4 HAUNTED PLACES IN HONG KONG
#1 Sai Ying Pun
Sai Ying Pun Community Complex is famously known as the “High Street Haunted House”. This architecturally distinct building is used to be a mental hospital, and before that, an alleged execution hall for the Japanese army during World War II. When the building was abandoned in the 1970s, rumours of haunted sightings spread far and wide.
#2 Po Hing Fong
Po Hing Fong area was the site of the outbreak of Bubonic plague that led to hundreds of thousands of deaths in Hong Kong. The nearby Blake Garden, a rejuvenation project by the colonial government, has a plaque commemorating the tragedy. Despite the park’s good intentions, there are whispers of sightings of ghostly children at night.
#3 Bridges Street
Bridges Street was said to be converted into a Japanese barrack during World War II, and the soldiers committed mass suicide on site when they lost the war. Soon afterwards, nearby residents have heard ghostly footsteps and even unsettling cries coming from the buildings.
#4 Old Wan Chai Post Office
Legend has it that The Old Wan Chai Post Office (currently the Environmental Resource Centre) used to be home to a phantom postman who would deliver inauspicious white paper to nearby residents. Those who received the ominous mail would consequently be cursed with the worst of luck.
Haunted landmarks
There are more than a handful of notorious landmarks in Wan Chai, including Nam Koo Terrace (which is currently under renovation) and the Wan Chai Old Market. You may either visit them on your own, or via the different walking tours offered by tour operators in the city. Details as below:
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