List of Landslides in Hong Kong
Date Location Fatalities Notes
18 June 1972 Po Shan Road, Mid-Levels 67 Hong Kong's deadliest landslide to date. Triggered by heavy rain and a burst water pipe.
2 November 1998 Tai Lam Chung Reservoir 4 Caused by construction work on a new reservoir.
17 June 2008 Mount Parker, Quarry Bay 1 A woman was killed by falling rocks while hiking in the area.
6 August 2009 Nam Sang Wai 3 A small village was buried by a landslide triggered by Typhoon Morakot.
30 June 2017 Fung Shue Wo, Yuen Long 2 Two workers were killed while trying to clear a landslide on a construction site.
2 July 2019 Sha Tin 0 A landslide caused by heavy rain disrupted traffic and damaged several cars.
Notable Landslides in Hong Kong
Date Location Coordinates Injuries
3 May 1958 Po Shan Road 22°16′41″N 114°08′17″E / 22.278°N 114.138°E / 22.278; 114.138 6
18 June 1972 Tiu Keng Leng 22°18′47″N 114°14′49″E / 22.313°N 114.247°E / 22.313; 114.247 139
18 May 1986 Tai Po Road 22°26′31″N 114°10′08″E / 22.442°N 114.169°E / 22.442; 114.169 24
9 June 1997 An Ant Hill in Sha Tin 22°20′13″N 114°11′28″E / 22.337°N 114.191°E / 22.337; 114.191 0
2 June 2008 Ma On Shan 22°25′37″N 114°14′06″E / 22.427°N 114.235°E / 22.427; 114.235 0
8 June 2010 Lamma Island 22°12′04″N 114°08′06″E / 22.201°N 114.135°E / 22.201; 114.135 1
List of Hong Kong Landslides
Date Location Coordinates Elevation Above Sea Level
5 August 2020 Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden 22°26′25″N 114°06′44″E / 22.4402°N 114.1123°E / 22.4402; 114.1123 518m
11 June 2017 Kowloon Peak 22°19′48″N 114°12′17″E / 22.3299°N 114.2046°E / 22.3299; 114.2046 602m
2 June 2015 Tsing Yi 22°21′12″N 114°06′55″E / 22.3533°N 114.1152°E / 22.3533; 114.1152 94m
23 September 2013 Kennedy Town 22°16′58″N 114°07′52″E / 22.2828°N 114.1311°E / 22.2828; 114.1311 13m
22 July 2008 Mei Foo 22°20′16″N 114°08′37″E / 22.3377°N 114.1436°E / 22.3377; 114.1436 101m
11 August 1995 Pok Fu Lam 22°16′24″N 114°08′04″E / 22.2734°N 114.1344°E / 22.2734; 114.1344 370m
18 September 1976 Yau Tong 22°16′38″N 114°14′07″E / 22.2773°N 114.2354°E / 22.2773; 114.2354 37m
Graeme Bartlett/sandbox6
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C1C=CC=2C(O1)=CC3=C(C2OCC=C(C)C4C=C(C)C(=O)O4)C=CO3
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).