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The name ''Sung Wong Toi'' literally means ''Terrace of the Sung kings''. It is believed to be the memorial of the last two boy emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty , Zhao Shi and Zhao Bing , who temporaily lived in Hong Kong from 1277 to 1279 . Zhao Shi died of illness in Hong Kong, while Zhao Bing committed suicide after the naval defeat against the Mongols at the Battle Of Yamen . Note that 王 ( Pinyin Wáng , means ''king'') is used instead of usual 皇 ( Pinyin Huáng, means '' Emperor ''). A most probable reason is that the locals did not want to anger the Yuan rulers. Whether 皇 was used initially but the head was later cut off or 王 was used right at the beginning is unknown. During the Japanese Occupation Of Hong Kong in 1941 - 1945 , this boulder became dislodged while the hill was being levelled for an extension of Kai Tak Airport . Only the part of the boulder displaying its Chinese name, about one-third of its original size, survived the blasting operation. After World War II it was moved to the Sung Wong Toi Park, in the present-day Kowloon City District , a small park especially constructed for it close to the original site. SEE ALSO
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