Sulphur Channel
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| Sulphur Channel | ||
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| Traditional Chinese: | 硫磺海峽 | |
| Mandarin | ||
| Hanyu Pinyin: | Liúhuáng Hǎixiá | |
| Cantonese | ||
| Jyutping: | Lau4 Wong4 Hoi2 Haap8 | |
The Sulphur Channel is a narrow inshore passage between Green Island and the northwest tip of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The Sulphur Channel is mainly used by small craft and inter-island ferries passing between Victoria Harbour and the East Lamma Channel.
The channel was named after HMS Sulphur, a bomb vessel commanded by Edward Belcher who took the first British survey to Hong Kong harbour on 25th January 1841. Captain Belcher left the HMS Sulphur with a landing party on January 26th, 1841, disembarked on the northern foreshore, and raised the Union Jack over Hong Kong at Possession Point (what is today Hollywood Road Park). After raising a toast to the Queen with his companions, he officially declared the island the property of Her Majesty Queen Victoria and a Colony of the British Empire.
In 1990s, Hong Kong Government had planned to reclaim the channel but withdrew later due to opposition from environment concern groups.
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