Cape Collinson

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Cape Collinson
Traditional Chinese歌連臣角
Simplified Chinese歌连臣角
Hak Kok Tau
Traditional Chinese黑角頭
Simplified Chinese黑角头
Aerial view of Cape Collinson and Siu Sai Wan
View of Cape Collinson and Siu Sai Wan facing the waters of Tathong Channel.
Signs on Cape Collinson Road leading to many of the cemeteries in the area.

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.


Features

Cape Collinson is known for it's many large Chinese Permanent Cemeteries. There are also other cemeteries and every year more than 100,000 people visit to pay their respect for their ancestors.


Transportation

The cape is accessible within walking distance east from the Mass Transit Railway Corporation's Chai Wan station.

Link to sources that might be helpful about Cemeteries(in Chinese)

https://www.bmcpc.org.hk/tc/about/story/chaiwan/index.html