HKG 1960s Mike's photos
Sai Kung
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Submitted by mike
Date picture taken (may be approximate):
Friday, April 4, 1969
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Connections:
- Sai Kung shows Place Lobster Bay [????- ]
- Sai Kung shows Place Shelter Island / Ngau Mei Chau [????- ]
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Sai Kung 1969
Great photo.
I take my dogs running down to this spot often. It is right at the end of Clearwater bay, Lung Ha Wan road, just before the horse riding school.
In the summer its used by learner divers to do their open water section.
The concrete ramp on the right was blown up in the 80's (I beleive) because smugglers were using it to drive cars onto fast boats. The current riding school is where there use to be some big guns protecting the Sai Kung area from the sea.
Lobster Bay and Shelter Island
I've dived here myself on a couple of occassions. Never seen a picture of the ramp intact before though. I believe it was blown up by the army sometime in the 90's to prevent smugglers driving cars down into their high speed boats. Thanks for sharing Mike.
photo is flipped
I've just realised that Mike's picture of Shelter Island is actually flipped. I took this picture in July showing the proper orientation.
You can see what remains of the concrete ramp :-)
Well spotted, I've flipped it
Well spotted, I've flipped it round the right way.
Regards, David