Cape Collinson


Cape Collinson, also Hak Kok Tau, is a cape located near Ngan Wan between Siu Sai Wan and Big Wave Bay at the eastmost point of Hong Kong Island. It faces Tathong Channel.

Name

The cape is named for Major-General Thomas Bernard Collinson, a Royal Engineers surveyor in Hong Kong and later in New Zealand, who, then lieutenant, helped survey Hong Kong Island from 1843–46.

Features

runs from Chai Wan up the slope of Pottinger Peak to the east coast until it reaches south of the Cape Collinson Correctional Institution in Tso Tui Wan. Right before reaching the east coast, the road intersects with the connection point of a hiking route running south from Siu Sai Wan Promenade to Shek O Country Park and Big Wave Bay. Siu Sai Wan Promenade connects with Cape Collinson Path, another hiking path which runs east near the cape where a lighthouse is erected.
There are many cemeteries and columbaria adjacent to Cape Collinson Road, near Chai Wan under the western slope of Pottinger Peak, some distance from Cape Collinson itself.
An ancient rock carving was discovered at Cape Collinson in October 2018. It is located on a cliff, about 11 m above sea level. It is a declared monument of Hong Kong.

Transportation

The cape is accessible within walking distance east from the Mass Transit Railway Corporation's Chai Wan station.