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18dayshk Documenting the temporality of Wartime structures in Hong Kong; their importance to memorialise, to

Nestled in the hills by the Closed Frontier of Sha Tau Kok is the village of Shan Tsui and what is a rare example of Jap...
19/02/2024

Nestled in the hills by the Closed Frontier of Sha Tau Kok is the village of Shan Tsui and what is a rare example of Japanese-built bunkers used to secure a stronghold on the occupied territories of Hong Kong. Follow The Battle of Hong Kong in 1941, Japan took the territory. Though seen as part of WWII it was long planned and achieved through the Japanese advancement through China during the second Sino-Japanese from 1937 on.
Though several structures are easily visible from the main path, the best trenches and bunkers take a little more effort to explore. Uniquely, there is still a frame and rook to part of one trench showing how it once looked.

Air Raid Tunnels and shelters where constructed rapidly across Hong Kong ahead of the Battle of Hong Kong. Bullet marks ...
30/04/2022

Air Raid Tunnels and shelters where constructed rapidly across Hong Kong ahead of the Battle of Hong Kong. Bullet marks in Central show nowhere was safe. Some shelters are in plain sight today such as one leading to Government House or ones with entrances covered such as the Insta wall at Fortess Hill MTR. Or you could build your own! Hong Kong Builders Magazine shows you how.

Air Raid Tunnels and shelters where constructed rapidly across Hong Kong ahead of the Battle of Hong Kong. Many are stil...
30/04/2022

Air Raid Tunnels and shelters where constructed rapidly across Hong Kong ahead of the Battle of Hong Kong. Many are still in plain sight today such as one leading to Government House or ones with entrances covered but tunnels intact such as by the public toilets on Queens Road Central and the Insta wall at Fortess Hill MTR. Or build your own! Hong Kong Builders Magazine shows you how.

At Mount Davis, abandoned military structures litter your hike. This is an every changing landscape with nature controll...
28/04/2022

At Mount Davis, abandoned military structures litter your hike. This is an every changing landscape with nature controlling the redesign creating an eerie beauty.

Jubliee Battery below Mount Davis, once abandoned, is now conserved and protected in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Universit...
27/04/2022

Jubliee Battery below Mount Davis, once abandoned, is now conserved and protected in the Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex. A rare protection of a miltary site in the city.

Mount Davis, the site of skirmishes and Japanese shelling during WW2 is today an abandoned site of many structures. Natu...
26/04/2022

Mount Davis, the site of skirmishes and Japanese shelling during WW2 is today an abandoned site of many structures. Nature is redesigning the site leaving an eerie beauty in the decay.

18dayshk Mount Davis, the site of skirmishes and Japanese shelling during WW2 is today an abandoned site of many structu...
26/04/2022

18dayshk Mount Davis, the site of skirmishes and Japanese shelling during WW2 is today an abandoned site of many structures. Nature is redesigning the site leaving an eerie beauty in the decay.

In Jardines Lookout on the Wilson trail JLO2 is also concreted shut to 'protect it'. Part of the Site of a 16 hour Battl...
26/04/2022

In Jardines Lookout on the Wilson trail JLO2 is also concreted shut to 'protect it'. Part of the Site of a 16 hour Battle, the relic is left to return to nature.Used the 1938 Japanese Konishiroku Semi Pearl, time appropriate again light leaks and all! Fujicolor Pro 400H film.

19th December 1941 a 16hour Battle ended with the Japanese overtaking the British Posts at Jardines Lookout. JLO1 Pillbo...
26/04/2022

19th December 1941 a 16hour Battle ended with the Japanese overtaking the British Posts at Jardines Lookout. JLO1 Pillbox is concreted shut to 'protect' it.Tried a 1938 Japanese Konishiroku Semi Pearl camera. Time approriate! with light leaks! Fujicolor Pro 400H film.

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The Wong Nai Chung Gap West Brigade saw some of the most savage fighting of the battle of Hong Kong. Some of the bunkers...
24/04/2022

The Wong Nai Chung Gap West Brigade saw some of the most savage fighting of the battle of Hong Kong. Some of the bunkers bear bullet scars. All within range of hiking trails, they have been heavily vandalised, repeatedly concreted closed and broken into. The HQ building are open to the elements

18dayshk A famous Insta spot where you would expect to queue for your 1 minute shoot. Cape Collinson North and south bat...
24/04/2022

18dayshk A famous Insta spot where you would expect to queue for your 1 minute shoot. Cape Collinson North and south batteries were built in 1938 and ordered destroyed as the British pulled out of the area. Never fully destroyed by the British, hikers and the sea have caused one to collapse in the last few years with the other overrun suffering daily damage.

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