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BMH Mount KellettInformation and photographs of British Military Hospital Mount Kellett Hong Kong 
BMH Mount Kellett was located in Hong Kong. It is now closed. Below are memories and information about British Military Hospital Mount Kellett Hong Kong provided by former members of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps and Royal Army Medical Corps: The War Memorial Nursing Home built at Mount Kellett was to commemorate those who lost their lives in the 1914 to 1918 war. It opened 16th march 1932. I do not have any more further information of this time or the WW2 era. The building was built in attractive creamy white stone: granite or limestone I think. BMH Mount Kellett was located on the Peak Hong Kong and commanded wonderful views of the South China Sea and surrounding islands. In September 1946 the War Office bought this hospital as United Services Hospital. I only knew this as BMH Mount Kellett which continued to operate until 1967. I believe it may then have been empty until the mid 1970s when it was demolished. The hospital was acquired by the government from the war dept in 1967 for $500,000 it also included the transfer of a block of flats lower down Mount Kellett Road which were previously used as QA Sisters quarters and later renovated into 6 flats. The hospital covered 111,000sq ft on 4 floors. The site footprint being 48,000sq ft. It had been considered as being used as a convalescent hospital for infectious diseases. However in 1971 the initial cost of refurbishment of $3.5m had risen to $6m so the scheme was abandoned. Kings Park, may also be known as Wylie Road, was another BMH which opened in 1967 presumably to consolidate hospital services as far eastern forces were being reduced which was way after my time of 1961-62. Hong Kong forces were reduced by 15% between 1975-1978 and this hospital closed in 1996 with all health care for the military passed to civilian doctors. Trevor Harvey (RAMC). Qaranc.co.uk would also like to thank Trevor Harvey, who worked in the STC isolation ward, for the photograph of British Military Hospital Mount Kellett Hong Kong at the top of this page as well as kindly providing the useful info. Findextrawork 
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Union Jack Club in Hong Kong Trevor also told Qaranc.co.uk about the New Years Dance All Ranks Party that took place at the Union Jack Club in Hong Kong on Saturday 6th January 1962. He cannot recall the names of the three young QA Officers in the photograph below. Perhaps you can help? 
Below are more photos from the collection of Trevor Harvey. These include some taken at the Hong Kong Union Jack Club of a QA Officer dancing and a group of staff enjoying socialising at the New Years dance at the Union Jack Club HK organised for officers and staff of the hospital. All officers had to wear uniform. The tall officer on the right dressed in the bow tie is the CO Colonel Dick, Trevor is in the centre picture in the lightest grey suite. 
Below is the Christmas Menu 
Below are the printed menu and events which took place for Christmas and New Year 1961 . 
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