Cape D'Aguilar
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Cape D'Aguilar, or Hok Tsui, is a cape in the south of Shek O and D'Aguilar Peak on southeastern Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The peninsula, where the cape is on its southeastern side, is also known as Cape D'Aguilar. It is named after Major-General George Charles D'Aguilar.
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Geography
There are two small islands, known as Kau Pei Chau (狗髀洲), in the southern vicinity of the cape. Its south water is Sheung Sze Mun (雙四門).
Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve
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Cape D'Aguilar is environmentally protected by setting the area as Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve.
Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse
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Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse
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 Cape D’Aguilar Lighthouse
Hok Tsui Hong Kong
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| Location | Cape D'Aguilar, Shek O Hong Kong Island |
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| Year first constructed | 1875 |
| Deactivated | 1896-1975 |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with gallery, lantern removed and the light placed on a mast |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and balcony rail |
| Height | 9.7 metres (32 ft) |
| Focal height | 60 metres (200 ft) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 15s. |
| Admiralty number | F3576 |
| NGA number | 19330 |
| ARLHS number | HOK-001 |
| Hong Kong number | HK-158[1] |
| Managing agent | Marine Department (Hong Kong) |
Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse is one of the declared monuments of Hong Kong. It is also known as Hok Tsui Beacon.[2] The lighthouse is one of five pre-war surviving lighthouses in Hong Kong; it is also the oldest lighthouse in Hong Kong. Two of the five lighthouses are on Green Island while the other three are at Cape D'Aguilar, Waglan Island and Tang Lung Chau respectively. Waglan Lighthouse and Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse are also declared monuments of Hong Kong. [3]
See also
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- List of lighthouses in China
- Green Island Lighthouse Compound
- Waglan Lighthouse
- Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse
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- ↑ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse
- ↑ Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse Gazetted as a Historical Building
