Mouse Island

Land Reclamation in Tuen Mun

Mouse Island

New Territories Hong Kong

Created By: Stephan Ortmann

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This used to be an island before reclamation. The lighthouse that used to guide ships is still on the land. However, today it is integrated with a playground that has taken the sea as a motive. There are artifical ships for the kids to play on. A marker at the site claims the name comes from the shape of the island which looked like a small mouse. A more gruesome tale suggests that in the past sick people were left to die on the island, which attracted the rodents to feed on their bodies. There are even ghost stories related to this tale. Some people consider the island and playground haunted.

This point of interest is part of the tour: Land Reclamation in Tuen Mun


 

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