Cape Collinson

Cape Collinson
Aerial view of Cape Collinson and Siu Sai Wan
Traditional Chinese	歌連臣角
Simplified Chinese	歌连臣角
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gēliánchén Jiǎo Yue: Cantonese Jyutping go1 lin4 san4 gok3
Hak Kok Tau
Traditional Chinese	黑角頭
Simplified Chinese	黑角头
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hēijiǎotóu Yue: Cantonese Jyutping hak1 gok3 tau4

View of Cape Collinson and Siu Sai Wan facing the waters of Tathong Channel.

Signs on Cape Collinson Road leading to many of the cemeteries in the area.

Cape Collinson (Chinese: 歌連臣角), also Hak Kok Tau (黑角頭), is a cape located near between Siu Sai Wan and Big Wave Bay at the eastmost point of Hong Kong Island. It faces Tathong Channel.

Name[]

The cape is named for Major-General Thomas Bernard Collinson (1821-1902), a Royal Engineers surveyor serving in Hong Kong and later in New Zealand who, then holding the rank of lieutenant, surveyed Hong Kong Island from 1843 to 1846.^[1][2]

Features[]

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runs from Chai Wan up the slope of Pottinger Peak to the east coast until it reaches south of the in . Right before reaching the east coast, the road intersects with the connection point of a hiking route^[3] running south from Siu Sai Wan Promenade (via ) to Shek O Country Park and Big Wave Bay (via Pottinger Peak Country Trail^[4]). Siu Sai Wan Promenade connects with Cape Collinson Path, another hiking path which runs east near the cape where is erected.

There are many cemeteries (for example Sai Wan War Cemetery) and columbaria adjacent to Cape Collinson Road, near Chai Wan under the western slope of Pottinger Peak, some distance from Cape Collinson itself.

An ancient rock carving was discovered at Cape Collinson in October 2018. It is located on a cliff, about 11 m above sea level. It is a declared monument of Hong Kong.^[5]

Transport[]

The cape is accessible within walking distance east from the Mass Transit Railway's Chai Wan station.

References[]

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Coordinates: 22°15′3.78″N 114°15′13.91″E / 22.2510500°N 114.2538639°E / 22.2510500; 114.2538639

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