Green Island and its lighthouse.Green Island and Little Green Island viewed across Sulphur Channel. The Sai Wan Swimming Shed is visible in the foreground.
Green Island is largely uninhabited and at the east coast is Green Island Reception Centre and Green Island Police Station. On the top of the hill is an office of the Marine Department and a lighthouse southwest guides the ships in Sulphur Channel.
The buildings of the Green Island Lighthouse Compound were declared as monuments, In 2008.[4] The historic buildings include the two lighthouses built in 1875 and 1905 and the European quarters of the lighthouse compound. These three buildings are individually Grade II historic buildings.[5]
The first lighthouse, 12 metres (39 ft) tall and constructed of granite, began operation on 1 July 1875. There are two cross-shaped openings on its wall for ventilation and lighting. The openings resemble gun-posts like those found in medieval European castles. These are of the same construction as those found on the Cape Collinson Lighthouse at Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island.[6] It was later disused in 1905 because the building was too small to carry the lens from the Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse.[7]
Construction began on a second lighthouse in 1904, completed in 1905, which was originally intended to house the Cape D’Aguilar light. Built of granite and concrete, sitting beside its predecessor, the newer lighthouse is 17.5 metres (57 ft) tall, painted white, with a steel-caged lantern on top. A concrete spiral staircase with rails gives access to the lantern room. An upper floor was added to the keeper's house in 1923 and the lighthouse was automated in the 1970s. The two lighthouses, along with Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse, Waglan Island Lighthouse and Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse (Kap Sing Lighthouse) are the only prewar lighthouses remaining.[7]
Living quarters and houseedit
The keeper's house has a flat roof and is designed in an 'L' shape. The house has arched windows and hanging eaves.[7]
The quarters was converted to the Police Recreation Centre for an unknown time. It is currently leased to the Wu Oi Christian Centre as a youth drug treatment rehabilitation centre.[7]
Green Island Reception Centreedit
The Green Island Reception Centre (青洲羈押中心) was historically used as a temporary reception centre for Vietnamese refugees. As of 1997, it was used to accommodate Vietnamese illegal immigrants (VIIs) temporarily for quarantine purposes. The Centre was then managed by the CSD.[8]
The island is densely covered with woodland and tall scrub. A total of 150 plant species and a large variety of butterfly species has been found. One ant species not previously found elsewhere in Hong Kong was recorded on Green Island. The locally rare reef egret and white-bellied sea eagle have been seen on the island.
Air trafficedit
Green Island is an important reporting point for location aviation in Hong Kong for entry to Victoria Harbour by air. All local traffic flying into or out of the harbour must report overhead Green Island. As the harbour is quite narrow and aviation traffic can be heavy at times due to the large number of helicopters and light aircraft, Green Island can also act as a holding point before permission to enter is granted by air traffic control.
Weather stationedit
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Shelved reclamation planedit
In the 1990s, the Hong Kong Government proposed reclaiming approximately 181 hectares (450 acres) of land from Sulphur Channel to provide accommodation for a population of 103,465 and more road infrastructure. This included a coastal highway from Kennedy Town to Aberdeen (then called Route 7) and a fourth cross-harbour tunnel to a proposed container port at North Lantau.[9] This proposal was shelved due to strong opposition from environmental concern groups.[citation needed]
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Green Island is an island off the northwest coast of Kennedy Town Hong Kong Island separated by the Sulphur Channel A smaller island nearby to the east uninhabited is called Little Green Island 小青洲 Administratively the two islands are part of Central and Western District 2 3 Green Island and Little Green Island viewed from Hong Kong Island Green Island LighthouseGreen Island Lighthouse in 2013 LocationGreen Island Green Island Central and Western District Hong Kong People s Republic of ChinaCoordinates22 17 01 N 114 06 41 E 22 283725 N 114 111281 E 22 283725 114 111281TowerConstructed1875 first Constructiongranite tower both Height12 metres 39 ft first 17 5 metres 57 ft current Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern current cylindrical tower and lantern removed first Markingswhite tower and lanternHeritagedeclared monuments of Hong Kong LightFirst lit1905 current Focal height37 metres 121 ft current Lens4th order Fresnel lens first 1st order Fresnel lens current Range16 nmi 30 km 18 mi CharacteristicFl W 10s Hong Kong no HK 069 1 Chinese nameChinese青洲TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinQingzhōuHakkaRomanizationCiang5 ziu1Yue CantoneseYale RomanizationChing jauJyutpingCing1 zau1 Green Island and its lighthouse Green Island and Little Green Island viewed across Sulphur Channel The Sai Wan Swimming Shed is visible in the foreground Contents 1 Buildings 1 1 Lighthouse compound 1 2 Living quarters and house 1 3 Green Island Reception Centre 2 Flora and fauna 3 Air traffic 4 Weather station 5 Shelved reclamation plan 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBuildings editGreen Island is largely uninhabited and at the east coast is Green Island Reception Centre and Green Island Police Station On the top of the hill is an office of the Marine Department and a lighthouse southwest guides the ships in Sulphur Channel Lighthouse compound edit It has been suggested that this section be split out into another article titled Green Island Lighthouse Compound Discuss November 2021 The buildings of the Green Island Lighthouse Compound were declared as monuments In 2008 4 The historic buildings include the two lighthouses built in 1875 and 1905 and the European quarters of the lighthouse compound These three buildings are individually Grade II historic buildings 5 The first lighthouse 12 metres 39 ft tall and constructed of granite began operation on 1 July 1875 There are two cross shaped openings on its wall for ventilation and lighting The openings resemble gun posts like those found in medieval European castles These are of the same construction as those found on the Cape Collinson Lighthouse at Siu Sai Wan Hong Kong Island 6 It was later disused in 1905 because the building was too small to carry the lens from the Cape D Aguilar Lighthouse 7 Construction began on a second lighthouse in 1904 completed in 1905 which was originally intended to house the Cape D Aguilar light Built of granite and concrete sitting beside its predecessor the newer lighthouse is 17 5 metres 57 ft tall painted white with a steel caged lantern on top A concrete spiral staircase with rails gives access to the lantern room An upper floor was added to the keeper s house in 1923 and the lighthouse was automated in the 1970s The two lighthouses along with Cape D Aguilar Lighthouse Waglan Island Lighthouse and Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse Kap Sing Lighthouse are the only prewar lighthouses remaining 7 Living quarters and house edit The keeper s house has a flat roof and is designed in an L shape The house has arched windows and hanging eaves 7 The quarters was converted to the Police Recreation Centre for an unknown time It is currently leased to the Wu Oi Christian Centre as a youth drug treatment rehabilitation centre 7 Green Island Reception Centre edit The Green Island Reception Centre 青洲羈押中心 was historically used as a temporary reception centre for Vietnamese refugees As of 1997 it was used to accommodate Vietnamese illegal immigrants VIIs temporarily for quarantine purposes The Centre was then managed by the CSD 8 Flora and fauna editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message The island is densely covered with woodland and tall scrub A total of 150 plant species and a large variety of butterfly species has been found One ant species not previously found elsewhere in Hong Kong was recorded on Green Island The locally rare reef egret and white bellied sea eagle have been seen on the island Air traffic editGreen Island is an important reporting point for location aviation in Hong Kong for entry to Victoria Harbour by air All local traffic flying into or out of the harbour must report overhead Green Island As the harbour is quite narrow and aviation traffic can be heavy at times due to the large number of helicopters and light aircraft Green Island can also act as a holding point before permission to enter is granted by air traffic control Weather station editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2021 Shelved reclamation plan editIn the 1990s the Hong Kong Government proposed reclaiming approximately 181 hectares 450 acres of land from Sulphur Channel to provide accommodation for a population of 103 465 and more road infrastructure This included a coastal highway from Kennedy Town to Aberdeen then called Route 7 and a fourth cross harbour tunnel to a proposed container port at North Lantau 9 This proposal was shelved due to strong opposition from environmental concern groups citation needed See also edit nbsp Engineering portal nbsp Hong Kong portal List of lighthouses in Hong Kong Waglan Lighthouse Cape D Aguilar Lighthouse Tang Lung Chau LighthouseReferences edit Rowlett Russ Lighthouses of China Hong Kong The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Retrieved 13 January 2016 Hobbs Larry 18 August 2022 St Simons Lighthouse shines through the years 150 and counting The Brunswick News Retrieved 25 August 2022 Richard Barry 23 August 2022 Massachusetts and Rhode Island Have Nearly 100 Lighthouses 1420 WBSM Retrieved 25 August 2022 Declared Monuments www amo gov hk List of Graded Historic buildings in Hong Kong As at 16 May 2008 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 9 July 2011 Cape Collinson Lighthouse Retrieved 2016 06 04 a b c d Green Island Lighthouse Compound Declared Monuments Antiquities and Monuments Office www amo gov hk Retrieved 11 June 2019 Detention Centres for Vietnamese Migrants Hong Kong Yearbook 1997 Government of Hong Kong Green Island Reclamation Feasibility Study PDF Territory Development Department September 1994 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Green Island Hong Kong nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Little Green Island Hong Kong Biodiversity of the island WWF HK Review of Egretries in Hong Kong in Hong Kong Biodiversity Issue No 14 March 2007 pp 1 6 Aerial image from Google Map Ha Louis Waters Dan 2001 Hong Kong s Lighthouses and the Men Who Manned Them PDF Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch 41 281 320 ISSN 1991 7295 Green Island Lighthouse Hong Kong Memory Retrieved 11 August 2018 22 17 5 N 114 6 46 E 22 28472 N 114 11278 E 22 28472 114 11278 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Green Island Hong Kong amp oldid 1167052293, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
