The Sham Shui Po Bishop’s Hill Project has discovered a century-old Romanesque architecture. The neighborhood members called for the rescue of the mountain and were driven away

District 18 News

Written by: Zeng Fengting

2020-12-28 15:45

Last update date: 2020-12-28 15:45

The cistern at the top of Bishop’s Hill in Shek Kip Mei, Sham Shui Po, has been abandoned for many years. The "Morning Paradise" above the site is more popular among neighbours. In the past, many neighbourhoods would go up the mountain before dawn to exercise on Bishop Hill.

Recently, the Water Supplies Department carried out a leveling project for it. Afterwards, some citizens discovered that under the soil, it was a huge Roman-style underground cistern built before the war. The scenery is like the ancient underground water palace in Istanbul, Turkey.

As soon as the news came out, it attracted the attention of all parties.

A district councillor immediately went to inspect the reservoir and found that some of the pipes showed "1909" and "1932". It is believed that the reservoir building was a product of pre-World War I, and it is more likely to be more than 100 years old.

He said that all the neighborhoods hope that the rare and ancient buildings can be preserved. He urged the Water Supplies Department to stop construction first and make parallels under safety and conservation to preserve the beauty of the reservoir.

According to the Facebook page of Hong Kong Tangu, the reservoir at the top of Bishop Hill, Shek Kip Mei, Sham Shui Po is of ancient Roman style.

The Water Supplies Department document also stated that it was built before 1930.

The huge underground space of the reservoir is supported by more than one hundred granite pillars, the top is arched with red bricks, and then the highest arched cement pool top is supported, and finally covered with mud.

Other existing service reservoirs in Hong Kong, such as Man Tin, Lok Fu, Cloud View Road, North Point, Kennedy Town, etc., were mostly built after the war, and all were constructed of reinforced concrete.

The page also pointed out that the Roman-style underground cistern built before the war is really rare.

The cistern at the top of Bishop’s Hill, Shek Kip Mei, Sham Shui Po was actually a huge Roman-style underground cistern built before the war.

(Ho Kai Ming Kalvin Facebook picture)

The beautiful scenery discovered by the Bishop’s Mountain top reservoir project is like the ancient underground water palace in Istanbul, Turkey.

(Online picture)

When district councillor He Qiming said that many neighbourhoods told him about the discovery of the reservoir this morning.

He immediately inspected the place and found that some pipes in the building showed "1909" and "1932". He believed that the reservoir building was a product of pre-World War I, and it has a chance of more than 100 years of history. Compared with the Water Supplies Department The original estimate was 30 years old.

He pointed out that due to the safety and structural problems in the area, the Water Supplies Department opened up the hollow area that was originally sealed in mud for disposal.

He pointed out that before a problem occurred, many neighbours were used to doing morning exercises in Bishop Mountain.

After the Water Supplies Department carried out the works, the buildings of the reservoir were exposed to public view.

Many neighbours told him that they thought the building in the reservoir was "so beautiful" and hoped to keep it.

He also believes that this type of building in Hong Kong has been "seldom bought and seen," and needs to be preserved.

He believes that the Water Supplies Department should immediately suspend work and arrange for personnel to inspect the site, retrieve relevant documents to reassess the value of the site, and consult the Office of Historic Sites.

"Always, the buildings are stories that belong to the people of Hong Kong. I don't want to ignore these valuable buildings."

He suggested that the Water Supplies Department should keep the place first, while other technical issues, such as structural aspects, can be discussed later.

"There is no demolition, I hope it can be kept under the premise of safety and conservation."

He also urged the public not to go to the reservoir anymore, saying that the current structure is unstable and very dangerous. "It is always old. I climbed down first, and all the ladders are in depression."

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(Photo by Hong Kong 01 reporter)

The Hong Kong 01 reporter then arrived at the scene, but at 3 pm, the government sealed off and began banning people from entering.

All the citizens at the scene felt it was a pity.

Citizen Chen Sheng said: "The news came first, and I was disappointed. The site was closed and the Internet was closed, and there was no way to get in."

Xie Wu, a frequent visitor to the mountain, said: "My friend informed me that I opened my eyes, but it has been sealed. I hope the government can protect this place."

Maven, who works for the project, said that when he came to the site, he found that he was surrounded by barbed wire. He was disappointed. "Although I don’t know too much, I want to go in for a visit. I want to see it, but I want to see a red brick arch." Another 1 Ms. Xie 1 laughed and said that she has been stuck at home under the epidemic for a long time, and when her friend told me, she hoped to come and enjoy the beautiful scenery. I’m not seeing it, I don’t know if it’s worth protecting.”

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