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  2. Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    The lighthouse was named after Major-General Sir George Charles d'Aguilar and began service 6 April 1875. The light was a fixed dioptric first order Fresnel lens , emitting a white light on a focal plane of 200 feet (61 m) above sea level, that could be seen in clear weather 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi).

  3. Category:Lighthouses in Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Lighthouses in Hong Kong" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Green Island Lighthouse (Hong Kong) P. Po Toi Lighthouse ...

  4. Green Island, Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    Green Island and its lighthouse. Green Island and Little Green Island viewed across Sulphur Channel.The Sai Wan Swimming Shed is visible in the foreground.. Green Island is an island off the northwest coast of Kennedy Town, Hong Kong Island, separated by the Sulphur Channel.

  5. Waglan Island - Wikipedia

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    Waglan Island is a member of the Po Toi group of islands in Hong Kong. Wagan Lighthouse, a declared monument dating to 1893 stands there. Since 1989 Wagan lighthouse is automated and Wagan Island is uninhabited. The island also hosts a ground of meteorological observation and recording for the Hong Kong Observatory. [1]

  6. List of lighthouses in China - Wikipedia

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    In addition, Gap Island Lighthouse (also known as Mosquito Island, or Man Mei Chau from Cantonese 蚊尾洲, pronounced Wenwei Zhou in Mandarin), situated on an island due south from Hong Kong, was built in 1892 in collaboration between the British Hong Kong and Qing Empire governments; this lighthouse is now under Guangdong administration and ...

  7. US lawmakers say Hong Kong is becoming hub for financial crime

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    Hong Kong has turned into a hub for many violations of U.S. trade controls, including export of controlled Western technology to Russia and the creation of front companies to buy Iranian oil, the ...

  8. Po Toi Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    Po Toi Lighthouse, also known as Nam Kok Tsui lighthouse or Lighthouse 126, is an active light on Po Toi, the main island of the Po Toi Islands group, Hong Kong. [3] The light was constructed and lit in 1970. The structure is a concrete equipment building with gallery and a light on the top.

  9. Cape D'Aguilar - Wikipedia

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    Cape D'Aguilar as surveyed in 1845. The name Cape D'Aguilar appeared first on a map in 1845 surveyed by Lieutenant Collinson and Sir John Francis Davis. (see image) The Chinese name likely originated from the nearby village Hoktsuewan (鶴嘴灣) [1] Around the same time and before, Cape D'Aguilar was also regularly named Tylong Head in maps, a direct translation of the Chinese 大浪頭 [lit.