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Pillbox 058a, Junction of Queen's Rd E., Hennessy Rd., Queensway [1941-????]

Submitted by David on Fri, 2008-09-19 11:49
Date Place completed: 
1941-01-01

[2022 Updated with corrections from Rob]

This photo by Harrison Forman gives a clear view of the pillbox.

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Pillbox 057, Wanchai (Hennessy Rd / Johnston Rd / Stewart Rd) [1939-????]

Submitted by David on Sun, 2008-09-14 13:24
Date Place completed: 
1939-01-01

UWM's Harrison Forman collection has several photos of this area and the pillbox in 1941 (see below).

Interesting to see there was a gas station on the junction even then, and apparently under the same management. In 1941 the station sign says 'Texaco', and today's station is the ground floor of a building named Caltex House, Texaco being an ancestor of the Caltex brand.

Some points for discussion:

1. Direction.

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Pillbox 007, Kai Lung Wan / Kellett Bay [1939-????]

Submitted by David on Wed, 2008-09-10 12:18
Date Place completed: 
1939-01-01

As usual, the pillbox was built on the old shoreline. In this case, the shore of Kellett Bay.

The bay has been reclaimed, and is now the site of the Wah Kwai Housing Estate. The estate took its first residents in 1990, so the reclamation will have been before then.

I took a walk around the back of the estate, but there is no sign of the pillbox. The hillside slopes have been cut back as part of building the estate, so I guess the pillbox was demolished at that time.

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Pillbox 019, Middle Bay [1939-????]

Submitted by Unknown user (not verified) on Mon, 2008-07-21 13:05
Date Place completed: 
1939-01-01

Hi there,

I was walking from Repulse Bay to Deep Water Bay yesterday, taking pictures using my zoom lens.  When I browse over one of those pointing towards Middle Bay I recognize a familiar feature right next to the swimming area boundary.

I'll send the photo in later for verification.

T

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Pillbox 072 [1939-????]

Submitted by David on Thu, 2008-07-17 20:42
Date Place completed: 
1939-01-01

The coastal pillboxes were numbered anti-clockwise around HK island, from 1 to 72, so this was the one with the highest number.

The map is not very clear, so the location is only an estimate. If it is still there, it should be visible from the ferry to Lamma - I'll take a look next time I head out that way.

If you have any memories or photos of how this looked, please leave a comment below.

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Pillbox 030, Turtle Cove [1939- ]

Submitted by David on Wed, 2008-06-25 10:30
Date Place completed: 
1939-01-01

If you are looking from the beach out to sea, this pillbox is at the back of the beach on your left.

As you walk towards it you'll see it has a metal door in good condition (not the original). I guess it is used as a store room for the people working at the beach.

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Pillbox 008, Aberdeen Praya [1939-????]

Submitted by David on Tue, 2008-05-20 13:58
Date Place completed: 
1939-01-01

I was expecting the pillboxes around Aberdeen to have been demolished already, so I was very pleased to get this email from Thomas:

I think I have bumped into one of these in March and didn't realise it.  Here is an old photo of the location.

Pillbox 008

Now the location is boarded up for slope maintenance.

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Pillbox 006, Pok Po Wan / Waterfall Bay [1939- ]

Submitted by David on Tue, 2008-05-13 11:30
Date Place completed: 
1939-01-01

The wartime map shows this pillbox on the shoreline.

The pillbox is mentioned several times in documents related to the Telegraph Bay redevelopment, which was later named Cyberport. First there is the 'Final EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) Report for Agreement No CE 92/97' which says:

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Pillbox 005, Kong Sin Wan / Telegraph Bay [1939-????]

Submitted by David on Sat, 2008-05-10 17:39
Date Place completed: 
1939-01-01

The wartime map shows this pillbox on the pre-reclamation shoreline.

I don't know if there are any traces of the pillbox remaining, but if you have any memories or photos of where it was and how it looked, please leave a comment below.

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Pillbox 004, Kong Sin Wan / Telegraph Bay / Cyberport [1939-????]

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2008-05-10 17:22
Date Place completed: 
1939-01-01

The wartime map shows this pillbox was on the shoreline, before Telegraph Bay was reclaimed and became the Cyberport development.

I don't know if there are any traces of the pillbox remaining? I thought I had seen a photo on the internet recently, with a comment that it was soon to disappear. But this report before the cyberport development started suggests it may have been left untouched:

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