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A BRITISH WARTIME CHART SHOWING HONG KONG

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The name "Iron River" given to the present-day Hebe Haven may be related to the fact that Ma On Shan to the north has iron-ore (Magnetite) deposits on its south western side. It would seem to indicate that the deposits were known in the eighteenth century, if not worked.

Mers (Mirs) Bay is shown as being very small. A number of soundings near the entrance indicate the visit of a ship, so the error in its size and shape would seem to be yet another indication of poor visibility causing errors in observation.

Suggested Identification of Place Names

(Alphabetical Order)

Botoe Is. East Brother (Siu Mo To) Cape Lintin and Bay South West Point and Deep Bay Castle Land Nam Tau Peninsula Chang Cheou Is. Cheung Chau Chin-falo Tsing Yi Island Co-chee Ma Wan Island Co-long Kowloon City False Hook Wong Chuk Kok (on Lamma Island) Fan-Chin-Cheou or He-ong-kong Hong Kong Furado or Poo Toy Po Toi Island (N.B. Fury Rocks, 1 Sea Mile to N.E. on modern charts) Hay-tae-man Bay Tai Shan Bay Ichou Chi Chau I of Gatto Shek Wu Chau Iron Point Fat Tau Point Keyzers Hook Fan Lau Point Lammon Lamma Island (Nam A Island) Lang Shitoe or Chato Id. Lafsami Lantoe or Magpyes Island Lantao Island Lantoe Bay Bay at Sham Tseng Lentua Lantao Island-Peninsula north of Cheung Chau Lintin Lintin Lon-ko Lung Kwu Chau

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A BRITISH WARTIME CHART SHOWING HONG KONG 131 The name "Iron River" given to the present-day Hebe Haven may be related to the fact that Ma On Shan to the north has iron-ore (Magnetite) deposits on its south western side. It would seem to indicate that the deposits were known in the eighteenth century, if not worked. Mers (Mirs) Bay is shown as being very small. A number of soundings near the entrance indicate the visit of a ship, so the error in its size and shape would seem to be yet another indication of poor visibility causing errors in observation. Suggested Identification of Place Names (Alphabetical Order) Botoe Is. East Brother (Siu Mo To) Cape Lintin and Bay South West Point and Deep Bay Castle Land Nam Tau Peninsula Chang Cheou Is. Cheung Chau Chin-falo Tsing Yi Island Co-chee Ma Wan Island Co-long Kowloon City False Hook Wong Chuk Kok (on Lamma Island) Fan-Chin-Cheou or He-ong-kong Hong Kong Furado or Poo Toy Po Toi Island (N.B. Fury Rocks, 1 Sea Mile to N.E. on modern charts) Hay-tae-man Bay Tai Shan Bay Ichou Chi Chau I of Gatto Shek Wu Chau Iron Point Fat Tau Point Keyzers Hook Fan Lau Point Lammon Lamma Island (Nam A Island) Lang Shitoe or Chato Id. Lafsami Lantoe or Magpyes Island Lantao Island Lantoe Bay Bay at Sham Tseng Lentua Lantao Island-Peninsula north of Cheung Chau Lintin Lintin Lon-ko Lung Kwu Chau
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A BRITISH WARTIME CHART SHOWING HONG KONG 131 The name "Iron River” given to the present-day Hebe Haven may be related to the fact that Ma On Shan to the north has iron-ore (Magnetite) deposits on its south western side. It would seem to indicate that the deposits were known in the eighteenth century, if not worked. Mers (Mirs) Bay is shown as being very small. A number of soundings near the entrance indicate the visit of a ship, so the error in its size and shape would seem to be yet another indica- tion of poor visibility causing errors in observation. Suggested Identification of Place Names (Alphabetical Order) Botoe Is. East Brother (Siu Mo To) Cape Lintin and Bay-South West Point and Deep Bay Castle Land Nam Tau Peninsula Chang Cheou Is. Cheung Chau Chin-falo-Tsing Yi Island Co-chee-Ma Wan Island = Co-long Kowloon City False Hook=Wong Chuk Kok (on Lamma Island) Fan-Chin-Cheou or He-ong-kong-Hong Kong Furado or Poo Toy=Po Toi Island (N.B. Fury Rocks, 1 Sea Mile to N.E. on modern charts) Hay-tae-man Bay-Tai Shan Bay Ichou Chi Chau = I of Gatto=Shek Wu Chau Iron Point-Fat Tau Point Keyzers Hook-Fan Lau Point Lammon Lamma Island (Nam A Island) Lang Shitoe or Chato Id.=Lafsami Lantoe or Magpyes Island Lantao Island Lantoe Bay Bay at Sham Tseng Lentua Lantao Island-Peninsula north of Cheung Chau Lintin Lintin Lon-ko-Lung Kwu Chau
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A BRITISH WARTIME CHART SHOWING HONG KONG

131

The name "Iron River” given to the present-day Hebe Haven may be related to the fact that Ma On Shan to the north has iron-ore (Magnetite) deposits on its south western side. It would seem to indicate that the deposits were known in the eighteenth century, if not worked.

Mers (Mirs) Bay is shown as being very small. A number of soundings near the entrance indicate the visit of a ship, so the error in its size and shape would seem to be yet another indica- tion of poor visibility causing errors in observation.

Suggested Identification of Place Names

(Alphabetical Order)

Botoe Is. East Brother (Siu Mo To)

Cape Lintin and Bay-South West Point and Deep Bay

Castle Land Nam Tau Peninsula

Chang Cheou Is. Cheung Chau Chin-falo-Tsing Yi Island

Co-chee-Ma Wan Island

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Co-long Kowloon City

False Hook=Wong Chuk Kok (on Lamma Island)

Fan-Chin-Cheou or He-ong-kong-Hong Kong

Furado or Poo Toy=Po Toi Island (N.B. Fury Rocks, 1 Sea Mile

to N.E. on modern charts)

Hay-tae-man Bay-Tai Shan Bay

Ichou Chi Chau

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I of Gatto=Shek Wu Chau

Iron Point-Fat Tau Point

Keyzers Hook-Fan Lau Point

Lammon Lamma Island (Nam A Island)

Lang Shitoe or Chato Id.=Lafsami

Lantoe or Magpyes Island Lantao Island

Lantoe Bay Bay at Sham Tseng

Lentua Lantao Island-Peninsula north of Cheung Chau

Lintin

Lintin

Lon-ko-Lung Kwu Chau

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