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Cape Collinson Lighthouse

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Cape Collinson Lighthouse
Submitted by mike
Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Tuesday, April 4, 1961
Gallery: 
1960s Mike Cussans' photos
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Submitted by harryhktc on Wed, 2013-12-11 06:49.

Don't think so, Mike. But your pic does look like its taken somewhere along the CWB Road.

The building on the headland in your photo has a quite distinctive conical-shaped tower which may provide a clue to identifying the place.

Could it be looking across Silverstrand Bay towards Ngau Mei Chau (Shelter Island) the headland being Ngam Tau Sha ?

I remember Run Run Shaw in those days had studios at CWB and built some remarkable outdoor film sets there !

This is how Hebe Haven looked in 1963 - there were even more boats moored there before Typhoon Wanda in late 1962.

Hebe Haven - Pak Sha Wan - 1964

Submitted by HO Lim-peng on Wed, 2013-12-11 01:51.
I wonder if it could be Cape Collinson light, which I have read was substantially altered on 1966,but I am not certain about the topography.

Submitted by 80sKid on Wed, 2013-12-11 13:04.

Certainly looks right from the shape of the hill in modern photo below; so in the background would be where all the reclamation and landfill are on the western side of Clearwater Bay
http://imgcdn.geocaching.com/cache/large/7f4c8fdd-fe8c-478c-b9e1-2cbe0a56b3dd.jpg

 

Submitted by vhhhatc on Wed, 2013-12-11 13:22.

If we flip the photo the coastline looks very much alike with morden photo below the lighthouse.

Submitted by kitsonkwang2012 on Fri, 2015-08-28 01:29.

Dear Everybody:

I remember that the lighthouse is Hak Kok Tau Lighthouse (Cape Collinson Lighthouse) [黑角頭燈塔]. The upper side of the Lighthouse is FAT TONG CHAU (JUNK ISLAND) [佛堂洲] . Well, the upper position of JUNK ISLAND is a sharp peak that is TIU YUE YUNG (HIGH JUNK PEAK) [釣魚翁]. The left top seashore side is PAK SHING KOK [百勝角]. Therefore, the sea must be JUNK BAY (TSEUNG KWAN O).

In my opinion, This place is in Cape Collinson Road [歌連臣角道] nearby Siu Sai Wan East [小西灣以東].

Thank you for your attention.Best Wishes and a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

USER: kitsonkwang2012  EDIT DATE: 28ANG2015  V_(;->)_V

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2015-08-30 12:12.

Thanks for all the comments. I've flipped the photo horizontally, and also updated the title from "Is This Hebe Haven?".