Kuk Po
Yung Shue Au
Yung Shue Au
In the far north east of Hong Kong, across Starling Inlet from China, lies Kuk Po, a now largely abandoned village.
Yung Shue Au
Yung Shue Au
Yung Shue Au
Hakka village near Starling Inlet and close to the border with China. Yung Shue Au means banyan pass. Now completely abandoned.
So Lo Pun
Yung Shue Au
Lai Chi Wo
One of the Plover Cove ghost villages, So Lo Pun has been uninhabited since the 1980s. It is said to be haunted.
Lai Chi Wo
Sha Lo Tung
Lai Chi Wo
Lai Chi Wo village was completely vacated but is nowadays seeing a recovery with renovation and repopulation as well as a steady flow of local eco-tourism.
Sha Lo Tung
Sha Lo Tung
Sha Lo Tung
In 1960, Sha Lo Tung had a population of 260 people. By the end of the 1970s all of the 50 houses were abandoned, the villagers moving overseas or to city areas.
Chek Keng
Sha Lo Tung
Sha Lo Tung
Chek Keng sits in the shadow of Sharp Peak in the remote Sai Kung Peninsula. The village is now mostly abandoned.
Sham Chung
Sham Chung
Sham Chung
Abandoned Village in Three Fathoms Cove. Sham Chung Tsuen is a Hakka village first settled by the Lees and then the Wongs during the reign of Emperor Qianlong.
Fan Lau
Sham Chung
Sham Chung
Fan Lau is in the remote south west corner of Lantau island, it was occupied by the Leungs, the Chans, the Hos and the Lams who engaged in fishing and farming.
Luk Chau
Sham Chung
Wang Shan Kuek
Luk Chau Tsuen in Lamma is partially populated but a number of houses in the village, including the striking no. 7, are abandoned and dilapidated.
Wang Shan Kuek
Wang Shan Kuek
Wang Shan Kuek
Wang Shan Kuek, abandoned village along the Wang Tsat Ancient Trail between Plover Cove and Starling Inlet.
Tung Ping Chau
Wang Shan Kuek
Tung Ping Chau
Once a thriving community of 2,000 people, now the homes on the remote Hong Kong island of Tung Ping Chau are being reclaimed by nature.
Ma Wan
Wang Shan Kuek
Tung Ping Chau
In the shadow of the suspension bridge that services Hong Kong airport, stands Ma Wan, a deserted village with 250 years of history.
Military Sites
Military Sites
Military Sites
Colonial era batteries, pillboxes, tunnels and observation posts, dotted around Hong Kong, especially around the coast looking out for invaders.
Dairy Farm
Military Sites
Military Sites
Old Dairy Farm structures in Pok Fu Lam - cattle sheds, piggeries, manure pits, paddocks and stream crossings.
Pun Uk
Abandoned Stanley Mine
Wong Chuk Yeung
Pun Uk, literally Mansion of the Puns, a large traditional Hakka house built by Pun Kwan-min in 1934 to commemorate his father Pun Yum-wah.
Wong Chuk Yeung
Abandoned Stanley Mine
Wong Chuk Yeung
Settled by the Lees in 1660. Now only one house in the village is inhabited, the rest are abandoned and dilapidated.
Abandoned Stanley Mine
Abandoned Stanley Mine
Abandoned Stanley Mine
Overlooking Stanley is an old abandoned mine. The area is barely accessible.now and covered in deep forest growth.
Recreation Centre
Recreation Centre
Abandoned Stanley Mine
Abandoned recreation centre, tucked away up a hill not far from Inspiration Lake near Disneyland.
Pak Mong School
Recreation Centre
Pak Mong School
Built in 1955, at its peak in 1975 it had around 30 children. It was closed down in 1985 due to a lack of children and it has been vacant ever since.
Mo's Old House
Recreation Centre
Pak Mong School
Mo’s Old House on Po Toi was built in the 1930s by Mo Siu-tong . It's been empty for over 50 years after the housekeeper died.
Abandoned Mansion - Yu Yuen
Marble Hall Gatekeeper's Lodge
Abandoned Mansion - Yu Yuen
Abandoned and falling into a state of disrepair, "Yu Yuen" was built in 1927 by Tsoi Po-tin of the Tsoi clan who settled in Wang Chau in Yuen Long hundreds of years ago.
64 Kennedy Road
Marble Hall Gatekeeper's Lodge
Abandoned Mansion - Yu Yuen
The private residence of a bus tycoon's family for decades but equally has been left abandoned for a long time now too.
Marble Hall Gatekeeper's Lodge
Marble Hall Gatekeeper's Lodge
Marble Hall Gatekeeper's Lodge
Built as the Gatekeeper’s Lodge of Marble Hall which was the private residence of Sir Paul Chater. Nowadays, it is vacant.
Abandoned Island Villa
Abandoned Mansion - Shek Lo
Marble Hall Gatekeeper's Lodge
There's been a lease on the land at 13 and 14 Don Bosco Road in Cheung Chau since 11 July 1898. The villa and its annex building have been vacant since 2001.
Abandoned Mansion - Shek Lo
Abandoned Mansion - Shek Lo
Abandoned Mansion - Shek Lo
Shek Lo was a private residence built in 1924 by Peter Tsui Yan-sau, the founder of Wah Yan College. It has been vacant since the 1980s.
Dragon Lodge
Abandoned Mansion - Shek Lo
Abandoned Mansion - Shek Lo
This pre-war mansion at No. 32 Lugard Road on The Peak is said to be Hong Kong’s most haunted house.
Abandoned Resort
Abandoned TV Studios
Abandoned TV Studios
Club Captain Bear was in an idyllic location but this abandoned resort in Tai She Wan on the now former High Island in Sai Kung is hard to get to.
Abandoned TV Studios
Abandoned TV Studios
Abandoned TV Studios
This old ATV studio is just off Hiram's Highway on the way to Sai Kung and is now being taken over by nature and graffiti. It must once have been a glamorous place.
The White House
Abandoned TV Studios
Abandoned Lime Kiln
Built in the 1950s, the Victoria Road Detention Centre was a 'Special Branch' Police intelligence compound. Now redeveloped as a business school.
Abandoned Lime Kiln
Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir
Abandoned Lime Kiln
Lime kiln factory built in the 1920s. Business declined in the 1950s facing competition from cheap import white lime and the factory was closed down in the 1970s.
Abandoned Match Factory
Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir
Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir
Established in 1939. Due to trade restrictions imposed by other countries the match making industry in Hong Kong declined and the factory closed down around 1981.
Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir
Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir
Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir
The Workmen’s Quarters and Senior Staff Bungalow are at the top of a small hill to the south-west of Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir dam.