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Central Ordnance Munitions Depot

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HK Central Ordnance Munitions Depot1941
HK Central Ordnance Munitions Depot1941

The Central Ordnance Munitions Depot was constructed in the late 1930s by British for the World War II to combat the Japanese Invasion as well as to store arms and ammunition for the defence of Hong Kong. The British used "Little Hong Kong", name for the fishing village town of Aberdeen, as a "code name" to refer to the military site and therefore confuse Japanese spies in the local community before the Japanese invasion.Following a successful proposal made to the Government of Hong Kong for a commercial adaptive reuse of the underground bunkers in 2002, the Central Ordnance Munitions Depot has been renovated to become wine cellars. This revitalisation project won one of the four Awards of Merit of the 2007 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation.

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Central Ordnance Munitions Depot
Deep Water Bay Drive, Hong Kong Island

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N 22.2529 ° E 114.18345 °
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C-D座 Block C-D

Deep Water Bay Drive
Hong Kong Island (Southern District)
Hong Kong, China
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HK Central Ordnance Munitions Depot1941
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