Black Hill () is a hill in Hong Kong with a height of 304 metres. It is located between the communities of Lam Tin,

Kowloon Kowloon () is one of the areas of Hong Kong, three areas of Hong Kong, along with Hong Kong Island and the New Territories. It is an urban area comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It has a population of 2,019,533 and a populat ...

and Tiu Keng Leng, Sai Kung.

Name

It is named for former administrator Major General Wilsone Black, a

British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...

officer in the 19th century.

Geography

Black Hill has several major peaks. It lies on the boundary between Kowloon and

New Territories The New Territories (N.T., Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: ) is one of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of H ...

. To the south of Black Hill lies another hill called Chiu Keng Wan Shan. Parts of Lam Tin are built on the foot of Black Hill.

Access

There is no road access to the summit of this hill, so cars cannot reach the peak. A recent wildfire in December 2019 had made the trails on this mountain sandy and loose. A large part of the trail on this mountain is rocky and may not be suitable for beginning hikers.

Infrastructure

The

Tseung Kwan O line The Tseung Kwan O line () is one of the ten lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong. It is currently long, taking 15 minutes to travel throughout the entire line. It is indicated in on the MTR map. The line runs from North Point on the ...

of the Mass Transit Railway passes through tunnels to enter

Tseung Kwan O New Town Tseung Kwan O New Town, commonly known as Tseung Kwan O ( zh, t=將軍澳新市鎮, j=Zoeng1 gwan1 ou3 san1 si5 zan3), is one of the nine new towns in Hong Kong, built mainly on reclaimed land in the northern half of Junk Bay in southeaster ...

at Tiu Keng Leng (Rennie's Mill) from

Yau Tong Yau Tong () is an area of Hong Kong, located in the southeastern end of Kowloon, between Lei Yue Mun and Lam Tin, at the east shore of Victoria Harbour, west of Tseung Kwan O. Administratively, it is part of Kwun Tong District, the most densely ...

. The Tseung Kwan O Tunnel connects Sau Mau Ping to Tsui Lam in the Tseung Kwan O area.

Murder in Black Hill

A 20-year-old enthusiast of outdoor activities became involved in a dispute with a friend over military equipment transactions. In May 2017, he was lured by the friend to Black Hill. where he was subsequently murdered. A 21-year-old individual is accused of assisting others in taking control of stolen goods and deleting data from the deceased's phone. The charges include attempting to obstruct justice and handling stolen goods. The case is currently under trial in the High Court. Black Hill Hong Kong microwave repeater

References

External links

Wilson Trail No.3
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