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Shing Mun Reservoir Main Dam
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Commenced in 1923, the construction of Shing Mun Reservoir took 14 years to complete. The massive scale of the project meant that water could be supplied to cater to the needs of the residents of Kowloon Peninsula, but also to relieve the pressure on demand on densely populated Hong Kong Island via the cross-harbour mains, and this made it the largest reservoir of the pre-war period to provide water for both sides of the harbour.
The memorial stones at Shing Mun Reservoir and Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir are the only two memorial stones that were erected to mark the completion of the two largest reservoirs in the New Territories and on Hong Kong Island respectively built before the Second World...
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One of the interesting things to see at Shing Mun Reservoir is the Memorial Stone located on the southwest end of the reservoir dam. The memorial is one of two dedicated to early reservoirs built in Hong Kong to supply fresh water to residences before WWII.
What you find here is a memorial stone from the government of Hong Kong with a brief historical record of the establishment of the Shing Mun Reservoir in 1937. It is fixed into a granite brick wall on the roadside next to the reservoir.
Have a brief look at the Shing Mun Reservoir Memorial Stone before continuing onward with your hike around the reservoir, the War Relics trail or other sightseeing endeavours...
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The largest WWII British war preparations and remains in Hong Kong, with actual attack by the Japanese troops happened in December 1941. Mostly in intact, thanks to the clean up by some volunteers, and quite a section of these tunnels and trenches are walkable, best with a headlight or torch. Interesting to find the tunnels are named after some famous shopping streets in London, and if one reads carefully from the information boards around one can easily figure out the approximation of the war event at that time, though the vegetation cover has been increased a lot, blurring the picture or viewing angle...
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