Turret Hill (Chinese: 女婆山), also known as Nui Po Shan, is a peak southeast of Tolo Harbour in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It has a height of 399 metres. The mountain is located in the Sha Tin District.[1]
| Turret Hill | |
|---|---|
| 女婆山 | |
 View of Tide Cove, with Nui Po Shan in the centre of the picture. The current Sha Tin Sewage Treatment Works is visible in the centre right. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 399 m (1,309 ft) |
| Coordinates | 22°23′29″N 114°13′27″E / 22.39129°N 114.22424°E |
| Geography | |
  Turret Hill Location of Turret Hill in Hong Kong | |
| Location |  Hong Kong |
History
editA quarry named Turret Hill Quarry was located on the southeastern flank of Turret Hill. Established in the mid-1960s, it initially served as a borrow area, and was converted into an aggregate quarry in the late 1970s. Rock extraction ceased at the quarry in 1984.[2][3]
Construction work to move the nearby Sha Tin Sewage Treatment Works to an artificial cave within Nui Po Shan started in 2021.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "HK District Council Constituency Map" (PDF). HK Government Electoral Affairs Commission.
- ^ Irfan, T.Y.; Nash, J.M. (January 1992). "Section 1: Aggregate Properties of Medium-Grained Granite from Turret Hill Quarry". GEO Report No. 7. Aggregate Properties of Some Hong Kong Rocks (PDF). Geotechnical Engineering Office, Civil Engineering Department. p. 8.
- ^ "Information Note 30/2021. Quarries in Hong Kong" (PDF). Geotechnical Engineering Office, Civil Engineering Department. March 2021.
- ^ Yeo, Rachel (25 March 2021). "Construction of a cave to relocate sewage treatment plant and free up 28 hectares of land to start in Hong Kong later this year". South China Morning Post.
Further reading
edit- Irfan, T.Y. (January 1992). "Section 2: Aggregate Properties of Monzonite from Turret Hill Quarry". GEO Report No. 7. Aggregate Properties of Some Hong Kong Rocks (PDF). Geotechnical Engineering Office, Civil Engineering Department. p. 8.