The first typhoon shelter built in Hong Kong was the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, completed in 1883. It was followed by the Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter, inaugurated in 1915.

The following is a list of typhoon shelters in Hong Kong:

Current

Name Established District
Aberdeen Typhoon Shelters (South/West)1965Southern
New Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter1883Wan Chai
Cheung Chau Typhoon Shelter1981Islands
Hei Ling Chau Typhoon Shelter1999Islands
Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter?Kwun Tong
New Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter1915Yau Tsim Mong
Rambler Channel Typhoon Shelter1966Kwai Tsing
Sam Ka Tsuen Typhoon Shelter1960sKwun Tong
Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter1992Eastern
Shuen Wan Typhoon Shelter1966Tai Po
To Kwa Wan Typhoon Shelter1993Kowloon City
Tuen Mun Typhoon Shelter1982Tuen Mun
Yim Tin Tsai Typhoon Shelter1968Sai Kung

Decommissioned

  • Ngong Shuen Wan Typhoon Shelter - closed 1990s
  • Chai Wan Typhoon Shelter - closed 1990s
  • Yung Shue Wan Typhoon Shelter
  • Wan Chai Typhoon Shelter
  • Shap Long Wan Typhoon Shelter
  • 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

References

  • "Typhoon Shelters". Marine Department. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  • Ho Pui-yin (2004). Challenges for an Evolving City - 160 Years of Port and Land Development in Hong Kong. The Commercial Press. ISBN 962-07-6336-X.
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