The MacIntosh Forts are a group of seven observation posts built in Hong Kong between 1949 and 1953 at the border with China, to safeguard the border against Illegal immigration, illegal immigrants, when there was an influx of refugees from People's Republic of China, China due to political instability.
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/ref> The Forts were named after Hong Kong Police Commissioner Duncan William MacIntosh (in office, 1946-1953) who decided to build a chain of observation posts guarded day and night. They have been listed as List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong, Grade II historic buildings since 1997.[Brief Information on Proposed Grade II Items](_blank)
Description
The MacIntosh Forts were built along the Sham Chun River when an influx of Chinese refugees was followed by border incidents of armed clashes between the police and refugees.[R.G. Horsnall, "The MacIntosh Cathedrals", in ''Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch'', Vol. 35, 1995, pp. 171-176](_blank)
/ref> The Forts were built in reinforced concrete of the same style and of very similar design, which may be categorised as Modernism, Modern Utilitarian.
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List
The seven observation posts are located in a chain, covering most parts of the land frontier. They are from east to west:
Photo Gallery
Other photos of the forts
File:Sign_for_MacIntosh_Fort_at_Lin_Ma_Hang.jpg, Sign for the MacIntosh Fort at Kong Shan, Lin Ma Hang
File:MacIntosh_Fort_at_Lin_Ma_Hang.jpg, MacIntosh Fort at Kong Shan, Lin Ma Hang overlooking Shenzhen
File:麥景陶碉堡（礦山）.JPG, MacIntosh Fort at Kong Shan
File:麥景陶碉堡 (伯公拗).jpg, MacIntosh Fort at Pak Kung Au
File:麥景陶碉堡（馬草壟）.JPG, MacIntosh Fort at Ma Tso Lung
See also
* Historic police buildings in Hong Kong
References
External links
* {{Cite thesis, degree=M.Sc. in Conservation, last=Tse, first=Ching-kan Curry, title=The Fortified Line: Police Observation Posts in the Frontier Closed Area at the Border of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, url=http://hub.hku.hk/bitstream/10722/56063/3/FullText.pdf, year=October 2006, publisher=The University of Hong Kong, access-date=27 March 2015, url-status=dead, archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405061114/http://hub.hku.hk/bitstream/10722/56063/3/FullText.pdf, archivedate=5 April 2015
Survey on Features with Cultural Heritage Value in the Sha Tau Kok, Ta Kwu Ling and Ma Tso Lung Areas, 17 December 2007 (with maps showing the location of the Forts)
Hong Kong Police Force
British Hong Kong
Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong
North District, Hong Kong
Yuen Long District