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Signal Tower at Blackhead Point 大包米讯号塔Dàbāomǐ Xùnhàotǎ
Declared monument · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Time needed
- 30 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Hong Kong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- Declared monument
About Signal Tower at Blackhead Point
The Signal Tower in Signal Hill Garden was built in 1907 by the Hong Kong Observatory to house a time-ball apparatus, whose copper ball was dropped at set times each day so that ships and the public could check the time. It is a red-brick building with carved granite details in a Classical Baroque design with Edwardian touches, and a storey was added in 1927 to make it easier to see from the harbour. The time-ball service ended in 1933, and the tower is now a landmark of the garden.
How to get to Signal Tower at Blackhead Point
In Signal Hill Garden off Minden Row, a short walk from Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR stations; the Antiquities and Monuments Office lists set visiting hours for the tower.
Nearby
- Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港 under 10 km
Glass towers and green hills around a harbour you can cross in ten minutes - Victoria Peak 太平山顶 under 10 km
Ride the 1888 funicular to the skyline view, then walk the Lugard Road loop - Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping 天坛大佛与昂坪 30 km
A giant bronze Buddha on Lantau, reached by a 25-minute cable car ride
Also within 20 km: LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Hong Kong 香港乐高探索中心 (under 10 km), Dukling 鸭灵号 (under 10 km), Salisbury Garden 梳士巴利花园 (under 10 km), Avenue of Stars 星光大道 (under 10 km), Peking Road 北京道 (under 10 km), Hong Kong Space Museum 香港太空馆 (under 10 km).
On the map
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