Clock Tower- Declared Monument in Hong Kong

Yesterday, I went to Tsim Sha Tsui to have dinner and walking along the Tsim Sha Tsui Harbour.

Many people especially foreigners don't know the history of the clock tower, ther just knew there is a building that have a clock on it.

Have you ever been to the Clock Tower?? If not, let me introduce to you all.

Clock Tower (尖沙咀鐘樓) which is the Former Kowloon-Canton Railway, located in Tsim Sha Tsui. It was opened for traffic on 1 October 1910. The construction of a terminus in Tsim Sha Tsui started in 1913 and the clock tower was completed in 1915 to form part of the complex. 

They began operation in the afternoon of 22 March 1921, and have run ever since except during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II.

The main terminus building was demolished in 1978 leaving only the clock tower which has become a landmark of Hong Kong. However, there were  protest and petitioning from the Heritage Society and other pressure groups. As a compromise it was decided that the Clock Tower was to be preserved, and is now accompanied by the Hong Kong Space Museum, Hong Kong Museum of Art and Hong Kong Cultural Centre, all built on former station grounds.

The clock tower is 44m high surmounted by a 7m lightning rod.
The clock tower is located near Victoria Harbour at the foot of Salisbury Road. The Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier,which is another landmark, located nearby.

Opening Hour: Only closed in repairing period

Transportation: Tsim Cha Tsui and East Tsim Cha Tsui Station

By Heidi