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Lam Tei Reservoir (also known as Lo Fu Hang Reservoir or Lam Tei Irrigation Reservoir) is a funnel-shaped reservoir located at the back hill of
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,
Tuen Mun Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the more re ...
, Hong Kong with an area of 17,000 m2 and a water storage capacity of 116,000 m3. It is located at the western edge of
Tai Lam Country Park Tai Lam Country Park, established on 23 February 1979, is a country park located in Tai Lam, at the south of Yuen Long Town, Kam Tin and Shek Kong and east of Tuen Mun Town, in the western New Territories of Hong Kong. This country park has an a ...
and less than one kilometre away from
Hung Shui Hang Reservoir Hung Shui Hang Reservoir (also known as Tan Kwai Hang Reservoir or Hung Shui Hang Irrigation Reservoir) is a reservoir located to the north of Kau Keng Shan, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located at the northwestern edge of Tai ...
. Like Hung Shui Hang Reservoir, it is part of
Tai Lam Chung Reservoir Tai Lam Chung Reservoir is a reservoir in Tai Lam Country Park, Tuen Mun District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Tai Lam Chung Reservoir is the first reservoir built in Hong Kong after the Second World War. The construction work of the reservoi ...
's further water supply plan and an irrigation reservoir. The water from the reservoir eventually flows through the
Tuen Mun River The Tuen Mun River is a river in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It has many tributaries, with major ones coming from Lam Tei, Kau Keng Shan, Hung Shui Hang and Nai Wai. It flows south, bisecting Tuen Mun New Town. It eventually feeds int ...
and empties into the
Castle Peak Bay Castle Peak Bay is a bay outside Tuen Mun. Tuen Mun River empties into the bay. In the past, many Tanka fishermen harboured at the bay. In 1513, explorer Jorge Álvares arrived in the Pearl River Delta and started a Portuguese settlement, Ta ...
. The reservoir can be accessed by Stage 2 of the Tuen Mun Trail.


History

Lam Tei Reservoir was opened on 28 March 1957 by Sir
Alexander Grantham Sir Alexander William George Herder Grantham, GCMG (; 15 March 1899 – 4 October 1978) was a British colonial administrator who governed Hong Kong and Fiji. Early life, colonial administration career Grantham was born on 15 March 1899 and ...
, and the opening plaque can still be seen next to the reservoir. In the past 20 years, at least six children playing in the water died in Lam Tei Reservoir. Villagers called the reservoir as "Ghost Reservoir". It is rumoured that there are "carp spirits" in the reservoir, and the children were dragged into the water to drown.


See also

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List of reservoirs of Hong Kong Reservoirs in Hong Kong are spread fairly evenly over the entire 1,104 km² of Hong Kong. There is plenty of space for small reservoirs in Hong Kong, as the hilly areas provide valleys suitable for water storage. However, the larger reservo ...


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Reservoirs of Hong Kong (3) New Territories West (in Chinese)
{{Reservoirs of Hong Kong Reservoirs in Hong Kong Fu Tei