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Location Category ID:
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14900
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Added to Database:
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30 September 2011
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Last Edited:
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30 September 2011
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Address: |
175 Tung Hei Road, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong
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Telephone: |
2569 1500
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Email: |
hkmcd [at] lcsd.gov.hk (Replace [at] with @)
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Opening Times: |
Monday to Wednesday & Friday to Sunday: 10 am to 5 pm (6pm during weekends and public holidays between 1 July and 31 August)
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Official Website: |
Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence
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Other Links: |
Wikipedia
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Latitude, Longitude: |
22.28223903
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114.23494666
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Location Accuracy: |
7
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The Coastal Defence museum is located in the formal coastal defence fort of Lei Yue Mun, near Shau Kei Wan on Hong Kong Island. The fort was built by the British in 1887 to defend the eastern approaches to Victoria Harbour. The museum tells the story of the defence of the Hong Kong coastline from the time of the Ming Dynasty, through the First and Second Opium Wars and the Battle of Hong Kong, to the present day. It was the site of an important battlefield in 1941, during the Battle of Hong Kong.
The Museum consists of two main areas, the Redoubt and the Historical Trail. Built in 1887, the Redoubt was, at that time, regarded as one of the largest fortifications of the British forces. Following restoration it now houses many permanent and temporary exhibitions in a series of galleries. Much of the fort itself has been refurbished in recent years and by following the Historical Trail it is now possible to enter many parts of the fortifications including the North and West Caponiers, and the Redoubt Ditch. Exhibits also include a 6-inch Disappearing Gun, a 64-pounder Mark III Gun and a Torpedo Station with a replica torpedo. There is also a small Military Vehicle Display Area.
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September 2011
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1: Reception Building
Taken: 25 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 527
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 122
Has Priority: 0
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2: Main entrance
Taken: 25 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 528
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 103
Has Priority: 0
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3: Redoubt and Exhibition Gallery
Taken: 25 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 529
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 101
Has Priority: 0
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4: Ditch surrounding redoubt
Taken: 25 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 530
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 101
Has Priority: 0
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5: Caponier
Taken: 25 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 531
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 122
Has Priority: 0
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6: Cannon ammunition display
Taken: 25 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 532
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 99
Has Priority: 0
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7: 25pdr Mark II field gun
Taken: 25 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 533
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 110
Has Priority: 0
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8: 6-inch Disappearing Gun
Taken: 25 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 534
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 104
Has Priority: 0
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9: View into Lei Yue Mun Channel from 6-inch Disappearing Gun
Taken: 25 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 535
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 109
Has Priority: 0
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10: Torpedo display
Taken: 25 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 536
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 109
Has Priority: 0
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11: 64-pdr RML Gun
Taken: 25 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 537
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 106
Has Priority: 0
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12: Diorama depicting the gallant last stand of men from No....
Taken: 25 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 538
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 332
Has Priority: 0
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13: Ruined Royal Artillery quarters, with 40mm Bofors anti-a...
Taken: 25 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 539
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 112
Has Priority: 0
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14: Entrance to Military Vehicle and Gun Display Area
Taken: 25 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 540
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 94
Has Priority: 0
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15: Vehicles in Military Vehicle and Gun Display Area
Taken: 25 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 541
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 106
Has Priority: 0
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16: Humber Pig armoured personnel carrier
Taken: 25 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 542
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 123
Has Priority: 0
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17: Ferret scout car
Taken: 25 September 2011
Contributor: T. Larkum
Location Photo ID: 543
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 105
Has Priority: 0
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2006
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18: Redoubt and Exhibition Gallery, photo by DFANZ
Taken: 2006 (Estimated)
Contributor: Wikimedia
Location Photo ID: 545
Added: 2 October 2011
Views: 144
Has Priority: 0
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