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Tai Po Lookout Tower

Landmark in Tai Po, Hong Kong

Tai Po Lookout Tower

Summary

Landmark in Tai Po, Hong Kong

Tai Po Lookout Tower
Tai Po Lookout Tower at night

Tai Po Lookout Tower () is a large-scale landmark established to mark the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to the PRC in 1997. It is located near the mouth of the Lam Tsuen River and next to the shore of Tolo Harbour, within Tai Po Waterfront Park, in Tai Po, Hong Kong.

Unrelated to the similarly named Tai Po Lookout (which is now a private residence), the Tai Po Lookout Tower is a local tourist attraction. The building is 32.4 metres tall. Visitors can reach the top to enjoy a bird's eye view over Tolo Harbour, the entire Tai Po Waterfront Park and the neighbouring Tai Po Industrial Estate.

Hong Kong Tai Po Lookout Tower Memorial Tablet]]An inscription on the lower part of the tower describes the rationale for the tower's construction, roughly summarised:

::The inhabitants of the New Territories defended and sacrificed themselves for their own home in the early period when Hong Kong was ceded to Great Britain in 1898. They devoted to the development of the territory and significantly made a great contribution into society after the war time of Hong Kong falling into Japan's hands during the period of time from December 1941 to August 1945. The inscription also points out that the location of the tower is exactly where the British government made a landing when taking over the New Territories. The tower, therefore, was built at the same place for the commemoration of the sovereignty handover.

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References

  1. "Spiral Lookout Tower". Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
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