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Gordon Burnett Gifford Hull – Needle Hill Mine, Shing Mun Reservoir

Articles, Hong Kong Companies, Mines, Quarries + Dredging, People

The article Needle Hill Tungsten Mine, published in Newsletter 7, states that the deposits were discovered by G.B. Gifford Hull in 1935 while working on the construction of the Jubilee Reservoir (now Shing Mun). Dan Waters would like to add, “in 1956 Resident Engineer Gordon Gifford Hull kindly invited us lecturers at the old Technical College (now ugraded to Poly […]

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Shek Pik Reservoir – Tai O Road construction link to end of Tai O salt production

Articles, Construction, Food and Beverages, Traditional Industries, Utilities

HF: See added extract from a report at the end of this article regarding suggested reason for the final demise of the salt industry in Tai O which had probably been in existence (at least in HK) from about the 3rd century BC. 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of the opening of Shek Pik Reservoir on Lantau island. It was […]

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