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Showing posts with label Hong Kong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hong Kong. Show all posts

Friday, May 12, 2017

Ngai Ying Pai Light, Tung Lung Chau Island, Hong Kong, China

The Ngai Ying Pai Light sits on a small rocky islet off the west side of Tung Lung Chau Island (also know locally as Tung Lung Island) which sits on the east side of the Tathong Channel south east of Hong Kong on the approach to the main Hong Kong Harbour. The light is a tapered concrete tower with gallery and has the number 91 stencilled on it. It appears to have a white beacon.  Nearby is the remains of an older structure, possibly a previous light. Date of construction and dimensions are not known. Photos taken in March 2017.




Fat Tong Chau (Junk Island) Lighthouse, Hong Kong, China

The Fat Tong Chau Light, also known as Junk Island Light is located on a rock islet at the south east end of Junk Bay and across from Hong Kong Island on the Kowloon side of the approach to the main harbour at Hong Kong. It is between Junk Bay and a small industrial harbour in Fat Tong O. The light itself is a three stage concrete tower with a gallery and a white beacon. It has the number 148 stencilled on it. Date of construction and exact dimensions are not known. (Admiralty P3573). Photos taken in March 2017.


Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Lei Yue Mun Lighthouse, Hong Kong, China

The Lei Yue Mun Lighthouse is located at the north east end of the Lei Yue Mun channel on the Kowloon side, across from the A Kung Ngam lighthouse. It sits on a large rock by Ma Wan Village. Light is an all green tripod with a beacon. Age of lighthouse is not certain, however articles from 2014 state that it was 50 years old at that time which would date it to the mid 1960's. Photos taken in March 2017.


A Kung Ngam (Eastern Fairway) Lighthouse, Hong Kong, China

This lighthouse sits at the northeast corner of Hong Kong Island at the northwest end of the Lie Yue Mun channel at the approach to Kowloon Bay. It consists of a 8 metre concrete tripod attached to a one story equipment building. The entire light is painted red and the top displays a red beacon. Age of light is not known. Photos taken in March 2017.