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E) Air Defences

Submitted by Suziepie on Sat, 03/31/2012 - 12:07

Air Defences

It has also to be mentioned that the Colony’s air defences were practically nil. In the now-remote pre-war years effective air defence appeared to be impracticable, because the limited land area of Hong Kong affords little space for airfields. The lessons of the war, however, may suggest methods of overcoming that difficulty. Neighbouring small islands could be flattened and converted into “airstrips.”

The Pokfulam Conduit

Submitted by David on Fri, 03/11/2011 - 12:13

In early Hong Kong, you got your water from wells or streams. The first attempt to provide a more reliable source was the Pokfulam Reservoir, and its associated conduit. The conduit carried water round the island from the reservoir, following the hillside above Pokfulam Road, and ending near the junction of Albany Road and Robinson Road.

There are still plenty of signs of this old water system. Pokfulam reservoir is the most obvious, clear to anyone looking south from the Peak:

Pokfulam Conduit, visible at street level 1 [1877- ]

Submitted by tngan on Sun, 03/06/2011 - 19:01

Hi there,

This would be difficult to mark as the Pokfulam Conduit runs along approximately the 150 contour line on maps.  Some sections of it are visible from Pokfulam Road and some of the side roadsm, for some other section you may walk atop of it.  Some had been under developed sites like Queen Mary Hospital.

I had an impression that the conduit, which is still in use today, had been graded.

Tai Tam Tuk Pumping Station [1908- ]

Submitted by David on Mon, 11/22/2010 - 21:04

Here's the AAB's Historic Building Appraisal. Unfortunately I didn't read it until after the visit, or I'd have looked for the loopholes and air raid shelter.

Historic Building Appraisal
Tai Tam Tuk Pumping Station
(Engine House, Chimney Shaft, Senior Staff Quarters & two Staff Quarters)
Tai Tam Reservoir Road, Tai Tam, Hong Kong

Historical Interest

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