Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter
- Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter
Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter is a typhoon shelter located near Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
History
The Government of Hong Kong planned for the construction of a second typhoon shelter after Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter in late 1906. In 1908 the Works Deartment decided to construct the typhoon shelter at Yau Ma Tei. Works on the typhoon shelter lasted from 1910 to 1915. The cost was HK$2.21 million. The typhoon shelter was officially opened by Sir Francis Henry May, then Governor of Hong Kong, on 1915-12-16.
The West Kowloon Reclamation Project was started in 1990 as part of the Airport Core Programme, which required a replacement for the original typhoon shelter. The new typhoon shelter was built to the west of the original one, and was completed in 1992. [ cite book|title=Challenges for an Evolving City - 160 Years of Port and Land Development in Hong Kong|author=Ho Pui-yin|publisher=The Commercial Press|id=ISBN 962-07-6336-X|date=2004]
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