On the hilltop is the HK Govt Radio transmitter station. Not to be confused with the meteorological station which is to the left of the camera - out of shot.
Showing posts with label Tate's Cairn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tate's Cairn. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Tate's Cairn - Now and Then
I mentioned in an earlier post that I recently walked Stage 4 of the Wilson Trail in Hong Kong. Before you get to Temple Hill though you need to walk past Tate's Cairn and I remembered that The Generation Gap film up here back in 1973. Sadly I didn't have time to snap all the angles so I just grabbed this one because it was the easiest to replicate. I'm sure I'll be back there in the future and will endeavour to be a bit more diligent in future.
On the hilltop is the HK Govt Radio transmitter station. Not to be confused with the meteorological station which is to the left of the camera - out of shot.
On the hilltop is the HK Govt Radio transmitter station. Not to be confused with the meteorological station which is to the left of the camera - out of shot.
Thursday, September 11, 2025
The Generation Gap - David Chiang (1973) - Tate's Cairn, Kowloon
Ling Xi takes Cindy out for a spin in his car. The first image shows the car at the junction of Fei Ngo Shan Road with the Tate's Cairn radar control station on the hill in the background. This place is still around but I'm not sure of its current use - I imagine given the easterly approach to Chek Lap Kok is over here, then perhaps it is still part of the airport control system? Please feel free to let me know. The next image shows the pair as they walk up a slope, and this time the spherical globe of the Tate's Cairn Meteorlogical Station can be seen on the prominent hillock behind. This place is on the next peak over from the aforementioned radar station, but they are quite close together. The pair sit down for a chat overlooking a very empty looking (and therefore far more appealing to my eyes) Kowloon below.
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Challenge of the Tiger - Bruce Le (1982) - Baddies Hideout Part 2 - Tate's Cairn Police Post, Fei Ngo Shan Road
Location 2 of the baddies hideout is the police post up on Tate's Cairn (Chinese name is 大老山 Dai Lo Saan). I always confuse this place with the nearby meteorological radar station, but it turns out this is a totally different property. In 1980 it was quite small and low key, but if you go there now it is just a mass of satellite disks and, I suppose, is a reflection of the way technology has evolved.
The next edit to location 3 is even less convincing than the one we've just seen.
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