Mount Butler

English Mount Butler (Hong Kong) Etymology en. Proper noun Mount Butler en peak district/Eastern sar/Hong Kong. en 1957 Stanley Woodburn Kirby The War Against Japan: The loss of Singapore 131 The first reached its objective but, attacked by superior numbers, was forced back next morning. The second found that the enemy was already holding Mount Butler and withdrew under heavy fire; the third held the road junction throughout the night despite heavy fire from Jardines Lookout. en 2014 Kwong Chi Man; Tsoi Yiu Lun The Fall of Hong Kong, December 1941 Eastern Fortress: A Military History of Hong Kong, 1840–1970 Hong Kong University Press 9789888208708 880565979 195 https://books.google.com/books?id=EphFBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA195 The British positions at Mount Butler, Mount Parker, Braemar Hill and the urban area of North Point were all under heavy assault. en 2016 Brereton Greenhous "C" Force to Hong Kong: A Canadian Catastrophe https://books.google.com/books?id=lVspibB_g04C Dundurn 9781459713321 1009179513 80 https://books.google.com/books?id=lVspibB_g04C&pg=PA80 Responding to more orders from Maltby, who already seems to have been quite out of touch with reality, at about 0230 hours on the 19th Colonel Sutcliffe sent his A Company, under Major A.B. Gresham, to try and re-take the Lookout and make another attempt on Mount Butler. en May 25, 2019 Mary Hui ‘Not Just a Maid’: The Ultra-Running Domestic Workers of Hong Kong w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20190525101005/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/25/world/asia/hong-kong-maids-running.html 25 May 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/25/world/asia/hong-kong-maids-running.html 0362-4331 1645522 Asia Pacific A typical day for her begins at 4:30 a.m., when she slips out of her employer’s apartment for a “sunrise jog,” a five-mile round-trip run to the summit of nearby Mount Butler, a 1,430-foot peak. en 13 May 2020 Mark Agnew The best hikes with views of Hong Kong – take in the skyline from a new and unique angle w:South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20200514083732/https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/trail-running/article/3083956/best-hikes-views-hong-kong-take-skyline-new-and-unique May 14, 2020 https://archive.li/kvtFM 1563-9371 648902513 Outdoor/Trail Running https://archive.li/kvtFM First, there is a sharp descent, with the quarry on your left, then a steep set of stairs up to Mount Butler, which has a great view of its own. Head down Mount Butler and turn left down the wide tarmac road, which winds to Quarry Bay and finishes near exit A of the MTR. Translations peak in Hong Kong Chinese: Cantonese: yue 畢拉山, yue 畢拿山 Further reading Mount Butler