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Tai Long Pai (Tathong Rock) Beacon [1964- ]

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 07/08/2020 - 02:41

From Lighthouses of China: Hong Kong  

1964. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); four red flashes every 15 s. 13 m (43 ft) concrete tripod tower. [...] Located on a rock in the Tathong (Tai Long) Channel about 3 km (2 mi) north of Cape D'Aguilar. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. HK-094; Admiralty P3575.4; NGA 19349.

Gap Rock Lighthouse [1892- ]

Submitted by David on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 18:21

(Switch to the satellite view - click here - to get a better view of the lighthouse.)

There is some background on the lighthouse in the comments to this photo on Flickr.

The document "Hong Kong's Lighthouses and the men who manned them" says the light first shone in April 1892, and continued in use until the Japanese invasion in 1941.