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Devil's Peak (Chinese: 魔鬼山 | 炮台山) is a peak in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong.[1] The communities of Tiu Keng Leng, Lei Yue Mun and Yau Tong surround this peak.

Devil's Peak
魔鬼山
Devil's Peak viewed from Mount Parker
Highest point
Elevation	222 m (728 ft)
Naming
Native name	魔鬼山  (Chinese) 炮台山  (Chinese)
Geography
Devil's Peak Location of Devil's Peak in Hong Kong
Location	Hong Kong

The area around the peak was garrisoned by the British Army in the 20th century and prior to that, by local pirates in the 19th century to control the passage of Lei Yue Mun, an important nautical passage that leads to Victoria Harbour.

Geography

Devil's Peak stands at 222 metres in height. To the east of the peak lies Junk Bay Chinese Permanent Cemetery and Yau Tong lies to its west. The hill extends its ridge south to water in Lei Yue Mun and north to another peak called Chiu Keng Wan Shan.

Section 3 of The Wilson Trail runs through the foot of Devil's Peak and can be reached from Tiu Keng Leng or Yau Tong via cemetery roads.

Military history

The major parts of the military sites on Devil's Peak were built between 1900 and 1914. The remnants of a redoubt and batteries are still visible on the peak.[2] The four main clusters of military structures that remain are:

• Devil's Peak Redoubt, which stands on the summit at a level of 222m. It was built in 1914.[3]
• A small site at 196m
• Gough Battery[4] - upper battery at 160m, was built in 1898 with 2 6-inch guns; one later replaced by 9.2-inch guns; guns removed in 1936 to Stanley Fort; likely named for former Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in China Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough
• Pottinger Battery - lower battery at 81m, with 9.2-inch guns; guns removed in 1936 to Bokhara Battery, Cape D'Aguilar; named for Governor Sir Henry Pottinger

A list of troops whom were stationed here (mainly during World War II):

• 5/7 Rajput Regiment
• 1st Mountain Battery of the Hong Kong Singapore Battalion of the Royal Artillery

See also

• Battle of Hong Kong
• List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong
• Black Hill, Hong Kong
• Chiu Keng Wan Shan
• Wilson Trail

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Devil's Peak, Hong Kong.

• Batteries on Devil's Peak
• Lai, Lawrence; Ho, Daniel; Leung, Hing Fung (2002). "Survey of the Devil's Peak redoubt and Gough Battery" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. Hong Kong. 42: 101–137. ISSN 1991-7295.
• Lai, Lawrence W. C.; Ho, Daniel C.; Yung, P. (2007). "Survey of the Pottinger Battery" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. Hong Kong. 47: 91–114. ISSN 1991-7295.
• Facilities Management and Planning for Heritage Sites: Lessons Learnt From a Pilot Study on Disused Military Sites
• Fun in Kwun Tong - Devil's Peak Batteries

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Devil’s Peak (chinesisch 魔鬼山, Pinyin Móguǐ Shān, amtlich Pau Toi Shan 炮台山, Pàotái Shān, ugs. Mo Kwai Ling .mw-parser-output .Hant{font-size:110%}魔鬼嶺 / .mw-parser-output .Hans{font-size:110%}魔鬼岭, Móguǐ Lǐng, kurz Kwai Ling 鬼嶺 / 鬼岭, Guǐ Lǐng) ist ein Berg am Lei-Yue-Mun-Kanal bei Yau Tong, Hongkong. Das Gebiet rund um den Peak diente bis ins 20. Jahrhundert der British Army als Garnisonsgelände und war davor im 19. Jahrhundert Versteck für Piraten, die von dort die Passage von Lei Yue Mun kontrollierten. Der Kanal war eine wichtige nautische Passage zum Victoria Harbour. Die Überreste eines Unterstands (redoubt) und Geschützstände (batteries) sind noch immer am Berg vorhanden.[1]

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