Tai Po Contour
Flagstaff Hill is a hill in Tai Po, Hong Kong. It was the site of the British flag raising ceremony which marked the official British takeover of the New Territories. on 16 April 1899, after the British leased the New Territories in 1898.Photo: Underwaterbuffalo, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 42 metres
- Description: hill in Tai Po, Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Flagstaff Hill”, “Flagstaff Hill, Tai Po”, and “鬼仔崗”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hong Kong Railway Museum and Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital.
Hong Kong Railway Museum
Museum
Photo: Rudder57, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hong Kong Railway Museum is a railway museum in Tai Po, Hong Kong. It is now under the management of the Leisure and Cultural Service Department as a branch museum of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum.
Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Chong Fat, Public domain.
Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital is an acute district general hospital managed under the New Territories East Cluster of the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong.
Green Hub
Museum
The Old Tai Po Police Station is a former Hong Kong police station at the top of Tai Po Wan Tau Tong Hill. It is located at No. 11 Wan Tau Kok Lane, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong, near the Old District Office North.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tai Po and Fanling.
Tai Po
Town
Photo: CX257, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui on the north of Lam Tsuen River and the Tai Po Hui on Fu Shin Street on the south of the Lam Tsuen River, near the old Tai Po Market railway station of the Kowloon-Canton Railway.
Fanling
Town
Photo: Wing1990hk, CC BY 3.0.
Fanling is a town in New Territories East of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District. Fanling Town is the main settlement of Fanling area.
Ma On Shan
Town
Photo: WiNG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ma On Shan is a new town along the eastern coast of Tolo Harbour in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The neighbourhood takes its name from the twin peaks of Ma On Shan, which are partially located within the town.
Tai Po Contour
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Tai Po District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.4457° or 22° 26′ 44″ northLongitude
114.1706° or 114° 10′ 14″ eastElevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
7PJPC5WC+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 2531507151OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q7249140
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Tai Po Contour” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圓崗”
- Chinese: “旗桿山”
- Chinese: “運頭角”
- Chinese: “運頭角山”
- Dutch: “Flagstaff Hill”
- Yue Chinese: “運頭角”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wan Tau Kok and Wan Tau Tong.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Law Ting Pong Scout Centre and SKH Bishop Mok Sau Tseng Secondary School.
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