The first
typhoon shelter
A typhoon shelter () is a shelter for fishing boats during typhoons. These facilities are often found in Hong Kong.
Structure
In its usual form, a typhoon shelter is in the form of a bay or a cove, with a narrow opening for access, as most of t ...
built in Hong Kong was the
Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter
Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter is a typhoon shelter located in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, between the Hong Kong Island entrance of Cross-Harbour Tunnel on Kellett Island and Island Eastern Corridor. It was the first typhoon shelter in Hong Kong. It is ...
, completed in 1883. It was followed by the
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 ...
, inaugurated in 1915.
The following is a list of typhoon shelters in Hong Kong:
Current
Decommissioned
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Ngong Shuen Wan Typhoon Shelter Ngong is the name of several places and things related to Africa:
*Ngong, Kenya, a town in Kenya
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong, Kenya
* Ngong Hills, a range of hills in Kenya
*Ngong (language), spoken in Cameroon
* Ngong, Cameroon, a commune in ...
- closed 1990s
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Chai Wan Typhoon Shelter
Chai most often refers to:
*Chai, a word for tea in numerous languages, derived from Chinese ()
* Masala chai, a blend of black tea and herbs and spices, originating in India
Chai or CHAI may also refer to:
People Names
* Chai (surname) (æŸ ...
- closed 1990s
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Yung Shue Wan Typhoon Shelter Yung may refer to:
* Yung (surname), Chinese surname
* Yung Joc, (born Jasiel Robinson in 1983), an American rapper
* Yung Wun, (born James Carlton Anderson in 1982), an American rapper
* Yung Berg, (born Christian Ward in 1985), an American rapper
...
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Wan Chai Typhoon Shelter
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Shap Long Wan Typhoon Shelter
Shap is a linear village and civil parish located among fells and isolated dales in Eden district, Cumbria, England, in the historic county of Westmorland. The parish had a population of 1,221 in 2001, increasing slightly to 1,264 at the 2011 ...
*Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter - the older one
* Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter - reclaimed for Victoria Park
* Jordan Road Typhoon Shelter
* Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter
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