Pok Fu Lam Reservoir

Pok Fu Lam Reservoir
Pok Fu Lam Reservoir, viewed from High West
Pok Fu Lam Reservoir is located in Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam Reservoir
Pok Fu Lam Reservoir
LocationHong Kong
Coordinates22°15′54″N 114°08′14″E / 22.26498°N 114.13727°E / 22.26498; 114.13727
Typereservoir
Water volume260,000 m3 (210 acre⋅ft)
Pok Fu Lam Reservoir
Former Watchman's Cottage
Chinese薄扶林水塘
JyutpingBok6 fu4 lam4 seoi2 tong 4
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBófúlín Shuǐtáng
Wade–GilesPo-fu-lin Shui-tʻang
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationBohk fùh làhm séui tòhng
JyutpingBok6 fu4 lam4 seoi2 tong 4

Pok Fu Lam Reservoir, formerly known as the Pokefulum Reservoir,[1] is the first reservoir in Hong Kong. It is located in a valley in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island. It is near The Peak.It is actually two reservoirs with capacity of 260,000 m3.[clarification needed][2][3][4]

  1. ^ The Chronicle and Directory for China, Corea, Japan, the Philippines. 1870. p. 136.
  2. ^ http://www.wsd.gov.hk/en/education/fun_of_fishing_in_hong_kong/brief_introduction_of_reservoirs/pok_fu_lam_reservoir/index.html [dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap. 53) Antiquities and Monuments (Declaration of Monuments and Historical Buildings) (Consolidation) (Amendment) Notice 2020" (PDF). legco.gov.hk. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong Legislative Council" (PDF). legco.gov.hk. Retrieved 8 July 2023.