Orderly, Group C, Class iii.
Dad then set sail from the port of Southampton on the 25th November 1948 on the HMTS Dilwara.
Would be great to hear from anyone who served with him.
Thanks his son Bobby
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BMH Hong Kong, BMH Hong Kong, Bowen Road in 1949Written by William Grierson
Contact this person >> "Dad disembarked from the HMTS Dilwara on 2nd January 1949 at Hong Kong and was stationed at the British Military Hospital in Bowen Road. He spent a year here as a storeman and left for the UK at the end of December 1949.
Would be great to hear from anyone who served with him.
Thanks his son Bobby"
BMH Hong Kong, BMH Hong Kong, UK in 1950Written by William Grierson
Contact this person >> "Dad was posted to release leave from 1st January 1950 to 21st January 1950 and released from the army on 22nd January 1950. Would be great to hear from anyone who served with him.
Thanks his son Bobby"
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving BMH Hong Kong
"Hi to anyone who may remember me. My name was Maggie Edwards and was with the QARANC from 1958 to 1967 leaving with the rank of captain. I served in the Royal Herbert in Woolwich,BMH Hong Kong,BMH Singapore and Millbank, After I was commissioned, I went to Aldershot,then BMH Munster. After all my travelling I married the ’boy next door. We have lived in South Africa for 30 years."
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"Hi, Does anyone have any knowledge of or news about James or Jimmy Mason who was at BMH Hong Kong in 1960? I can’t seem to get any news of him but hope someone would know something. He is Scottish."
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"Gordon served in the ACC and was with 26 Armoured Engineer Squadron, Hohne 1959-61 at least. Later he served BMH Hong Kong "
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" Hi ,
I served in the RAMC from 1971 to 1988 as a SEN mainly in Hospitals
and MRS Arborfield Princess Marina College. Also at RAF wroughton
Princess Alexandra RAF Hospital Twice . 76-78 * 84 - 88 I started in the RAMC apprentice College 71 -73 BMH Tidworth 1974 BMH Hong Kong 75 Tidworth 76, ..."
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