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APL Container vessel passes Tsing Yi power station 1991

On Flickr erroneously attributed to Lamma Power Station.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1991

Tsing Yi Power Station (1970's)

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1970

Uploaded with kind permission from Gammon Construction Limited, Hong Kong. The power station is one of their projects.

tsing yi power station map

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1997

From: Demolition of Tsing Yi Power Station - Non-Blasting Option:
Volume II - Main Report
December 1997

Source here.

Tsing Yi Power Station chimney demolition

Text on Flickr:

Early Sunday morning (15/11/1998), each charged with 57 Kg of Emulex plus gold nugget boosters, the felling of five chimneys at Tsing Yi Power Station, Hong Kong. 10 secs in all (2 secs delay between each detonation), a record as this newspaper cutting reports; many thanks and all photo/journalistic credits to the Apple Daily for reporting the event. All chimneys fell exactly as planned, an exciting job to be involved in ! How lovely, not many folk get the chance to blow up their work place !!

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1998

Tsing Yi Power Station [1966-1998]

Date Place completed: 
c.1966-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
1998-11-15

Construction of the Tsing Yi Power Plant started in 1966, the first turbine was commissioned in April 1969. It was oil fired, a tank farm was built next to it. From 1968 onwards, five chimneys were set up. During the 1970's and 1970's, the plant (together with the Hok Yuen Plant) produced electricity for Kowloon and the New Territories, sometimes for Mainland China. 

Panorama of just reclaimed Lai Chi Kok Bay in 1979

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1979

The bay was just filled in, before the swimming pool, library etc were put in.

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