Channel Rock (Hong Kong) Explained

Channel Rock was a big rock in the midst of Kowloon Bay,^[1] in the east Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, opposite Kwun Tong Ferry Pier. It was incorporated into the extension of the runway of Kai Tak Airport. A navigation light^{[2] [3]} was built on the rock in 1921, but was demolished with the extension of the Kai Tak runway.

A 1977 survey of molluscs identified at Channel Rock included Siphonaria corallina, Patelloida toloensis, and Collisella cellanica.^[4]

References

1. Book: Office, United States Hydrographic. Asiatic Pilot: Coast of China, Yalu River to Hongkong with Formosa. 1910. Hydrographic office under the authority of the secretary of the navy. 556. en.
2. Book: Office, United States Hydrographic. H.O. Pub. 1925. 499. en.
3. Book: Office, U. S. A. Navy Department Bureau of Equipment Hydrographic. Notices of Mariners. .... 1922. 93. en.
4. Book: Morton, Brian. Perspectives on Marine Environmental Change in Hong Kong and Southern China, 1977-2001: Proceedings of an International Workshop Reunion Conference, Hong Kong, 21-26 October 2001. 2003-01-01. Hong Kong University Press. 978-962-209-641-7. 35. en.