Old mine east of the Twins [????- ] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Old mine east of the Twins [????- ]

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Submitted by scottp on Sun, 2020-07-19 14:44
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Ruin
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Submitted by David on Thu, 2020-07-23 19:01.

That looks a lot tougher rock than the usual crumbly stuff the tunnels are dug through.

Is it just a straight tunnel into the hill, or does it have multiple branches / entrances?

Submitted by scottp on Thu, 2020-07-23 23:08.

Hi David, yes it was solid rock, there were two chambers but possibly more - one went straight ahead and stopped, and the other made a right turn, then another right turn - possibly another exit but we didn't go to the bottom of it. Could more or less stand up in it. Lots of frogs!

Submitted by scottp on Mon, 2020-08-10 12:59.

One of the hikers with us on that day has found this link which matches what we found: https://industrialhistoryhk.org/mystery-buildings-near-stanley-industrial-connection/ - I will update the references from Japanese tunnel to old mine and send that website a link to this page too. We did see the foundations of one building nearby but not the remains of a rail track or anything else industrial. Need to go back some time with a machete and better prepared.