Crown Wine Cellars - Little Hong Kong

Crown Wine Cellars was formerly the Central Ordnance Munitions Depot (also known as "Little Hong Kong"). It was built in the late 1930s by the British Royal Engineers to store arms and ammunition for the defence of Hong Kong. Little Hong Kong was the last allied position to fall to the invading Japanese forces, two days after the general surrender of Hong Kong. The site was occupied by the Japanese army until Hong Kong was liberated in August 1945. Thereafter it was returned to the British Army until the 1970s when the then Royal Hong Kong Police Force used it as a police driving school. The facilities were then used as storage for rock core samples. This was the first public/private restoration project undertaken in Hong Kong, Its restoration and adaptive reuse in 2004 culminated in Asia's first professional wine cellar and a clubhouse. In 2007, the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation awarded the project an Award of Merit.

 Participants of the guided heritage tours have the option to linger longer for a separately priced heritage tour set lunch.  Please feel free to click https://www.crownwinecellars.com/ to learn more about Crown Wine Cellars.

Photos courtesy of Crown Wine Cellars

LOCATION
18 Deep Water Bay Drive, Shouson Hill, Hong Kong

TRANSPORTATION
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GUIDED TOUR
Date : 21 Sep 2024 (Sat) & 28 Sep 2024 (Sat)
Time : 11:00 AM to 12:00 NN
Language : English
Led by : Crown Wine Cellars
Capacity : 30

Special Note: Crown Wine Cellars is a Private Member's Clubhouse and CWC must comply with the Club Licensing Authority.  Therefore all participants are required to complete a membership form in advance.  Please download the form and check the box for "Silver Membership” as a one-time membership. Please scan and email to nshek@crownww.com or fax to CWC at 2580 6283, and the original mailed to Ms. Noelle Shek, Crown Wine Cellars, 18 Deep Water Bay Drive, Shouson Hill, Hong Kong for record.

Collaborating Organisation: The Hong Kong Institute of Architectural Conservationists (HKICON)


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