The concrete archway was made up of two Chinese characters for the number 10 (十十). For those not aware of this bit of history, the 10th of October (i.e. 10/10) 1911 was the start of the "Wuchang Uprising" that basically kicked off the revolution that eventually overthrew the Qing Dynasty and established China as a republic. It's still celebrated as the National Day in Taiwan. This, and the abundance of other Republic of China references, including the famous Blue Sky/White Sun emblem, meant that eventually someone would take the initiative to show willingness to rid HK of these reminders of the other "China".
I was lucky enough to see it pre-handover, and although well past its peak, it was a fun day afternoon wandering around the terraces. No post about this place can go without a plethora of other images so here they are.
True Light Middle School in the background (still there, unlike the garden)
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