Hong Kong's War Department Lots listing

Hong Kong's War Department Lots listing

Site for Practice Battery, Mount Davis. WD Lot No.1

This land is Freehold War department Property.

Its area is 0 acre 3 Roods  0 8/10 pole.

It was purchased in 1905 from the civil government at a price fixed by arbitration of $ 3,885.

Land at Belcher point. WD Lot No. 2

This land is agreed to be Freehold War Department Property.

The two portions marked A on Plan (Area 2 acres 0 rood 45 poles) including Fly point battery and part of Belcher Battery were transferred to the War Department by the colonial Government for Military Purposes in 1859.

The portion marked B(Area 8 acres 0 root 28 poles) including the remainder of Belcher Battery and the rest of War Department land north of the Pokfulam Road was transferred to  the War Department in 1885.

There is no title deed. The value of this land was assessed at  $42.93 and  this amount is recorded in the favor of the colony in the Colonial Military Lands account.

A strip of land required to form a back entrance to Inland Lot 673 was transferred from the War Department to the Colonial Government on 25th October 1895.

The area is 15 12/30 poles (4914 SQ Ft = 18 poles by Colonial Government statement). There is no formal deed.

WDL No. 3 Mt. Austin Barracks, The Peak

This land is rural building Lot No. 64 and contained buildings known as the Mount. Austin Hotel. Its Area is 3 acres 3 roods 8 23/30 poles.

It is War Department Leasehold Property.

The Lease was for 75 years commencing 27th September, 1888 and was purchased by the War Department form the Hotel Company for the sum of UK$30,000 on 1st October, 1897.

The lease, title deeds, and conveyance are deposited in the C.R.E.’s Office, HongKong. The property was subject to Crown  Rent of $ 292 per annum, but it appears yo have been commuted at 25 years; purchase, since a sum of $7,300 stands to the credit of Colonial Government for the Mount Austin Hotel in the Colonial Military Lands Account.

WDL No. 4 Murray Parade Ground, Victoria Cantonment

This is agreed to be Freehold War Department Property.

The area was 2 acres 3 roods 24 poles.

There is no title deed but it is understood to have been transferred to the War Department by the Colonial Government on 23rd August, 1845.

In 1901, a strip of land along the North side in area 30 poles was transferred to the Colonial Government. For the purpose of widening Queen’s Road.

There was no formal deed of transfer.

W.D. LOT No. 5 WELLINGTON BARRACKS

This land is agreed to be Freehold War Department Property.

Its area was 4 acres 2 roods 27 poles.

There is no title deed but it is supposed to have become the property of the War Department on the cession of the Island under the Treaty of 29th August, 1842.

In 1904, a strip of land from this property in area 39 3/5 poles was transferred to the Colonial Government for the purpose of widening Queen’s Road.

WDL No. 6 Victoria Cantonment

WDL No. 7 British Military Hospital

The land for this building is Freehold War Department Property.

Its area is 5 acres 3 roods 23 20/30 poles.

It was transferred from the COlonial Government on 18th May, 1894.
The Colonial Authorities made the following conditions before handing over the site were accepted by War Department. See HK. 7/273, 9th June, 1893

1. - The Hospital buildings were to be kept out of sight of Bowen Road.(it is to be supposed that this means thata they should not obtrude themselves on the sight of people walking along Bowen Road.)

2.- That the COnduit on the North side of the site should be reconstructed in iron pipes.

3.- That a new road should be made joining Kennedy Road and Bowen Road to take the traffic to and from the Hospital.

WDL No. 8 Site of Barracks, Lyemun Peninsula 1889
 

WDL No . 9 Stanley Military Cemetery

WDL No. 10 Kowloon East Battery, Kowloon Peninsula, 1888

This land is agreed to be Freehold War Department Property.
Its area is 8 acres 0 rood 34 poles
There is no formal title deed, but the land is stated to have been transferrs from the Colonial Government in 1888.

WDL No. 11 Signal Hill

WDL No. 12 WhiteField Barrack

WDL No. 13 Stonecutters Island, 1864

WDL No. 14 Married Quarters, Victoria Cantonment (Land Below Bowen Road Hospital)
This land is Freehold War Department Property.

Its area is 6.71 acres, and extends from Bowen Road to Kennedy Road.

It was purchased from the Colonial Government in 1905 at a price of $123,489 fixed by arbitration.

WDL No. 15 Devil’s Peak and Hai-Wan, 1905

WDL No. 16 NGAU TAU KOK or. Kowloon Peak, 1905

WDL No. 17 Gun Club Hill Barracks


WDL No. 18 Lion Rock Range

WDL No. 19 Lyemun Peninsula Military Reserve Land at Sywan 1887

WDL No. 20 CROWN POINT

WDL No. 21 Wong Nei Chong Gap

WDL No. 22 Mount Davis Fort, Mount Davis

195-SE-13-1959 Show the WDBS #5 WDBS #6 of WDL22

195-SW-15_1962 Show the WDBS #3

WDL No. 23 I.L. NO. 2268

WDL No. 24 Sun Wei Camp

WDL No. 25 Sun Wei Camp

WDL N0. 26 Tai Lam NT Perowne Barracks

WDL N0. 27 Tai Lam Branch Road

WDL N0. 28 Tai Lam Gun Road

WDL No. 29 Lo Wu Camp

WDL No. 30A Tai Lam Artillery Range

WDL No. 31 AN AREA ADJOINING THE SUN WAI CAMP

WDL No. 32 KING'S PARK, KOWLOON

WDL No. 33A KOWLOON HILLS

WDL No. 33. / 34 /35 TUNG LUNG ISLAND

WDL No. 36 Lo Wu Camp

WDL No. 37 Lo Wu Camp

WDL No. 38 Lo. Wu Camp

WDL No. 40 TAI TAM GAP, HONG KONG

WDL No. 41 TAI TAM GAP, HONG KONG

WDL No. 42 ??

WDL No. 43 BORRETT Road Quarters

WDL No. 44 RAZOR HILL, N.T.

WDL No. 45 & Reserve JOSS HOUSE BAY

WDL No. 46 & Reserve Apli Chau

WDL No. 47 & Reserve Cape Collision

WDL No. 48 & Reserve TUNG LUNG ISLAND(South West)

WDL.No. 49 BRAEMAR POINT (FORMERLY M.L. NO. 431, SEC A)

WDL No. 50 & Reserve Chung Hue Island (South West)

WDL No. 51 CHUNG HUE (NORTH EAST)

WDL No. 52 & Reserve High Junk Peak

WDL No. 53 & Reserve Tytam Tuk

WDL No. 54 HA KWAI CHUNG, S.D., N.T., D.D. 445 LOTS 666,667

WDL No. 55 ??

WDL No. 56 ??

WDL No. 57 ??

WDL No. 58 ??

WDL No. 59 ??

WDL No. 60 ??

WDL No. 61 ??

WDL No. 62 MARINE SIGNAL STATION BLUFF POINT, STANLEY CANTONMENT

WDL No. 63 Sham Shui Po Barracks

WDL No. 64 Signal hill

WDL No. 65  
 

WDL 66  ??
WDL 67  ??
WDL 68  Cape Collinson Military Cemetery 

Hong Kong's Admiralty Lot listing

AL No. 1 ROYAL NAVAL DOCKYARD,

AL No. 2

AL No. 3 H.M. DOCKYARD, KOWLOON

AL No. 4

AL No. 5

AL No. 6 SISTERS QUARTERS
 

AL No. 7 

AL No. 8 NAVAL STATION, PORT ISLAND 

AL No. 9

AL No. 10 NAVAL QUARTERS AT ARGYLE ST., KOWLOON

AL No. 11 NAVAL STATION, WAGLAN ISLAND 

AL No. 12 Cheung Chau

AL No. 13 Mt. Austin 

AL No. 14 NAVAL STATION, Tai O, Lantau island

AL No. 15 The Peak Sanatoria (FARM LOT NO. 63)
 

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AL No. 16 ??

AL No. 17 (MODL No. 5 after 1968)