Pillbox 417, Sheung Kwai Chung [1937-????]
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Submitted by Rob on Wed, 2013-04-17 17:48
Current condition:
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place completed:
1937-01-01
Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Demolished
Date of last visit: May-1997
Ref: ROB-00583
Other:
Condition at last visit: Demolished
Date of last visit: May-1997
Ref: ROB-00583
Other:
Comments
Looting of Bricks
HK Telegraph 8 April 1948
Mention is made of the looting of bricks from Pillbox 417 which had caused the structure to become unsafe. Sealing the pillbox would cost $3,500.
Been looking for any trace of
Been looking for any trace of this after visiting PB411 ... Your marker is on a small erosion gully, which is also a shortcut with ropes going up to the flat hilltop where more illegal gardening can be found. We've been exploring here and there among those gardens, only came across part of the ruin of what was believed to be a small pond, so we it's unlikely to be related to military purpose.
I've been wondering why was the PB on the slope facing 411, instead of located on the other side of the hill?
We kept searching along the ridge following a path leading to the AMS Training Ground.