Tang Lung Chau
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Tang Lung Chau (Template:Zh) is a islet located off the southern coast of Ma Wan island to the northwest of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is located within Tsuen Wan District[1] of the New Territories.
Lighthouse
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Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse and the former lightkeeper's house, located on Tang Lung Chau, was declared a monument on 29 December 2000.[4]
The lighthouse, also commonly known as Kap Sing Lighthouse, was put into service on 29 April 1912; it is one of the five surviving pre-war Template:Oldid2. It is a skeletal steel tower of Script error: No such module "convert". high with a white lantern on top. The steel tower and light apparatus were obtained from England. The lighthouse, unmanned and automated, is now under the management of the Marine Department.[5]
There is a bedroom, a kitchen, a latrine and a store room in the adjoining brick light keeper's house.[5] There was no spring or fresh water supply on the island so the light keeper of Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse used rainwater which was collected from the roof and then diverted into an underground tank.[5]
See also
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- List of lighthouses in Hong Kong
- Green Island Lighthouse Compound
- Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse
- Waglan Lighthouse
Gallery
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View of Ma Wan, with Tang Lung Chau in the upper part of the picture
References
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- ↑ NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 14 December 2016
- ↑ Antiquities and Monuments Office - Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse
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Further reading
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External links
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