Tai Po Kau headland abandoned house [????- ]

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Ruin

Abandoned colonial property on Tai Po Kau headland

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Part of the ceiling on the ground floor has smoke stains ...

The interior of the first floor:

IMG_20210223_120825_2ndF.jpg, by H.Lo

There are graffiti on different walls on both floors. The boundary stone is found in the north east corner.

IMG_20210223_120143_DD33.jpg, by H.Lo

The abandoned bungalow is mentioned at: http://www.skywalker.autozine.org/Heritage/6Taipo/03_Taipokau/Taipo03_02.html

The original owners were Gaston Victor Jean Pacros de Martin and his wife, Agnes Mary Pacros de Martin. The land was purchased in 1922. Current designation TPIL 12.

G. P. de Martin was the Acting Director of Education in 1930-32. He stayed on in Hong Kong after his retirement and was appointed member of the Court of the University of Hong Kong.

Both were interned at Stanley Camp and remained in Hong Kong after the war. They resided at their house at Tai Po Kau.

Further reading and a photo of de Martins: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Roger-Kendrick-2/publication/275949904_Tai_Po_Kau_Headland_Conservation_Study_and_SSSI_Proposal/links/554a2bda0cf29752ee7bdb4d/Tai-Po-Kau-Headland-Conservation-Study-and-SSSI-Proposal.pdf