Magazine Gap

English Magazine Gap Road Etymology From en magazine gap an ammunition storehouse. Proper noun Magazine Gap en mountain pass area/Mid-Levels district/Central and Western sar/Hong Kong. en 12 January 2011 Jennifer Lo Where eagles nest https://web.archive.org/web/20230903155833/https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/features/article/3059619/where-eagles-nest 03 September 2023 https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/features/article/3059619/where-eagles-nest w:South China Morning Post 1563-9371 648902513 Every winter, the birds move south to the city for warmer weather, food and shelter. The society estimates there are 1,300 black kites in Hong Kong. Magazine Gap in Mid-Levels alone is home to 800. en 2015 John Grehan; Martin Mace Disaster in the Far East 1940-1942 https://books.google.com/books?id=5OqZBgAAQBAJ Pen and Sword 9781783462094 911381310 135 https://books.google.com/books?id=5OqZBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT137 At 1330 hours 23rd December communication was re-established with HQ West Infantry Brigade at Magazine Gap and it was learnt that about 250 enemy were round St. Albert's Convent, that our troops on the Northern slopes of Mount Cameron were withdrawing and that Magazine Gap and Wanchai Gap were being heavily bombed. en 2019 Philip Cracknell Battle for Hong Kong, December 1941 Amberley Publishing Limited 9781445690506 1121093837 Corrigan took his patrol up Coombe Road and reported to Lt-Col Frederick Field, RA, who was in charge of troops at Magazine Gap. en 2020 Victor S. Ient These Valiant Men: The Story of Eight British Servicemen in World War II in the Far East Troubador Publishing Ltd 9781838594954 16 The main route between Victoria Gap and Magazine Gap suffered severely, especially in the former area. Magazine Gap area, though continually shelled, fortunately suffered less and little damage was done to the cables, though subsidiary routes suffered… en 2022 Philip Cracknell The Occupation of Hong Kong 1941-45 https://books.google.com/books?id=d3CJEAAAQBAJ Amberley Publishing Limited 9781398110281 1348391314 It was at the top of Magazine Gap Road. The house was in a very exposed position, close to Magazine Gap, in an area that was subject to frequent shelling. Surprisingly, the house and its detached garage still remain. Translations gap in Hong Kong Chinese: Cantonese: yue 馬己仙峽 Further reading Magazine Gap Magazine Gap Road