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{{short description|Park in Admiralty, Hong Kong}}
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[[File:Harcourt Garden Grand Lawn 201805.jpg|thumb|Harcourt Garden after South Island line construction works in 2018.]]
[[File:Harcourt Garden Granite Blocks view 201805.jpg|thumb|29 granite blocks, originally part of a mid-19th century [[seawall]] and found at the works site, are displayed in the garden.]]
[[File:HK QWB Harcourt Park 5.jpg|thumb|Harcourt Garden before the construction work (2006).]]
[[File:HK Admiralty 金鐘道 Queensway 統一中心 United Centre 樂禮街 Rodney Street 夏慤花園 Harcourt Garden Aug-2010.JPG|thumb|Rodney Street is running between the United Centre (left) and Harcourt Garden (right). The street in the foreground is [[Queensway (Hong Kong)|Queensway]]. 2010.]]
'''Harcourt Garden''' ({{zh|t=夏慤花園|j=haa6 kok3 faa1 jyun4}}) is a small urban park in [[Admiralty, Hong Kong]], constructed in the mid-1990s.<ref name=MTREIA>[http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_1852010/EIA/PDF/Text/Rev%20F_Sec%2011.pdf EIA - South Island Line (East)], p11.6, Mott MacDonald</ref> To the east of the park is the [[Hong Kong Police Headquarters]] while to the west is Admiralty bus station. Like the adjacent [[Harcourt Road]], the park is named for [[Cecil Harcourt|Admiral Cecil Harcourt]], de facto governor of Hong Kong from September 1945 to June 1946.

==History==
The park is on land [[land reclamation|reclaimed]] from [[Victoria Harbour]] in 1863.<ref name=EIAcult>[http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_1852010/EIA/PDF/Text/Rev%20F_Sec%2011.pdf South Island Line (East) EIA, 11. Cultural Heritage Impact]</ref><ref>[http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_1852010/EIA/PDF/Figures/11%20Cultural%20Heritage/FIGURE%2011-1.pdf Geological Map for the Proposed Works Area at Admiralty], South Island Line (East) EIA, Fig 11-1</ref>

As part of the large naval and military installations that dominated this area until the 1970s and 1980s, this site was formerly occupied by the Wellington Battery and the Military Hospital, all associated with the [[Wellington Barracks, Hong Kong|Wellington Barracks]]. The adjacent military [[arsenal]] is recalled in the name of Arsenal Street.<ref>[http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_1852010/EIA/PDF/Figures/11%20Cultural%20Heritage/FIGURE%2011-4.pdf 1856 map of military installations], from EIA for [[South Island line|South Island Line]] (East)</ref><ref name=EIAcult/><ref>[http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_1852010/EIA/PDF/Figures/11%20Cultural%20Heritage/FIGURE%2011-18.pdf Projection from 1936-46 map overlaying 1880 map], South Island Line (East) EIA, Fig 11-18</ref><ref>[http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_1852010/EIA/PDF/Figures/11%20Cultural%20Heritage/FIGURE%2011-41.pdf Plan showing Wellington Battery, Military Hospital and Works Alignments on Modern Topographical Map], South Island Line (East) EIA, Fig 11-41</ref>

In 2013 to 2018, the garden was closed due to the expansion of [[Admiralty station (MTR)|Admiralty station]] for the South Island Line and the Sha Tin to Central Link. {{Update span|date=September 2022|The garden now has a clock tower, new entrances to the station and several art pieces.}}

==Refurbishment==
As of 2020, the park has been reopened after the construction directly below the site for the extension of [[Admiralty station (MTR)|Admiralty station]]. This expansion houses the terminus platforms of the new MTR [[South Island line|South Island line (East)]] and [[Sha Tin to Central Link]]. The MTR has refurbished the garden and moved it to the {{clarify span|reason=Isn't the station mostly underground?|date=December 2022|rooftop}} of the station building.<ref name="MTREIA" /><ref>[http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_1852010/EIA/PDF/Appendices/6%20Landscape/App%206%203_ADM%20Station%20Design.pdf Admiralty Station – Proposed Extension and Associated Facilities], EIA Report for South Island Line (East), App 6 3</ref><ref>[http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_1852010/ES/PDF/ES%20Rev%20C_Eng.pdf South Island Line (East) Environmental Impact Assessment, Executive Summary]</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of urban public parks and gardens in Hong Kong]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{commons category-inline|Harcourt Park, Hong Kong}}
{{Central and Western District}}
{{Parks in Hong Kong}}
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[[Category:Admiralty, Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Urban public parks and gardens in Hong Kong]]