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c.1905
1918
1918

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Tai Koo Access Ramp [????-????]

Submitted by JL on

This was a temporary access ramp that was used before the Chai Wan Depot was constructed. This Access Ramp is supposed to connect to an at-grade Temporary Depot's southwest around today's Lei King Wan. The access ramp leads eastwards from the existing Tai Koo Siding through a retaining wall near Po Yeung Court. After the Chai Wan Depot was built, the temporary depot was demolished and the access ramp's undergrade areas were filled in. Today, the remains are still seen on the retaining wall mounted near Po Yeung Court as two tunnels filled in with sand. 

 

Kai Tak Reclamation 1916-1924- Kowloon Bay

Submitted by Chinarail on

To meet Hong Kong's desperate shortage of housing ( a problem which has never been resolved) the largest reclamation project emabarked upon since Hong Kong's foundation was commenced in Kowloon Bay by the Kai Tak Land Investment Co. , founded in 1912 by Sir Kai Ho-kai ( born as Ho Shan-kai 何栖啟 ) and property developer Au Tack ( 區德 )