Shek Lei Pui Reservoir is a reservoir in Kam Shan Country Park, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is part of the Kowloon Group of Reservoirs. The total water storage capacity is 116 million gallons.
Shek Lei Pui Reservoir | |
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![]() Dam of Shek Lei Pui Reservoir | |
Location | Kam Shan Country Park, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong |
Coordinates | 22°21′20″N 114°08′53″E / 22.35563°N 114.14816°E |
Lake type | reservoir |
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Traditional Chinese | 石梨貝水塘 | ||||||||||||
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Formerly the site of Shek Lei Pui Village,[1] the construction works of the reservoir began in 1923 and completed in 1925. Most of the villages were resettled in Hin Tin, a new village in Tai Wai, and the others to Kwai Chung.[2]
Its two dams and the valve house built at the centre of the dam are listed as Grade II historic buildings.[3][4]
The daily exercise routine of Luk Tung Kuen was started by Master Ha Kinh at this reservoir in 1963.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hayes, James (2006). The great difference: Hong Kong's New Territories and its people, 1898-2004. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 9789622097940.
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Brief Information on Proposed Grade 3 Items. Items #852, 853, 854. Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Water Supplies Department: Shek Lei Pui Reservoir
- ^ Water Supplies Department: Kowloon Reservoir
- ^ Holvert Hung (2015), "Field study of "Five paradises" within Kam Shan Country Park" (PDF), Surveying and Built Environment, 24 (1): 79–80, ISSN 1816-9554