Talking To Adam 13 - Part 4

Cruising Hong Kong In 1985

An Oral Gay History Of Hong Kong 

Written in 2016 For The First Time

A GWM IN HIS MID-60s REMEMBERS:

NOTE:  We do not encourage any form of public indecency or illegal behaviour.  We are simply reporting one person's recollections from 1985.

7. Hong Kong 1985:  Cruising Tsim Sha Tsui And Harbour City

Tsim Sha Tsui

1.   In 1985, the place to go was the Middle Road Park *** next to the Mariner's Club and opposite the Middle Road Multi-storey carpark.***

2.   Wow..!! You didn't even need to walk around and cruise ....all you had to do was sit on any of the benches facing the toilet that was in the corner facing Salisbury Road and the guys would come by.

3.   There were all sorts of men from young local twinks, to mature Chinese and whites, to very sexy 20- something Pakistani guys (some of whom would let you suck them for cash), young white guys living here and of course tourists.  It was amazing just how many tourists knew about this place.  Rumour was they had found out from the gay Flight Attendants.

4.   That park was open 24 hours and was really famous.  It's location was excellent for tourists, walking distance from the hotels in Harbour City, The YMCA, The Peninsula, (The Kowloon Hotel was under construction in 1985), The Sheraton, The Ambassador Hotel ***, The Imperial Hotel, The old Hyatt Hotel ***, The Holiday Inn Golden Mile, Chungking Mansions and all the recently opened hotels in Tsim Sha Tsui East, plus the New World Hotel*** and the Regent Hotel***.  Those 2 hotels were connected to the park via an overhead footbridge that spanned Salisbury Road.***

FuelMix says:

(1)  The Middle Road Park was demolished to make way for MTR East Tsim Sha Tsui Station, Exit K.  A new park was built on a podium above the station.  Entrance is via a staircase on the corner of Middle Road and Salisbury Road.

(2)  The Middle Road Multi-storey carpark was demolished and as at February 2016, is a construction site for a commercial, retail and hotel (?) tower.

(3)  The Ambassador Hotel used to stand on the corner of Middle Road and Nathan Road, across from the Sheraton Hotel.  It was demolished and is now the site of 26 Nathan Road, a commercial building.

(4)  The old Hyatt Hotel on Nathan Road was demolished and is now the site of I-Square. The new Hyatt Hotel is located in K11.

(5)  The New World Hotel on Salisbury Road was demolished and as a February 2016, is a construction site for a commercial, retail and hotel tower.

(6)  The Regent Hotel is now known as The Inter-Continental and as at February 2016 is due for renovation or demolition.

(7)  The Footbridge from the park that connected with the New World Hotel was demolished.  A new footbridge was constructed from the Podium-Level of the Park to the Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront Promenade. It remains to be seen whether, as part of the redevelopment in that area, a new footbridge will also link the hotels under construction.

COMING UP IN PART 5:  8.  Cruising Harbour City
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