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NOTES
1 Ip Lam-fung's Legends of Cheung Po-tsai.
2 Lo Hsiang-lin's Hong Kong and its External Communications before 1842, Chapter 7.
3 'Ching Hoi Fan Kee', recorded in Chapter 33 of the Tung Kwun Yuen Chi.
4 'Ching Hoi Fan Kee' #2, recorded in Chapter 33 of the Tung Kwun Yuen Chi.
5 Yik Shan, General of Border Pacification, by Imperial Appointment before 1841.
6 Choi Sheung-ah, Minister of Constant Support from the 21st year to the 25th year of Tao Kang (1841-1845).
7 Kay Kung, Viceroy of Kwangtung and Kwangsi from the 21st year to the 23rd year of Tao Kang (1841-1843),
8 Leung Po-shcung, Governor of Kwangtung from the 21st year to the 22nd year of Tao Kang (1841-1842),
Hong Kong, March 1979.
ANTHONY K.K. SIU
THE FAT TONG MUN FORT (OR THE TUNG LUNG FORT)
Fat Tong Mun ¶ is a main waterway which lies to the east of Hong Kong. The north part is occupied by the peninsula of the Tin Ha Shan 田下山半岛, known as the North Fat Tong 北佛堂; and the South Fat Tong is an island called the Tung Lung Island today. It is the main waterway for entering Canton (Kwongchow). During the early Ch'ing Dynasty, a fort known as the Fat Tong Mun Fort was erected on the south Fat Tong. We now call the fort 'the Tung Lung Fort', after its present name.
The fort lies on the NW of the island; on a promontory, with cliffs facing north, south and east. To the west, the promontory slopes gently towards the post-war Nam Tong village settlement, with paths linking the fort with the village.
The fort occupies an area of about two thousand square feet. It is formed by four rubble walls, about eight feet high. It has an entrance which faces north. According to Mr. JAO Tsyng-i's record, the arch of the entrance could still be seen during his visit to the
The author's photographs illustrating this note are at Plates 41-42.
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