The provided maps illustrate the changes that have occurred near the Queen Mary Hospital since the year it was constructed.
Overall, the hospital has been expanded over the years with an in-built pharmacy and the cancer centre, by removing the shopping centre and the farmland. However, the main road was unaltered.
In 1960, the hospital occupied just around one-fourth of the total area, with the shopping centre, the farmland, and the car parking occupying other three quarters equally. In contrast, in 1980, the new cancer centre and the pharmacy were built along the hospital, in the place of the shopping centre. The farmland was replaced by the nursing school.
However, in 2000, the cancer centre has been expanded by restricting the nursing school and the car park to a single quarter. In contrast to 1960, the hospital combined with the pharmacy and the cancer centre occupied three-quarters rather than a single quarter in 2000.
