Military road building in the New Territories | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Military road building in the New Territories

Military road building in the New Territories
Submitted by IDJ
Authors: 
IDJ
Tags: 
ex-military site

The actual location may still be identifiable by the raised 'pimple' on the far hillside

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Saturday, October 15, 1949
Gallery: 
1940s Hong Kong
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Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 2021-08-23 15:22.

Given the clamour for a new road to the NT, I guess the photo has to do with the commencment of the Route TWSK Project.The pimply hill may be this one here

Submitted by philk on Mon, 2021-08-23 23:38.

this is the famous Kwun Yam Shan. I'm sure one of the former soldiers who has posted on Gwulo said he and his fellow soldiers called it "Betty Grable's nipple" :)

From the angle this looks like the Lam Tsuen valley looking southwest towards the gap that leads into Pat Heung, which would mean this is most likely Lam Kam Road.

Submitted by moddsey on Tue, 2021-08-24 00:30.

Thanks Phil for the clarification. 

Submitted by tailamRE on Tue, 2022-03-01 00:40.

This could possibly be the start of Route Twisk which was started around 1949+?. 54 Sqn RE were billeted at Sek Kong and they with the plant troop worked on Twisk which came out at Tsuen Wan around 53+?.

Submitted by philk on Tue, 2022-03-01 05:33.

route twisk is on the other side of the gap (on the right) formed by Kwun yam shan. This location is between Taipo and Fanling.

Submitted by tailamRE on Thu, 2022-03-03 00:27.

My thanks Phil for your reply. I know that 54 Fld Sdn RE were at Fanling around '49 onwards which made me think that was the start of TWSK. Was it not 54 that built TWISK with their plant troop?.