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'''Cape Collinson''' ({{zh|t=歌連臣角}}), also '''Hak Kok Tau''' ({{zh|t=黑角頭|labels=no}}), is a cape located near [[Ngan Wan]] between [[Siu Sai Wan]] and [[Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong Island|Big Wave Bay]] at the eastmost point of [[Hong Kong Island]]. It faces [[Tathong Channel]]. |
'''Cape Collinson''' ({{zh|t=歌連臣角}}), also '''Hak Kok Tau''' ({{zh|t=黑角頭|labels=no}}), is a cape located near [[Ngan Wan]] between [[Siu Sai Wan]] and [[Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong Island|Big Wave Bay]] at the eastmost point of [[Hong Kong Island]]. It faces [[Tathong Channel]]. |
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==Name== |
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The cape is named for [[Major-General]] Thomas Bernard Collinson (1821-1902), a [[Royal Engineers]] surveyor in Hong Kong and later in [[New Zealand]], who, then lieutenant, helped survey [[Hong Kong Island]] from 1843-46.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081012120742/http://members.cox.net/ghgraham/thomascollinson1821.html "Thomas Bernard Collinson (1821-1902)"], by Philip Heath</ref><ref>{{Cite book|publisher=Institution of Civil Engineers|title=Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Vol. 150|date=1902}}</ref> |
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==How to go there? What does it have?== |
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==Features== |
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[[Cape Collinson Road]] runs from [[Chai Wan]] up the slope of [[Pottinger Peak]] to the east coast until it reaches south of the [[Cape Collinson Correctional Institution]] in [[Tso Tui Wan]]. Right before reaching the east coast, the road intersects with the connection point of a hiking route<ref>[http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/tc/healthy/hiking/road_sky/road_sky2.html "Hiking Scheme"], by Leisure and Cultural Services Department</ref> running south from Siu Sai Wan Promenade (via [[Leaping Dragon Walk]]) to [[Shek O Country Park]] and Big Wave Bay (via [[Pottinger Peak Country Trail]]<ref>[http://hiking.gov.hk/eng/trail_list/country_trail/Pottinger_Peak_Country_Trail/Route_Map.htm "Enjoy Hiking"], by Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department</ref>). Siu Sai Wan Promenade connects with Cape Collinson Path, another hiking path which runs east near the cape where a [[lighthouse]] is erected. |
[[Cape Collinson Road]] runs from [[Chai Wan]] up the slope of [[Pottinger Peak]] to the east coast until it reaches south of the [[Cape Collinson Correctional Institution]] in [[Tso Tui Wan]]. Right before reaching the east coast, the road intersects with the connection point of a hiking route<ref>[http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/tc/healthy/hiking/road_sky/road_sky2.html "Hiking Scheme"], by Leisure and Cultural Services Department</ref> running south from Siu Sai Wan Promenade (via [[Leaping Dragon Walk]]) to [[Shek O Country Park]] and Big Wave Bay (via [[Pottinger Peak Country Trail]]<ref>[http://hiking.gov.hk/eng/trail_list/country_trail/Pottinger_Peak_Country_Trail/Route_Map.htm "Enjoy Hiking"], by Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department</ref>). Siu Sai Wan Promenade connects with Cape Collinson Path, another hiking path which runs east near the cape where a [[lighthouse]] is erected. |
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There are SOOO many cemeteries and I can't even remember all of them! One of them is Cape Collinson Chinese Permanent Cemetery. |
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There are many [[cemeteries]] (for example [[Sai Wan War Cemetery]]) and [[columbarium|columbria]] adjacent to Cape Collinson Road, near Chai Wan under the western slope of Pottinger Peak, some distance from Cape Collinson itself. |
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==Transportation== |
==Transportation== |
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You can park in the housing estates near the cemeteries or take MTR and cross the plaza and walk up the hill. It is very high and tilted. |
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The cape is accessible within walking distance east from the [[MTR|Mass Transit Railway Corporation's]] [[Chai Wan]] station. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 05:45, 21 December 2019
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Cape Collinson (Chinese: 歌連臣角), also Hak Kok Tau (黑角頭), is a cape located near Ngan Wan between Siu Sai Wan and Big Wave Bay at the eastmost point of Hong Kong Island. It faces Tathong Channel.
How to go there? What does it have?
Cape Collinson Road runs from Chai Wan up the slope of Pottinger Peak to the east coast until it reaches south of the Cape Collinson Correctional Institution in Tso Tui Wan. Right before reaching the east coast, the road intersects with the connection point of a hiking route[1] running south from Siu Sai Wan Promenade (via Leaping Dragon Walk) to Shek O Country Park and Big Wave Bay (via Pottinger Peak Country Trail[2]). Siu Sai Wan Promenade connects with Cape Collinson Path, another hiking path which runs east near the cape where a lighthouse is erected.
There are SOOO many cemeteries and I can't even remember all of them! One of them is Cape Collinson Chinese Permanent Cemetery.
Transportation
You can park in the housing estates near the cemeteries or take MTR and cross the plaza and walk up the hill. It is very high and tilted.
References
- ^ "Hiking Scheme", by Leisure and Cultural Services Department
- ^ "Enjoy Hiking", by Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department
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