Morrison Hill is an area and was a hill in Wan Chai

Wan Chai

Wan Chai is a metropolitan area situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Its other boundaries are Canal Road to the east, Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to the south. The area north of Gloucester Road is often called...

, Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...

, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. Located near Happy Valley

Happy Valley, Hong Kong

Happy Valley is a mostly residential suburb of Hong Kong, located in the northern part of Hong Kong Island. Administratively, it is part of Wan Chai District....

, the hill was at the seashore before Praya East land reclamation

Land reclamation in Hong Kong

Land is in short supply in Hong Kong, and land reclamation has been conducted there since the mid-19th century.-Projects:One of the earliest and famous project was the Praya Reclamation Scheme, which added 50 to of land in 1890 during the second phase of construction...

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At the centre of the area is the Morrison Hill Swimming Pool and several secondary schools, which are surrounded by a circular street, Oi Kwan Road

Oi Kwan Road

Oi Kwan Road is a circular road that encircles the original site of Morrison Hill in Wan Chai near Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong....

. A main road, Morrison Hill Road

Morrison Hill Road

Morrison Hill Road is a major road in Happy Valley and Wan Chai of Hong Kong. It connects south to Aberdeen Tunnel, runs north along Happy Valley Racecourse and meets the east end of Queen's Road Central. It runs into residential blocks after the junction of Canal Road and Leighton Road...

, runs along the east side of the area.

The Queen Elizabeth Stadium

Queen Elizabeth Stadium

The Queen Elizabeth Stadium is an indoor sport facility on the Morrison Hill in Wan Chai, on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. First opened in 1980, it has a 3,500-seat arena, gymnasia, squash and badminton courts, and a multi-purpose hall...

 and the Tang Shiu Kin Hospital

Tang Shiu Kin Hospital

Tang Shiu Kin Hospital is a hospital in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It was opened in 1969 to replace the Eastern Public Dispensary and other clinics on Hong Kong Island....

are also located in the area. There is also a skatepark near the children's playground.

The hill was named for J.R. Morrison a Chinese interpreter and linguist.
He and his Protestant missionary father Dr. Robert Morrison, travelled through the region as part of the Morrison Education Society. The younger Morrison died of malaria in Macau on August 29, 1844.