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Hankow-Canton Railway Building [????-????]

Submitted by David on Thu, 2011-11-10 18:13

The building is mentioned in Pauline's Post:

[...] the Hankow-Canton Railway Building on Middle Road just off Nathan Road.

and in these comments:

It was built originally as an hotel, was at some stage taken over by the army and used as some sort of headquarters, and eventually housed the Resettlement Department in the 1970s.

Previous place(s) at this location: 
Houses on Middle Road next to Blackhead Point [1915-????]
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1950 Military Installations Closed Areas

Far East Farm Camp [1949-????]

Submitted by 80sKid on Mon, 2011-04-04 12:24
Date Place completed: 
1949-01-01

Seems to have been used post WWII, especially during Korean War. Location from a mapsite; certainly was around Castle Peak area

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Military
Army
Former British Army Camps
Korean War
1950 Military Installations Closed Areas

Tai Shek Mo / Crest Hill [????- ]

Submitted by Unknown user (not verified) on Mon, 2011-02-14 14:51

The closest place to Shenzen that is outside of the restricted area.  Used to be used by the British military for listening/watching as well as for exercises.

Can be reached via roads or more interestingly by a short hike from Ho Sheung Heung.

Some old pictures: http://www.4regtra-reunion.org.uk/16005.html

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1950 Military Installations Closed Areas

Former RAF Officers' Mess, Kai Tak [1934- ]

Submitted by David on Thu, 2010-12-02 10:57
Date Place completed: 
c.1934-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
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RAF
proposed grade 2 listed building
grade 1 listed building
1950 Military Installations Closed Areas

RAF Batty's Belvedere [????-????]

Submitted by David on Mon, 2010-10-18 21:49

Some of the entries for RAF Little Sai Wan mention going to work at the listening station at the top of the Peak, called "Batty's Belvedere".

It's very close to the site of the old building, The Eyrie.

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Chatham Road Camp [1946-1977]

Submitted by David on Tue, 2010-06-29 20:48
Date Place completed: 
1946-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
1977-01-01

Dates and location approximate for now. It appears in photos of the area from the 1940s on. IDJ writes:

That whole area was covered with Nissen Huts and military playing fields up until at least the 1970s and probably until about the time the first Cross Harbour Tunnel was built.

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golden boy
chapter 2
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