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hong kong museum of the war of resistance and coastal defence wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 site history 2 creating the museum 3 displays 4 historical military structures 5 transportation 6 see also 7 references 8 external links toggle the table of contents hong kong museum of the war of resistance and coastal defence 8 languages deutsch français עברית bahasa indonesia 日本語 吴语 粵語 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 22 16 55 n 114 14 8 e 22 28194 n 114 23556 e 22 28194 114 23556 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from lyemun fort military museum in hong kong 22 16 55 n 114 14 8 e 22 28194 n 114 23556 e 22 28194 114 23556 hong kong museum of the war of resistance and coastal defence 香港抗戰及海防博物館 the general view of hong kong museum of the war of resistance and coastal defence before entering the neo classical arch entrance former name hong kong museum of coastal defence established 25 july 2000 26 years ago 2000 07 25 location 175 tung hei road shau kei wan hong kong type public collections military collection size over 400 director terence cheung yui fai curator rebecca cheung nga yan owner leisure and cultural services department public transit access shau kei wan station exit b2 website hk waranddefence museum hong kong museum of the war of resistance and coastal defence traditional chinese 香港抗戰及海防博物館 simplified chinese 香港抗战及海防博物馆 transcriptions standard mandarin hanyu pinyin xiānggǎng kàngzhàn jí hǎifáng bówùguǎn yue cantonese jyutping hoeng1 gong2 kong3 zin3 kap6 hoi2 fong4 bok3 mat6 gun2 a memorial dedicated to several british soldiers the hong kong museum of the war of resistance and coastal defence hkmwrcd formerly known as the hong kong museum of coastal defence hkmcd is a public museum in hong kong located in a former coastal defence fort overlooking the lei yue mun channel near shau kei wan on hong kong island the fort was built by the british in 1887 intended to defend the eastern approaches to victoria harbour 1 it was previously a branch museum of the hong kong museum of history the total area of the hkmwrcd is 34 200 square metres 368 000 ft 2 an exhibition entitled 600 years of coastal defence is held permanently in the museum which tells the story of the defence of the hong kong coastline from the time of the ming dynasty through the first and second opium wars and the battle of hong kong through to today 2 on 3 september 2024 the museum was renamed to the hong kong museum of the war of resistance and coastal defence 3 the date marked the anniversary of japanese surrender in world war ii as commemorated in china 4 site history edit on 8 december 1941 the japanese launched their attacks on hong kong island after the fall of the new territories and kowloon the british forces immediately strengthened the defences at lei yue mun to prevent the japanese from crossing the lei yue mun channel from devil s peak the defence forces managed to repulse several raids by the japanese but were eventually overwhelmed and the fort fell into enemy hands on 19 december the fort no longer bore any defensive significance in the post war period and became a training ground for the british forces until 1987 when it was finally vacated creating the museum edit in 1993 the urban council decided to convert the fort into a museum and on 25 july 2000 the hkmcd was opened 5 in september 2018 the museum was closed for four years for repairs and renovation work after super typhoon mangkhut it was reopened on 24 november 2022 6 after renaming to its present name on 3 september 2024 the hkmwrcd began including a newly added gallery with regular exhibitions on the war of resistance in partnership with cultural institutions in mainland china 7 8 displays edit museum interior the hkmwrcd consists of three main areas namely the reception area the redoubt and the historical trail it is converted from the hundred year old lei yue mun fort its historical structure has an extensive outdoor area with the unique architectural design a strong tensile structure with other traditional building material which provides a comfort and historical feeling for visitors the casemates inside the redoubt were converted into exhibition galleries for permanent displays on the history of hong kong s coastal defence covering the ming and qing period the british period the japanese invasion and the period after the transfer of sovereignty to china 9 historical military structures edit redoubt it was built in 1887 and formerly the core military structure of the lei yue mun fort central battery this battery was completed in march 1887 the gun barrel on the display is a 7 inch 17 8 cm rml mark 1 gun of 4 5 tons dating from the 1870s western battery two 9 inch 23 cm muzzle loading guns mounted in this battery in march 1887 the barrel displayed here which was found in the admiralty garden site in 1990 alone weighed 12 tons the torpedo station the brennan torpedo station at lei yue mun was built between 1892 and 1894 it was hewn out of the rock of the headland it was the last to be constructed either in britain or her overseas possessions lei yue mun pass battery this battery was built to defend the harbour from destroyers carrying small high speed torpedoes it was completed in march 1892 transportation edit the museum is accessible by a 10 12 minute walk from exit b2 of shau kei wan station see also edit british forces overseas hong kong list of museums in hong kong tensile structure references edit jenny leung 20 may 2024 hong kong museum of the war of resistance coastal defence to open in september timeout com retrieved 8 september 2024 war of resistance museum key for patriotic education rthk hk 3 september 2024 retrieved 8 september 2024 lee james 7 september 2024 in pictures most visitors to revamped renamed hong kong museum unaware of patriotic education push hong kong free press retrieved 7 september 2024 kahon chan 3 september 2024 no diminishing of british allied wartime roles hong kong museum officials say amid revamp scmp com retrieved 8 september 2024 museum of coastal defence to celebrate 15th anniversary news gov hk hong kong government 23 july 2015 coastal defence museum to reopen hong kong s information services department in chinese hong kong retrieved 12 june 2023 lee james 7 september 2024 in pictures most visitors to revamped renamed hong kong museum unaware of patriotic education push hong kong free press retrieved 7 september 2024 hong kong museum of the war of resistance coastal defence to open in september the standard 17 may 2024 retrieved 7 september 2024 hong kong museum of coastal defence works intensively for conversion into hong kong museum of the war of resistance and coastal defence with photos info gov hk 27 august 2024 retrieved 8 september 2024 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to hong kong museum of coastal defence official website authority control databases international viaf gnd national united states retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title hong_kong_museum_of_the_war_of_resistance_and_coastal_defence oldid 1376823242 categories history museums in hong kong history of hong kong forts in hong kong world war ii sites in hong kong barracks in hong kong maritime museums in hong kong military and war 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