Tang Laun Chau (Kap Sing) Lighthouse
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Date of lens manufacture
1911?
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Date of lighthouse construction
1912 - dificult to find Chance reference except that -Apparatus came from England'.
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Country
Hong Kong
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Commissioning body
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Order of lens
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Fixed or revolving lens
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Active/Inactive
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Describe the character of light
Fl W 5s
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Describe the lighthouses daymarks
12m square pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and lantern, painted white
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Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers
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Describe the history of the lighthouse
The lighthouse, also commonly known as Kap Sing Lighthouse, was put into service on 29 April 1912; it is one of the five surviving pre-war lighthouses in Hong Kong. It is a skeletal steel tower of 11.8 metres (39 ft) high with a white lantern on top. The steel tower and light apparatus were obtained from England. The lighthouse, unmanned and automated, is now under the management of the Marine Department.
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Current management body/ ports authority
Marine department
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Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
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Is the site vulnerable to coastal erosion?
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Have you experienced any affects of climate change on the lighthouse?
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Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?
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Is the site open/closed to the public
Closed
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Is the tower open/closed to the public
Closed
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Latitude and Longitude
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On-site bookable accommodation available
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Associated web addresses
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Other details
'Hong Kong's Lighthouses and The Men who manned them' by Louis HA and Dan Waters :Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong branch: Vol.41(2001)
ARLHS HOK-004; HK-062; Admiralty P3530.6; NGA 19520.
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Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
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