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Castle Peak beach

Castle Peak beach
Submitted by fivestar

Taken in Feburary 1947 at Castle Peak Beach.

I would have to assume the cannon has long since disappeared

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Saturday, February 1, 1947
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Submitted by tngan on Tue, 2012-11-13 16:33.

Hi there,

I remember there is more than one Canon near the pier.  Here's one of them.  The one shown in Google Maps is not the same one shown above.  Have to go and take a second look next time I go there.

Best Regards,

T

ps   This album I just found has quite a few of the canons in the area, at the pier around Kadoorie Beach.

Submitted by lolau on Tue, 2012-11-13 17:05.

You can find two cannons near Kadoorie Pier at Tsing Bik Street, Tuen Mun. One of the cannon is the photo above. The other one is in front of a house, which belongs to the Kadoorie family, pointing to the sea. 

Submitted by fivestar on Tue, 2012-11-13 19:54.

Thanks, my Father was attached to 3rd Commando Brigade encamp in Tai Lam when he took this and others.

Submitted by IDJ on Thu, 2012-11-15 10:01.

There are five cannon visible in a small area at Tuen Mun all around the periphery of the Kadoorie property, Boulder Lodge. The smaller cannon probably came from sailing junks that were well armed with such cannons at one time to ward off pirates. There are pictures of sailing junks carrying many cannon.