
Atlas Obscura
Mount Davis and Jubilee Batteries in Hong Kong
Completed in 1912 on Hong Kong Island's westernmost hill, the Mount Davis Battery served as an important fortification for the British armed forces during the territory's colonial era. Overlooking the western approach to Victoria Harbor and the surrounding islands to the west, the battery was a most vital defensive structure. In the early 1930s, the British recognized the need to strengthen for…
Completed in 1939 on the lower portion of Mount Davis.