Tai Shek Ha quarry

Tai Shek-ha is now known as the area in Belcher Bay at the northwest of Hong Kong Island. The quarry was identified in the Hong Kong Gazette in 1841. The area was also marked as “Tysheaha” on the “Map of Hong Kong” charted by Captain Sir Edward Belcher in the same year.

Lo Pan Temple in the area, which enshrines Lo Pan, the patron deity of masons, was built in 1884. It was listed as a Grade 111 historic building.

 

Moreever, Rock Hill Street in Belcher Bay now also symbolises the quarrying history in this area.(1)

Little else appears to be known about a quarry or quarries  in this area.

Sources:

1. Hong Kong Mining History, Jackie CT Chu and Jacky SL Chan, Hong Kong Mining History, ProjecTerrae, 2015

See:

1. Lo Pan Temple, Kennedy Town

This article was first posted on 10th January 2017.

Related Indhhk articles:

1. Quarrying in Hong Kong – how the City of Victoria was built
2. Quarrying and transportation of stone in Hong Kong, 1841
3. Quarries in Hong Kong – a list