The general view of Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, before entering the neo-classicalarch entrance.A memorial dedicated to several British soldiers
The total area of the museum is 34,200 square metres (368,000 sq ft). An exhibition entitled "600 years of Coastal Defence" is held permanently in the museum, which tells the story of the defence of the Hong Kong coastline from the time of the Ming Dynasty, through the First and Second Opium Wars and the Battle of Hong Kong, through to today.
On 8 December 1941, the Japanese launched their attacks on Hong Kong Island. After the fall of the New Territories and Kowloon, the British Forces immediately strengthened the defences at Lei Yue Mun to prevent the Japanese from crossing the Lei Yue Mun Channel from Devil's Peak. The defence forces managed to repulse several raids by the Japanese, but were eventually overwhelmed and the fort fell into enemy hands on 19 December. The fort no longer bore any defensive significance in the post-war period and became a training ground for the British Forces until 1987, when it was finally vacated.
In 1993, the Urban Council decided to convert the fort into a museum. It opened on 25 July 2000.[1]
In September 2018, the museum was closed for repairs and renovation works after Super Typhoon Mangkhut. The museum reopened on 24 November 2022.[2]
Displaysedit
The museum consists of three main areas, namely the Reception area, the Redoubt, and the Historical Trail. It is converted from the hundred-year-old Lei Yue Mun Fort. Its historical structure has an extensive outdoor area with the unique architectural design, a strong tensile structure with other traditional building material, which provides a comfort and historical feeling for visitors.
The casemates inside the Redoubt were converted into exhibition galleries for permanent displays on the history of Hong Kong's Coastal Defence covering the Ming and Qing period, the British period, the Japanese invasion and the period after the transfer of sovereignty to China.
Historical military structuresedit
Redoubt: It was built in 1887 and formerly the core military structure of the Lei Yue Mun Fort.
Central Battery: This battery was completed in March 1887. The gun barrel on the display is a 7-inch (17.8 cm) RML Mark 1 gun of 4.5 tons dating from the 1870s.
Western Battery: Two 9 inch (23 cm) muzzle loading guns mounted in this battery in March 1887. The barrel displayed here, which was found in the Admiralty Garden site in 1990, alone weighed 12 tons.
The torpedo station: The Brennan Torpedo station at Lei Yue Mun was built between 1892 and 1894. It was hewn out of the rock of the headland. It was the last to be constructed either in Britain or her overseas possessions.
Lei Yue Mun Pass Battery: This battery was built to defend the harbour from destroyers carrying small high-speed torpedoes; it was completed in March 1892.
Transportationedit
The museum is accessible by a 15 minute walk from Exit B2 of Shau Kei Wan Station.
^"Museum of Coastal Defence to celebrate 15th anniversary". news.gov.hk. Hong Kong Government. 23 July 2015.
^"Coastal defence museum to reopen". Hong Kong's Information Services Department (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
External linksedit
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message 22 16 55 N 114 14 8 E 22 28194 N 114 23556 E 22 28194 114 23556 Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence香港海防博物館Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence name relief Established25 July 2000 23 years ago 2000 07 25 Location175 Tung Hei Road Shau Kei Wan Hong KongTypePublicOwnerGovernment of Hong KongWebsitehk wbr coastaldefence wbr museumHong Kong Museum of Coastal DefenceTraditional Chinese香港海防博物館Simplified Chinese香港海防博物馆TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXianggǎng Hǎifang BowuguǎnYue CantoneseYale RomanizationHeung gong hoi fohng bok maht gunJyutpingHoeng1 gong2 hoi2 fong4 bok3 mat6 gun2The general view of Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence before entering the neo classical arch entrance A memorial dedicated to several British soldiersThe Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence is a public museum in Hong Kong located in a former coastal defence fort overlooking the Lei Yue Mun channel near Shau Kei Wan on Hong Kong Island The fort was built by the British in 1887 intended to defend the eastern approaches to Victoria Harbour The total area of the museum is 34 200 square metres 368 000 sq ft An exhibition entitled 600 years of Coastal Defence is held permanently in the museum which tells the story of the defence of the Hong Kong coastline from the time of the Ming Dynasty through the First and Second Opium Wars and the Battle of Hong Kong through to today Contents 1 History 2 Displays 3 Historical military structures 4 Transportation 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editOn 8 December 1941 the Japanese launched their attacks on Hong Kong Island After the fall of the New Territories and Kowloon the British Forces immediately strengthened the defences at Lei Yue Mun to prevent the Japanese from crossing the Lei Yue Mun Channel from Devil s Peak The defence forces managed to repulse several raids by the Japanese but were eventually overwhelmed and the fort fell into enemy hands on 19 December The fort no longer bore any defensive significance in the post war period and became a training ground for the British Forces until 1987 when it was finally vacated In 1993 the Urban Council decided to convert the fort into a museum It opened on 25 July 2000 1 In September 2018 the museum was closed for repairs and renovation works after Super Typhoon Mangkhut The museum reopened on 24 November 2022 2 Displays editThe museum consists of three main areas namely the Reception area the Redoubt and the Historical Trail It is converted from the hundred year old Lei Yue Mun Fort Its historical structure has an extensive outdoor area with the unique architectural design a strong tensile structure with other traditional building material which provides a comfort and historical feeling for visitors The casemates inside the Redoubt were converted into exhibition galleries for permanent displays on the history of Hong Kong s Coastal Defence covering the Ming and Qing period the British period the Japanese invasion and the period after the transfer of sovereignty to China Historical military structures editRedoubt It was built in 1887 and formerly the core military structure of the Lei Yue Mun Fort Central Battery This battery was completed in March 1887 The gun barrel on the display is a 7 inch 17 8 cm RML Mark 1 gun of 4 5 tons dating from the 1870s Western Battery Two 9 inch 23 cm muzzle loading guns mounted in this battery in March 1887 The barrel displayed here which was found in the Admiralty Garden site in 1990 alone weighed 12 tons The torpedo station The Brennan Torpedo station at Lei Yue Mun was built between 1892 and 1894 It was hewn out of the rock of the headland It was the last to be constructed either in Britain or her overseas possessions Lei Yue Mun Pass Battery This battery was built to defend the harbour from destroyers carrying small high speed torpedoes it was completed in March 1892 Transportation editThe museum is accessible by a 15 minute walk from Exit B2 of Shau Kei Wan Station See also editBritish Forces Overseas Hong Kong List of museums in Hong Kong Tensile structureReferences edit Museum of Coastal Defence to celebrate 15th anniversary news gov hk Hong Kong Government 23 July 2015 Coastal defence museum to reopen Hong Kong s Information Services Department in Chinese Hong Kong Retrieved 12 June 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence amp oldid 1178127755, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
