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equipment (1950s); three new water tanks (1953); The Royal Observatory, Cable & Wireless Ltd. buildings, Radio and Weather Station (1952); a new fog horn system on top of the engine room (1955). Damaged air raid shelter tunnels were also back-filled.
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the lighthouse resumed operations, installing a temporary light for the purpose. In January 1946, the Hong Kong Civil Affairs Committee approved HK$ 2,050,000 for the reconstruction and modernization of Waglan Lighthouse and it's facilities.
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was installed as a replacement to the cannons' fog signal. It produced a two tone blast, an upper tone followed by a full steady low tone of equal or greater duration than the first tone. The
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Wagan Lighthouse entered service in 9th of May 1893, the layout of Waglan Island Lighthouse was designed by David Marr Henderson, Engineer in Chief of the
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for the furniture and maintenance of the lighthouse. Employing 3 Europeans and assisted by 6 Chinese as the working team. In the coming years, a
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Freeman, Maurice (21 May 1950). "WORLD'S MOST MODERN LIGHTHOUSE FLASHES IN HONGKONG: Waglan's New Plant Begins Operation ALMOST AN AUTOMATON".
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Before the 1840s, there was not much sea traffic in Hong Kong. But after the Treaties of Nanking, Peking and Tientsin from 1842-1860, the
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bath rotating lens design that allowed an 8 tonne first order lens to be rotated with the push of a finger. They were constructed of
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Marine Department (the other was Beiyushan Lighthouse). Both were some of the first lighthouses in the world to use a new
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As a result of the funding, in 1950 a new light was put into service. Dubbed "World's most modern lighthouse" by
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since 2000. It commenced operation in 1893; it is one of the five surviving pre-war lighthouses in Hong Kong.
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lighthouse makers Barbier, Bénard & Turenne as one of two identical lights for the
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Plan of Wagland Island Lighthouse in 3 March 1894, drawn by David Marr Henderson.
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Before Wagan Lighthouse entered service in 9th of May 1893, Wagan Island was an
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Roger Banister, Chinese Maritime Custom Chapter II, Southern District, 1932.
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Notice to Mariners in 1893 about the inauguration of the Waglan Lighthouse.
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used to transport people and cargo onto the island. It was managed by the
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white tower with a horizontal red band under the balcony, white lantern
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was one such port that became strategic for merchants arriving from
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The Waglan Lighthouse on Waglan Island has been listed as a
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In 1 March 1901, Waglan island was transferred to the
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Po Toi group of islands
Hong Kong
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relative humidity
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Qing government
Hong Kong
Europe
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Chinese Maritime Customs
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Chinese Maritime Customs

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