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Pillbox 038, Chai Wan [1939-????]

Date Place completed: 
1939-01-01
Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Demolished
Date of last visit: Feb-1996
Ref: ROB-00640
Other: Destroyed during fighting

Pillbox 059, Central [1939-????]

Date Place completed: 
1939-01-01
Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Demolished
Date of last visit: Jul-1998
Ref: ROB-00664
Other: Unusual shape. Damaged/abandoned

Wong Nei Chong Gap PB 1, Wong Nei Chong Gap [1940- ]

Date Place completed: 
1940-01-01
Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Intact
Date of last visit: Jun-1994
Ref: ROB-00697
Other: Battle damage. Sealed closed.

Wong Nei Chong Gap PB 2, Wong Nei Chong Gap [1940- ]

Date Place completed: 
1940-01-01
Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Intact
Date of last visit: Jun-1994
Ref: ROB-00698
Other:

Tai Tam Gap PB 2, Tai Tam Gap [1940- ]

Date Place completed: 
1940-01-01
Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Intact
Date of last visit: Nov-1999
Ref: ROB-00693
Other:

Kennedy Town PB 2, Kennedy Town [1940- ]

Date Place completed: 
1940-01-01

Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Not found - believed demolished
Date of last visit: Jun-1998
Ref: ROB-00686
Other:

Though I didn't see any signs of the pillbox in 1998, I've since received a photo showing an unmistakable ruin of a pillbox wall. 

Kennedy Town PB 1, Kennedy Town [1940- ]

Date Place completed: 
1940-01-01

A pillbox above Chiu Yuen Cemetery.

4 Oct 2012 Update: I've changed title from "Pillbox in Chiu Yuen Cemetery" to Rob's description. Here are his other records about this PB:

Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Intact
Date of last visit: Jul-1997
Ref: ROB-00685
Other: Interior modified by Japanese?

Pillbox 031, Tung Ah Tsuen [1939- ]

Date Place completed: 
1939-01-01

I went for a little walk a couple of weeks ago from Tai Tam to Shek O. Along the way I took a couple of photos of the Pillbox right on the waters edge opposite Red Hill.

Pillbox besides main dam of Upper Aberdeen Reservoir [1940- ]

Date Place completed: 
1940-01-01

This vent prompted me to go after it.

This appears to be one of those waterworks stone markers to me. 

Pillbox 012, Po Chong Wan [1939-????]

Date Place completed: 
1939-01-01

The position of PB12 where the one legged Chinese Admiral Chan Chak's escape launch was shot up from as his party were escaping to find the 2nd MTB Flotilla.

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