Belcher’s Street is a major road in Kennedy Town, Central and Western Hong Kong, named after Edward Belcher, a British army officer who surveyed Victoria Harbor in 1841, in honor of his contribution to the early defense of Hong Kong.
Between 1940 and 1941, a large number of air-raid shelters were built in Hong Kong to defend against Japanese attacks. Today, we can still see many historical relics from that time. The air-raid shelter on Belcher’s Street was built at that time and is now an important part of the Belcher Battery ruins, which is of great historical value.
At present, the location of the Belcher air-raid shelter is close to the West Wan Kai Fong Welfare Association, and the entrance has been closed. Although the air-raid shelter is no longer in use, it still serves as an important historical monument to remind us of that history.