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Tung Chung Battery
22.2873° N, 113.9355° E
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Tung Chung Battery is a former artillery battery located on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Named after the eponymous district it is situated in, it was built in 1817, twenty-four years before the British took possession of Hong Kong. It was rediscovered in 1980 and is a declared monument of Hong Kong.
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Declared monument
11 November 1983
Construction completed
1817
Rediscovered
1980
Included in heritage tour
November 1997
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Defensive Structures
Military Installations
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