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    Praya East Reclamation Scheme (Chinese: 海旁東填海計劃) was a large scale land reclamation project in Colonial Hong Kong lasting from 1921 to 1931 under Sir...
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    The Praya Reclamation Scheme (Chinese: 海旁填海計劃) was a large scale land reclamation project carried out by the Hong Kong Land company in 19th Century Hong...
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    Praya areas were named after him. The long names are usually "Bowring Praya East", "Bowring Praya Central" for example. The Praya Reclamation Scheme began...
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    during the Colonial Hong Kong era. It significantly expanded the land around Praya Central. The old airport, Kai Tak, was located In Kowloon and part of the...
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    trading centre. Throughout its history, the harbour has seen numerous reclamation projects undertaken on both shores, many of which have caused controversy...
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    opened in March 1892. During the reclamation from 1922 to 1929 that created modern Wan Chai (the Praya East Reclamation Scheme) a wider bridge (100 foot width)...
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    under the Praya East Reclamation Scheme. Although associated with Queen's Road Central and Queen's Road West, the name 'Queen's Road East' has been in...
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    adding 70 square kilometres (27 sq mi) of land. In Hong Kong the Praya Reclamation Scheme added 20 to 24 hectares (50 to 60 acres) of land in 1890 during...
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    next reclamation project in Wan Chai was the Praya East Reclamation Scheme. The coastline was extended to today's Gloucester Road. The reclamation after...
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    Wan Chai Reclamation. Third generation: since 2014 At the end of the Wan Chai reclamation from 1922 to 1929 (Praya East Reclamation Scheme), a pier "120...
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