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Perowne Barracks

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in 1997. They were then used in the 1990s as living accommodation for the then-Lingnan College, as a training school for the
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The barracks, which were established as Tai Lam Military Camp in 1931, were subsequently renamed Perowne Barracks after
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was constructed on the same site, it was re-established as the finish line of Trailwalker in 2019.
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The barracks were used until 2008 as the final checkpoint and finish line for the annual
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Half of site used by NGO Crossroads to be returned to gov’t for housing project
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Gordon Hard building - with signage still in situ - as seen from
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Gordon Hard building - as seen from Cafeteria New Beach.
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Hong Kong

Perowne Barracks is located in Hong Kong
22°22′27″N 113°59′32″E / 22.374151°N 113.992252°E / 22.374151; 113.992252
Ministry of Defence
British Army
War Office
Brigade of Gurkhas
British Army
Hong Kong
Major General
Lancelot Perowne
Brigade of Gurkhas
handover of sovereignty
Immigration Department
Crossroads Foundation
Trailwalker
MacLehose Trail
Tai Tong
Yuen Long
Chu Hai College of Higher Education
Gordon Hard building - with signage still in situ - as seen from Cafeteria New Beach.
Cafeteria New Beach
Gordon Hard building - as seen from Cafeteria New Beach.
Gordon Hard Nissen huts and slipway - as seen from Cafeteria New Beach.
Nissen huts



"Historic Building Appraisal"

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