Shing Mun Redoubt

Half-day | HKD500 per person

Shing Mun Redoubt

Shing Mun Country Park, New Territories

The battle for Hong Kong, of 18 days duration from 8 to 25 December 1941, was not of course confined to Hong Kong island. In fact, the first static line of defence constructed by the British military authorities was the Gin Drinkers Line; a 13 mile Maginot-type line of pillboxes, look-out positions and artillery observation posts which snaked through very difficult countryside north of Kowloon.

The lynch-pin of this position was the Shing Mun Redoubt, which comprised a number of pillboxes linked by an intricate tunnel network, together with the Command Post and the principal artillery observation post for the whole position. Woefully undermanned by far too few defenders for which it was established, the Redoubt fell to the invading Japanese army on the night of 9/10 December 1941, following which the defending British and Indian forces evacuated the mainland of Kowloon and the New Territories and retreated to Hong Kong island.

Although heavily overgrown, many of the military features of the Shing Mun Redoubt, overlooking the reservoir of the same name and located in what is now the scenic Shing Mun Country Park, can still be visited. Our expert military guide will take you on a tour of the area and describe in detail the events leading to the battle which occurred at that location, as well as the actual fighting which occurred on the night of 9 December 1941.

Summary

Cost: HKD500 per person

Time: Total tour time 3.5 hours, walking time approx. 2 hours

Tour starts: 9.00am

Meeting point: Tsuen Wan MTR, Exit B

Walk grade: Easy

Terrain: Nature path and scrambling through tunnels

Facilities: Toilets along route

Note: Please note that our tours run on demand. You have to make a booking in order to participate.

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