Enclosure No: 6.
-1811573
1x
Lands.
Hong Kong :- Acquisition of land at Devil's Peak.
From
To
The G... C., Troops in China.
His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong.
Your Excellency,
Head Quarters,
Hong Kong,
19th Jany: 1901.
C.R/1811/12
I have the honour to forward herewith a copy of a
letter proposed to be forwarded to the U.S.5. for War, asking him to create a Military Reserve over the land
mentioned therein.
2. The Devil's Peak Peninsula will, in the course of
Two powerful batteries are
a few years, become the most important tactical point in
the defence of this Colony. now being constructed on this site, which, though they effectually prevent the forcing of the sea defences, are themselves open to attack from the land side, and, being so far away from the central positions, require special
protection.
3.