Cape Collinson

Cape Collinson (Chinese: 歌連臣角), also Hak Kok Tau (黑角頭), is a cape located near Ngan Wan between Siu Sai Wan and Big Wave Bay at the eastmost point of Hong Kong Island. It faces Tathong Channel.

Cape Collinson
Aerial view of Cape Collinson and Siu Sai Wan
Traditional Chinese歌連臣角
Simplified Chinese歌连臣角
Hak Kok Tau
Traditional Chinese黑角頭
Simplified Chinese黑角头
View of Cape Collinson and Siu Sai Wan facing the waters of Tathong Channel.
Signs on Cape Collinson Road leading to many of the cemeteries in the area.

Name

The cape is named for Major-General Thomas Bernard Collinson (1821-1902), a Royal Engineers surveyor serving in Hong Kong and later in New Zealand who, then holding the rank of lieutenant, surveyed Hong Kong Island from 1843 to 1846.[1][2]

Features

Cape Collinson Road runs from Chai Wan up the slope of Pottinger Peak to the east coast until it reaches south of the Cape Collinson Correctional Institution in Tso Tui Wan. Right before reaching the east coast, the road intersects with the connection point of a hiking route[3] running south from Siu Sai Wan Promenade (via Leaping Dragon Walk) to Shek O Country Park and Big Wave Bay (via Pottinger Peak Country Trail[4]). Siu Sai Wan Promenade connects with Cape Collinson Path, another hiking path which runs east near the cape where a lighthouse is erected.

There are many cemeteries (for example Sai Wan War Cemetery) and columbaria adjacent to Cape Collinson Road, near Chai Wan under the western slope of Pottinger Peak, some distance from Cape Collinson itself.

An ancient rock carving was discovered at Cape Collinson in October 2018. It is located on a cliff, about 11 m above sea level. It is a declared monument of Hong Kong.[5]

Transport

The cape is accessible within walking distance east from the Mass Transit Railway's Chai Wan station.

References
  1. "Thomas Bernard Collinson (1821-1902)", by Philip Heath
  2. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Vol. 150. Institution of Civil Engineers. 1902.
  3. "Hiking Scheme", by Leisure and Cultural Services Department
  4. "Enjoy Hiking", by Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department
  5. Rock Carving at Cape Collinson


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