科士街臨時遊樂場
Forbes Street Temporary Playground

走上堅尼地城港鐵站C出口旁的樓梯，你的目光會被科士街臨時遊樂場的石牆樹迷住。如1889年的堅尼地城地圖所顯示，該區曾經容納了屠房、羊房和豬房。至今，你仍然可以看到焚化爐焚燒動物屍體的痕跡。在成為屠房之前，該地區毗鄰是玻璃及繩索廠地及瘟疫醫院，反映該區濃厚的海事歷史，以及在19世紀的鼠疫中擔當的重要角色。在1980年代，隨著附近的居民對空氣污染引起的潛在健康問題愈趨關注，屠房最終於2008年被拆卸並改建為臨時休憩處。現在，科士街臨時遊樂場已成為眾人喜愛的熱點，提供進行球類運動的場所，也是生態、歷史文化和石牆觀光團的著名景點，吸引人們到此自拍及取景拍攝。

Right next to Exit C of Kennedy Town MTR Station, your eyeballs will be attracted by the beautiful stone wall trees at Forbes Street Temporary Playground.  As shown on the 1889 Kennedy Town Map, the area used to accommodate a slaughterhouse as well as sheep and pig depots. You can still see the relics of the incinerators for burning animal corpses.  Before functioning as the slaughterhouse, the precinct was a glass and rope factory compound and a plague hospital, reflecting the rich maritime history of the area as well as the important role of accommodating bubonic plague patients back in 19th century.  In the 1980s, the nearby residents were increasingly concerned about the potential health issues induced by air pollution, and the slaughterhouse was ultimately demolished and converted into a temporary sitting-out area in 2008.  Nowadays, the Forbes Street Temporary Playground is a popular place for everyone, offering a famous spot for ball games; ecological, heritage and masonry tours; selfies and filming.