Sung Wong Toi Rock, Kowloon City 九龍城宋王台石(宋王臺石)

The boulder once stood prominently on the top of a hill above Kowloon Bay. During the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong in 1942-1945, this boulder became dislodged while the hill was being levelled for an extension to Kai Tak Airport. The part of the boulder displaying the three characters, about one-third of its original size, survived the blasting operations and after the war it was rescued and placed in a small park especially constructed for it close to the original site. The inscription has been interpreted as “Terrace of the Sung King“, by local tradition connected with the temporary sojourn in the area of the two boy-emperors.這塊刻有「宋王臺」三個大字的碑石曾經矗立在面向九龍灣的一個山頭上。日治時期(1942至1945年),為了要開山闢石來擴建啟德機場,這塊刻石被迫移走。在爆石過程中,這塊刻有「宋王臺」三字的大石,只有三分之一得以保存。戰後在接近它原來位置的地方,特別建造了一個公園來安放它,供人觀賞。據本地傳說,宋王臺刻石是紀念宋末兩幼主南逃,匿居本港時刻鑿。
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