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15c/22 Milestone at Castle Peak Road, Tai Lam Section [????- ]

Mini milestone just beside a manhole. What does the letter c mean here ... circa? It's so small that it doesn't seem to be meant for the drivers, is it for some kind of construction purpose?

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Photo_HH9.5C

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2021

(Probably) Close-up shot of Hiram's Hwy MS 9 1/2 @December 2021.

Photo_HH9.5

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2021

(Probably) Hiram's Hwy MS 9 1/2 @December 2021.

img_20220307_ms9_1/2.jpg

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2022

Disappeared?

Tai Mo Shan 2 milestone [c.1930- ]

Date Place completed: 
c.1930-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Location is approximate, not shown on maps

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MS 8 [and reverse 48.5] CPR.jpg

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2022

MS 6 CPR_relic.jpg

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2022

Ting Kok Road Undentified MS

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2021

I was cycling into Tai Mei Tuk when I saw this at Ting Kok Village next to the cycling lane. It is on the spot of Mile 4.5, though there is no record of having a MS on every 1/2 mile on Ting Kok Road...

Tung Chung Road 0.25 mile is also similar to this design, but they both don't have markings...

A small extract

I was going through some of my map books of Hong Kong when I found some small passages (not much info) inside. Extract sentences below.

At that time the British Hong Kong Government didn't apply the metric system (Year 1977) yet and the MSs' were sprung up all over Castle Peak Road. It was anoymous who and when those were taken away.

 

MS 51 Tai Po Road.png

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