Hong Kong Snapshot (92) – Hollywood Road and Gough Street, the start of China Revolution 香港隨拍 (92) – 荷李活道、歌賦街 – 香港歷史革命反動起始之地

Let’s continue the story of Sun Yat-sen in Hong Kong. Sun is the founding father of modern China. He was the leader in the overthrow of the Qing dynasty which is the last imperial dynasty of China and built up modern China in 1911. He was one of the most important people in the History of China and the world. Most of his basic of the revolution was in Hong Kong. One important element was the education of Hong Kong.

Sun studied in three schools in Hong Kong. We talked about the Diocesan School and Orphanage and The Government Central School before. Today, both schools are still at the top list of HK’s schools. Now, let’s talk about the third school Sun studied in HK, and the start of his road of revolution. First of all, let’s move to Hollywood Road, the first road built in HK.

這一回的香港隨拍，讓我們繼續中國革命之父孫中山在香港的故事。孫中山是帶領中國推翻清朝、建立現代中國的偉大人物，是改變中國以至世界進程的重要人物，而他的革命理念、基礎，原來竟大多來自香港這小城市，其中，香港的教育給他很大改變。

孫中山在香港曾就讀三間學校，上兩回講了拔萃書室及中央書院，至今仍是香港最頂尖的學校，這一次，我們講一講他在香港讀的第三間書院，以及他革命道路的開始。
首先，我們要來到香港的第一條街道 – 荷李活道。

Hollywood Road already has the history of 170 years. At the 77-81 Hollywood Road, we see an old building. 100 years ago, it was the first medical school of HK. Its name was College of Medicine for Chinese. In 1887, Sun was studying medicine in Guangzhou. When he heard about the College of Medicine for Chinese, he moved to the school. There were two reasons. First, Sun found the College was in English and had a better education quality, Secondly, we had freedom of speech in HK and he could freely talk about revolution…. We can imagine Sun was a Fenqing (which means angry youth).

荷李活道位於上環，已有170年歷史，在荷李活道的77-81號，是一座很舊的大廈，不過，它的前身是香港的第一家西醫學院 – 香港西醫學院。香港西醫學院附設於當年的雅麗氏利濟醫院，是香港成立的第一家西醫學院，並接受華人入學。孫中山當時本已回到廣州讀醫，後在1887知道香港西醫學院成立後，便轉學到此，原因有二，一是香港西醫學院以英語教學，課程較好，其次就是香港比較自由，他可以自由大談革命，可以想像當年的孫中山是一位憤青。

77-81 Hollywood Road 荷李活道77-81號

In the five years studies, Sun learnt medical skills and met James Cantlie, his teacher who saved his life 10 years after. We will talk about it in the next few posts. Apart from study, Sun also spend a lot of time on revolution!

Just two minutes’ walk from the College of Medicine for Chinese, we arrived Gough Street. In the 19th century, there was a shop called Yeung Yiu Kee. The shop was owned by the family of Yeung Hok-ling. Whe is Yeung Hok-ling? He is one of the Four Bandits together with Sun Yat-sen.

在香港西醫學院五年期間，孫中山除了習得一手好本領，更認識了他未來的救命恩人康德黎。康德黎是他的導師，在十年後救了他一命，這段故事讓我們容後再談。而在習醫之餘，孫中山這段期間做得最多的事，應該就是大談革命了！

在距離香港西醫學院約2分鐘的路程，有一條歌賦街，當年歌賦街的8號是一家叫楊耀記的商號，楊耀記是楊鶴齡的祖店，楊鶴齡是誰？他與孫中山當年一起被稱為「四大寇」。

8 Gough Street 歌賦街8號

During the studies in College of Medicine for Chinese, he kept talking about revolution to overthrow Qing Dynasty and met two friends, Chan Siu-bak and Yau Lit. Yeung was also a supporter of revolution and met Sun in childhood. The four guys always met at Yeung Yiu Kee and discussed about the revolution. Eventually, people called them the Four Bandits. I always wonder why the Qing dynasty never sent killer to kill them. I believe that no one took it series to these four young people and the name Four Bandits was just a joke. No one can imagine that the Four Bandits formed Revive China Society and really overthrow Qing Dynasty in 20 years’ time.

孫中山在香港西醫學院就讀期間已不斷鼓吹革命，推翻清朝，認識了兩位志同道合的好友，分別是陳少白及尤列。楊鶴齡也是革命支持者，與孫中山自少就認識，後來四人就經常聚集在楊耀記密謀反清大業，慢慢地，身邊的人就稱他們為「四大寇」。我經常在想，四人意氣風發的大談革命，難道就沒有清朝官員知道並殺人滅口？相信當年沒有什麼人會認真看待這四個不知天高地厚的小伙子吧，「四大寇」的稱呼也應是戲言居多，但就從來沒有人想過，這四名小伙子，其後成立興中會，在不到二十年的時間，竟真的推翻了滿清，成立新中國。

The Four Bandits, the one standing is Kwan King-leung 四大寇，後站者為關景良

Time passed and we can’t see any marks of the history now. I don’t think people will find the historical meaning of the two places. There should be plaques showcasing the history but they are under replacement so I couldn’t see any. By chance, I found a column which indicate that it is the Dr Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail. Haha you can see countless stickers on it.

歷史已去，今日了無痕跡，相信如果我不說，也沒有人會想到這兩個地方的歷史意義吧！聞說孫中山史蹟徑中的重要地標，均有立牌給以介紹，但原來紀念牌正進行更換，所以我去的時候看不到，而在偶然的機會下，我發現了一條柱，這是表示這裡是孫中山史蹟徑的標示柱，不過，看它的外表，已是曾被無數廣告貼紙貼過了。

People may ask why those historical marks are not preserved. The reason is simple. The marks are talking about revolution. The British HK of course didn’t want to promote it. Until 1996, one year before HK returning China, we finally have the Dr Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail. But as all Chinese know, Sun is a sensitive term. Even the HK Government won’t promote too much. So, just let these stories be hided in History!

或會有人覺得，為什麼這些充滿歷史意義的古蹟沒有被大力保留，其實原因很簡單，這些史蹟說的都是革命，當時統治香港的英國自然不想推廣這些故事，一直到香港回歸中國一年前的1996年，才有了孫中山史蹟徑的成立。但是，成為中國人都知道，孫中山這名字太敏感了，就算是香港政府，我相信也不會太過份的推廣。所以，就由這些故事慢慢湮滅於歷史吧！

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