Forty one historic monuments at six of HK’s earliest reservoirs

HF: In 2009 the Water Supplies Department published, Stream of Memories, which provides details of 41 “historic waterworks structures as statutory monuments.”

These include dams and tunnel inlets, aqueducts and stone bridges, watchman’s houses and staff quarters going back to the initial establishment of a reliable supply of fresh water on Hong Kong Island around 150 years ago.

Six locations, some with more than one reservoir, are covered starting with the first, Pok Fu Lam which opened in 1863.

Historic background, a map showing the reservoir(s) location, a few old and several contemporary photographs are provided for each reservoir.

If you live, or lived, in Hong Hong and enjoy walking you will probably know that these reservoirs provide some of the most tranquil strolls here along with the larger and more recent reservoirs in the New Territories.

Pokfulam

Tai Tam

Wong Nai Chung

Kowloon

Shing Mun

Aberdeen

See: Water Supplies Department – Stream of Memories 2009

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