Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, Declared monument clock tower in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.
The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a structure made of red brick and granite with four clock faces and a lightning conductor. It stands on the southern shore of Kowloon, where colonial-era buildings sit alongside modern shops and hotels along the waterfront.
The tower was built in 1915 as part of the original Kowloon-Canton Railway station and survived when the main station moved to Hung Hom in 1975. It remained the only visible remnant of the original complex.
The tower served as a landmark for ships arriving and departing from the harbor, and today people gather on the waterfront nearby. Its red brick outline stands out against the modern skyscrapers of the area.
The tower is accessible throughout the day and nearby walkways offer shade and benches when needed. Comfortable shoes are recommended for exploring the area and the nearby waterfront.
The ground floor of the tower housed a government office in the 1970s before the structure received official monument status in 1990. The clock mechanism was modernized in 2021 and now synchronizes digitally with the observatory.
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