Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
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The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (Chinese: 香港遊艇會) is a Hong Kong sports club for sailing and rowing. Foundrd as Hong Kong Corinthian Sailing Club in1890 and became the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club in 1894.
It is one of the few local institutions which kept its Royal name after Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China in 1997.
Early members were British only and miltary personnel on the board. Today, members are a mix of British expatriates and local Chinese.
The main buildings of the club are located by Victoria Harbour on the former Kellett Island, now part of Causeway Bay. It was moved there in 1938. Prior to that, it was located at 12 Oil Street, in North Point before reclamation.
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