Kowloon Bowling Green Club, Sports club and Grade III historic building in Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong.
The Kowloon Bowling Green Club stands at the junction of Austin Road and Cox's Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. Founded in 1900 as Hong Kong's first lawn bowling organisation, its clubhouse was rated a Grade III historic building in 2010. The site holds bowling greens and a clubhouse; it is often confused with the nearby Western Lawn Bowls Club because of their proximity.
Founded in 1900 by British and Australian expatriates who wanted a lawn bowling ground, the club bought its site at the Austin Road–Cox's Road junction outright from the Hong Kong government in 1939. During the Japanese occupation the clubhouse was requisitioned as barracks and the greens were dug up for sweet potato plots; bowling resumed in 1946. The clubhouse was graded a Grade III historic building in 2010.
The club's name is often confused with that of the nearby Western Lawn Bowls Club because of their proximity. Founded in 1900 by British and Australian players, it admitted only European men until 1982, when Chinese and female members were accepted ahead of the handover. The 2010 Grade III listing covers the clubhouse.
The club stands at the junction of Austin Road and Cox's Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, near the Western Lawn Bowls Club, with which it is sometimes confused. Access is primarily for members and their guests, so visitors should confirm entry arrangements before travelling.
During the Japanese occupation, the clubhouse was requisitioned as barracks and the lawns were dug up to grow sweet potatoes; the site returned to bowling use only in 1946. The club bought the land outright from the Hong Kong government in 1939, making it its permanent home.
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