Cape Collinson (), also Hak Kok Tau (), is a cape located near

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between

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and Big Wave Bay at the eastmost point of Hong Kong Island. It faces Tathong Channel.

Name

The cape is named for

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Thomas Bernard Collinson Major General Thomas Bernard Collinson (17 November 1821 – 1 May 1902) was an English military engineer of the Corps of Royal Engineers who carried out the earliest British surveys of Hong Kong, and planned roads and other early military and ...

(1821-1902), a Royal Engineers surveyor serving in Hong Kong and later in

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who, then holding the rank of lieutenant, surveyed Hong Kong Island from 1843 to 1846.

Features

Cape Collinson Road runs from

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up the slope of Pottinger Peak to the east coast until it reaches south of the Cape Collinson Correctional Institution in Tso Tui Wan. Right before reaching the east coast, the road intersects with the connection point of a hiking route running south from Siu Sai Wan Promenade (via Leaping Dragon Walk) to

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and Big Wave Bay (via Pottinger Peak Country Trail). Siu Sai Wan Promenade connects with Cape Collinson Path, another hiking path which runs east near the cape where a lighthouse is erected. 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.Rock Carving at Cape Collinson
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Cemeteries

There are several cemeteries and

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adjacent to Cape Collinson Road, near Chai Wan under the western slope of Pottinger Peak, some distance from Cape Collinson itself. Cementeries at Mount Collinson include: * Cape Collinson Chinese Permanent Cemetery. Opened in 1963 * Cape Collinson Muslim Cemetery aka. Chai Wan Muslim Cemetery. Opened in 1963 * Holy Cross Roman Catholic Cemetery. Opened in 1960 *

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(where the dead from the Second World War are buried). Opened in 1946 The Cape Collinson Crematorium is also located in the area.

Transport

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

References

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