1912 Aug 21
Pirates attack on Cheung Chau Police Station. August 21st, 1912
Hong Kong Colonial Government New Territories South Assistant District Officer, S H Peplow, recorded at mid night of August 21st 1912 , a group of 50 pirates in small boats landed in Cheung Chau near Police Station.
They went in to kill 3 Indian Police on duty, ransacked the station and took away HK$3,000 cash from the safe, together with all guns and ammunition.
The pirates went on to rob all shops and residences in neighbourhood.
One or two pirates died and some are also injured.
The piracy shocked Hong Kong and caused Cheung Chau Police Station to move in 1913-1914 to high ground from the shore, at current location in Police Station Path.
Cheung Chau Police Station
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Piracy on Cheung Chau Ferry ,1900
1900 Mar 06
As reported by Hong Kong Colonial Government, Captain Superintendent of Police, F.H. May, on 6th Mar 1900, at 3:30pm, a launch named Shun Fat left Western Praya of Hong Kong Island heading for Cheung Chau.
When it approached the water near Che Kung Mun Island, 5 robbers emerged from within a group of passengers, ordered the crew to stop the boat, not long after a small boat approached and another gang got on to join robbers on Shun Fat launch.
They then sailed to South West side of Lantau Island to rob 2 other junks.
Eventually, the pirates rob all passengers on Shun Fat of valuables worth $25 Hong Kong Dollars before disappearing into Lantau Island.
Nobody was arrested.
Near West Lamma Channel to Cheung Chau |
 Francis Henry May,Captain Superintendent of Police , 1900 |
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Open opposition to Shek Kwu Chau Mega-Incinerator
2012 Jan 01
An open opposition letter from a number of concerned groups to Hong Kong Government was registered with Panel of Environmental Affairs of Legislative Council in 2012, it stated categorically that Shek Kwu Chau Mega-Incinerator is one of the world’s largest and most expensive at HK$8 billion to $13 billion.
The mega incinerator will be an industrial site with a 150-metre high chimney (almost as tall as 180-metre HSBC Main Building), creating a monstrosity in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which the government in 1995 designated for leisure tourism and conservation.
It will deal a heavy blow to local tourism, especially Cheung Chau and South Lantau.
Dredging and reclamation will also damage one of best remaining areas for Hong Kong fisheries, destroying the livelihood of fishermen.
Waste fed into the incinerators will be essentially unsorted, EPD plays down the potential for emission of large quantities of pollutants including toxic gases such as dioxins and other organic chemicals, heavy metals, and respirable suspended particulates.
The mega-incinerator will produce at least 300 tonnes of toxic ash per day,which must be specially handled and disposed of in a landfill.
Government is currently refusing to consider alternatives, including a multi-faceted approach that includes modern technologies such as anaerobic digestion – particularly to help solve issues with food waste; a far less costly project proposed by Green Island Cement Company ; greatly enhanced reuse and recycling and – of paramount importance – reduction of waste produced in Hong Kong.
Recycle Bin
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Land Survey in New Territories, 1900
1900 Jan 01
Land Survey in New Territories, 1900
Stewart Lockhart, mentioned in his report on New Territories dated 8th Oct 1898, that there was urgent need to survey all land in New Territories. It was approved by the Governor.
Mr. Tate and Mr. Newland were put in charge of a team of surveyors and survey collies hired from India, along together with local collies.
In his 1900 January report, Mr. P Tate mentioned land surveying is experiencing no problem in New Territories, mainly as a result of employment of local collies.
But Stewart Lockhart, emphasised in his 1900 report to Governor that it has lot to do with issue of Government Notice in Chinese.
“In fact land surveying also made land owners more positive in registering land titles with Colonial Government in view of the determination shown by the authority in land administration in New Territories.” Stewart Lockhart.
Hong Kong Map in 1898
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Land ownership chaos in New Territories, 1898
1898 Jan 01
Land ownership chaos in New Territories, 1898
After Britian took over New Territories and outlying Islands in 1898, Stewart Lockhart, Colonial Secretary, wrote in 1900 report to government there was too much chaos in Land ownerships in New Territories.
He reported that there were cases involving ill-informed tenants wrongly refusing to pay rent to their Landlords because the lands are in New Territories, and others are to pay rents to the Government.
“Lawless characters also took forcible possession of land and tried to deceive the authority by misrepresentations. Tenants have also endeavoured to usurp the rights of landlords.”
On 20th Oct 1898 , Stewart Lockhart issued a special notice in Chinese to emphasize all landlords and tenants ought to submit land right information to authority.
“Ill-behaved persons will most certainly be severely punished according to law and no leniency will be shown to them. Tremble and obey”
Stewart Lockhart
Colonial Secretary,1900
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