In the Harbour department a special sum of $2,550 has been provided for a buoy for the Cust Rocks, and some small expense is incurred on account of the
new light to be placed on Blackhead's Hill. These steps will, it is hoped, assist navigation in the harbour of which complaint was made when the
cruiser "Flora" went aground. They are the result of correspondence with the Admiral and the report of a Special Committee.
No. 503. It is hereby notified that a Group Flashing Red Light with a White Sector showing between S. 81° W. and S. 89° W. on a red brick tower on the summit of Blackhead's Hill (Chinsultsui Point) has been exhibited since the 1st August.
It shows a Group of Three flashes of One Second duration, each flash with an interval of one second, followed by a period of Five Seconds darkness.
Since the same date a Fixed Red Automatic Light has been exhibited from the buoy marking the Cust Rock, situated 4¾ cables N. 75° F. from the above Light.
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In the Harbour department a
In the Harbour department a special sum of $2,550 has been provided for a buoy for the Cust Rocks, and some small expense is incurred on account of the
new light to be placed on Blackhead's Hill. These steps will, it is hoped, assist navigation in the harbour of which complaint was made when the
cruiser "Flora" went aground. They are the result of correspondence with the Admiral and the report of a Special Committee.
Legco minutes, 24TH SEPTEMBER, 1908
HMS Flora
as an aside to that, here's an article on the AUgust 1907 grounding of HMS Flora
http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/singfreepressb19070831.2.36.aspx
For more photos of the
For more photos of the lighthouse, also see the Place for Signal Hill.
NOTICE TO MARINERS 1909
No. 503. It is hereby notified that a Group Flashing Red Light with a White Sector showing between S. 81° W. and S. 89° W. on a red brick tower on the summit of Blackhead's Hill (Chinsultsui Point) has been exhibited since the 1st August.
It shows a Group of Three flashes of One Second duration, each flash with an interval of one second, followed by a period of Five Seconds darkness.
Since the same date a Fixed Red Automatic Light has been exhibited from the buoy marking the Cust Rock, situated 4¾ cables N. 75° F. from the above Light.
C. W. BECKWITH, Lieut., R.N., Harbour Master, &c.
12th August, 1909.
Source Hong Kong Government Gazette, August 13, 1909
Dates
From: Lighthouses in Hong Kong pre-1941- revised
Blackhead Pt/Tsim Sha Tsui 1909 (extinguished 1933, relit 1948 destroyed 1971)