Hong Kong Snapshot (95) – 52 Gage Street, death of Yeung Ku-wan, who might be even greater than Sun Yat-sen 香港隨拍 (95) – 結志街52號，楊衢雲葬身之地，他是一個可能比孫中山更偉大的人

Stepping to No. 52 Gage Street in Central, we find a TongLau, a HK style old flat. On the ground floor it’s a Japanese restaurant. The 2nd to 4th floors are residential. The flat recorded the important history of the China democratic revolution. In 1901, two important revolutionaries scarified. One of them was Yeung Ku-wan, who was killed in the 2nd floor of the flat.

踏進中環結志街52號，這裡有一座唐樓，樓高只有幾層，地下是一家日本餐廳，二至四樓是住宅。這裡，紀載了1901年，中國近代革命史的重要歷史，這一年，有兩位革命烈士犧牲了，其中一位，是楊衢雲，被暗殺於這唐樓的二樓。

In the last post of HK Snapshot, we talked about the first Guangzhou uprising launched by Sun Yat-sen which open the new page of Chinese democratic revolution. Unfortunately, the uprising failed. Lu Haodong, good friend of Sun sacrified and other revolution leaders exiled to oversea. They included Sun, Yeung Ku-wan and Cheng Si-Leung.

在上一篇的香港隨拍，我們講述了孫中山先生發動了第一次廣州起義，打開了清末現代革命的一頁，可惜，起義失敗，孫中山的兒時好友陸皓東更壯烈犧牲，其餘數名革命領袖流亡海外，包括孫中山、楊衢雲及鄭士良。

Cheng was the schoolmate of Sun. Yeung was one of the most important leaders of the early revolution. He might be more important than Sun! In 1895, Sun found the Revive China Society and meged the Furen Literary Society which was founded by Yeung. After the merging, the first thing must be selection of the president! Sun targeted in the overthrow of the Qing dynasty (the last imperial dynasty of China) and he thought having a new emperor was also ok. But Yeung insisted on forming a Republic. The Revive China Society was divided into the parties and the middle parties also supported Yeung. Sun and Yeung even fought each other. Finally Yeung was voted as the president and Sun was the secretary.

鄭士良是孫中山的同學，而楊衢雲則是香港反清革命初期最重要的人物，其重要性可能比孫中山還要高。孫中山在1895年在香港成立反清組織興中會，並與楊衢雲創立的輔仁文社合併。合併後第一件事，自然就是選主席了！孫中山革命的最重要目的是反清，反清後，就算是另立皇帝也可以，但楊衢雲則認為中國一定要建立共和政體，取消帝制，興中會因而分成兩派，另加上中立派都傾向楊衢雲，兩派爭論不休，孫楊兩人更經常大打出手。最後，經投票後楊衢雲被選為會長，亦是革命成功後的總統第一人選，而孫中山則是秘書。

楊衢雲 Yeung Ku-wan (photo from Wikipedia)

After the failure of the first Guangzhou uprising, Sun and Yeung were forced not to enter HK again in 5 years. Yeung travelled to Singapore, South Africa and then Japan to develop the Revive China Society. Cheng and Sun escaped to Japan and formed the gathered the Triad and Gelaohui (Hatchet Gang). Later Sun went to London and was caught and detained at the Chinese Legation in London. He was saved by his teacher James Cantlie and wrote the book “Kidnapped in London”. Sun became an international famous person.

廣州起義後，各人流亡海外，孫楊兩人更被香港政府下令五年內不得進入香港，楊衢雲逃到新加坡，再到南非，最後去到日本，默默的成立興中會分部。鄭士良則與孫中山逃到日本，與三合會及哥老會合組成興漢會，孫中山為會長，後來孫中山到了倫敦，被滿清駐英國公使拘捕，後得恩師康得黎相助脫難，寫下《倫敦蒙難記》一書，聲名大噪，成為國際名人。

孫中山當年在倫敦的住處 The flat Sun lived in London (photo from Wikipedia)

5 years passed. In 1900, All people came back to HK. Sun was already the revolution leader. Yeung quitted the president of Revive China Society and passed it to Sun. They then launched the Huizhou uprising with the Triad. The uprising was started by Cheng Si-Leung in Huizhou and was supported by Japanese Ronin and Philippine Republic, the uprising was successful at the early stage and they soon gathered 20,000 revolutionaries. Later Sun succeeded to gain the support of Kodama Gentaro, Governor-General of Taiwan. But later the Cabinet of Japan was reformed and stopped supporting Sun. The source of foods and weapons was lost. Finally Cheng dismissed the revolutionaries and the uprising was fail.

1900年，5年過去了，眾人回到香港，孫中山已成革命領袖，楊衢雲默默辭去興中會會長一職，轉交孫中山，並聯合三合會一起組織第二次革命 – 惠州起義。這次革命由鄭士良於惠州發起，有日本浪人及菲律賓獨立軍相助，勢如破竹，很快革命軍便增至二萬人，孫中山更成功聯絡了當時統治台灣的日本駐台灣總督兒玉源太郎協助革命軍，但後來日本內閣改組，兒玉臨時撤銷相助，武器糧食失去接濟，讓戰情急轉直下，鄭士良解散革命軍，起義失敗。

鄭士良 Cheng Si-leung (photo from Wikipedia)

After the uprising, Sun Yat-sen came back to Japan. Yeung Ku-wan and Cheng Si-Leung stayed in HK. Of course, the Qing Dynasty wouldn’t let them alive. Yeung stayed at 52 Gage Street and acted as an English teacher. In 1901, the Qing Dynasty sent killer Chen Lin to Yeung’s home and killed him by gun. At the same year, Cheung suddenly died after a dinner.

起義失敗後，孫中山回到日本，而楊衢雲與鄭士良則隱居香港，但當然，滿清是不會放過他們的。楊衢雲回到中環結志街居住，教授英文維生，1901年，清廷派出殺手陳林，到結士街52號2樓開槍刺殺楊衢雲，同年，鄭士良於一次飲宴後突然中風身亡。

案發之地 Yeung was killed on the 2nd floor

Yeung Ku-wan was forgotten in history. Sun Yat-sen became the only leader of the revolution. The Revive China Society succeeded in the overthrow of Qing Dynasty and built the Republic of China. And the Triad? It’s now Criminal Organization of HK. And Gelaohui? Lost in history. After death of Yeung, his friend, Tse Tsan-tai buried him in Happy Valley of HK and set up a unnamed grave, being afraid of destroyed by the Qing Dynasty. There’s only a number 6348 marked on the grave. Until 2011, the 100th anniversary of the revolution success, the HK Government sinstalled an information plaque at the grave

楊衢雲隱沒於歷史洪流，孫中山卻成了革命的唯一精神領袖，其後興中會成功推翻革命，建立國民政府，至於三合會今日成為了香港的黑社會，哥老會早已消亡。楊衢雲死後，他的好友謝纘泰在香港跑馬地為他立下墓碑，為了不被人破壞，墓碑上沒有名字，只有編號6348，直到2011年辛亥革命100週年，香港古物古蹟辦事處終於在楊衢雲墓前立下說明碑。

楊衢雲墓 Grave of Yeung (photo from Wikipedia)

If Yeung was not killed, the history of China may be totally different. Some people say that Sun and Yeung disliked each other. Some people say the Republic of China depreciate Yeung to highlighted Sun. People even say that Chiang Kai-shek, former leader of the Republic of China, spent huge money to buy a photo. It’s just because in the photo, Sun stood as a secretary behind Yeung. Some also say that Sun and Yeung were good friends. He even guided Yeung to deliver his daughter.

如果楊衢雲當年沒有死去，中國的歷史或會完全改變。有人說孫楊兩人不和，亦有人說後來的國民黨刻意貶低楊衢雲，更有傳言當年蔣介石曾以巨款收購一張孫楊的合照，因為在照片中孫中山以秘書的身份站在楊衢雲的身後，亦有傳聞說孫楊其實是好友，孫更曾指導楊接生女兒。

Yeung was left 2 on the front row and Sun was standing in the middle
楊衢雲坐在前排左二，孫中山則站在後排中央
(photo from Wikipedia)

Of course, time passed, history passed. It’s not important anymore. We can’t see any thing related to the history anymore. Don’t think too much. Just enjoy some sushi and sashimi in the Japanese Resaurant!

當然，事過境遷，一切已不重要，回望這一座唐樓，了無當日痕跡，與其懷緬舊事，我倒不如進入餐廳多吃幾件刺身吧！

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