Clock tower in Tsim Sha Tsui

The bell tower is the only remaining building of the Kowloon Canton Railway Station, which was built in 1915. It is located on the side of the Star Ferry Pier in Tsim Sha Tsui. It is 44 meters high and is the local landmark of Kowloon district. It is also a symbol of the steam train era. It was originally located in the Kowloon railway station. It has been listed as a statutory monument in Hong Kong.

bell tower

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Tsim Sha Tsui bell tower (Tsim Sha Tsui bell tower, Hong Kong)

The bell tower is the ideal starting point for visiting Tsim Sha Tsui. Tsim Sha Tsui bell tower, 45 meters high, was built in 1915 in Kowloon railway station. In 1975, the Kowloon railway station was relocated, and the clock tower was the only remaining building, indicating that it was once the starting point of the Kowloon Canton Railway and was regarded as a landmark of Kowloon. The appearance of the bell tower is simple and elegant, so tourists can only watch it from the outside, not from the inside.

Introduction to the bell tower

The clock tower, 45 meters high, was built in 1915 as a symbol of the steam train era. It was originally located in the Kowloon railway station. In 1975, the Kowloon railway station was relocated, and the clock tower was the only remaining building, indicating that it was once the starting point of the Kowloon Railway and was regarded as a landmark of Kowloon. The appearance of the bell tower is simple and elegant, so tourists can only watch it from the outside, not from the inside.

The clock tower in Tsim Sha Tsui was completed in 1915 and has been listed as a statutory monument since 1990. The clock tower is 44 meters high, the main body is made of red brick, the four corners are inlaid with marble, and the roof is equipped with 7 meters high lightning rod. Facing Victoria Harbour, the bell tower used to be equipped with a large bronze bell. Every night, the sound of the big bronze bell can be heard for miles. Besides, the melodious "Victoria Harbour bell" in Qingyue was once a scene of Hong Kong.

Since the establishment of the SAR Government in 1997, an antiquities and monuments office has been set up in the LCSD to take charge of the protection of cultural relics and monuments in Hong Kong. Last year, the SAR government allocated HK $700000 to clean and maintain the clock tower.

After the bell tower is opened to the outside world, visitors can get on the top platform of the bell tower and enjoy the gorgeous scenery of Victoria Harbour through the exquisite diamond shaped windows.

Architectural features

The clock tower beside star ferry terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, which was built in 1915, was originally part of the old Tsim Sha Tsui railway terminal of the Kowloon Canton Railway. It has witnessed the historical changes of Hong Kong over the past 100 years. Before the Second World War, countless refugees from the mainland of China came to this old railway station on the Kowloon Canton Railway. Some of them started a new life in Hong Kong, while others went overseas by ship. The railway station used to be the railway terminus of Britain in the Far East, so the bell tower is full of colonial color. The clock tower is made of red brick and granite, showing the style of the steam train era.

Historical evolution

Address: Hong Kong Cultural Centre Plaza, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong (near Star Ferry)

Longitude: 114.16953697801

Latitude: 22.2936088778