The Jardine Noonday Gun located in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter eastern shore, belongs to the Jardine Matheson all a fort, and at 12 noon daily fire a salute, named for the Noon Day Gun, Ming 8 before the gun must rattles ring, from East Point Jardine's total offices and warehouses, indicating the end of the morning working hours. In addition to airing the daily Noonday Gun, the annual New Year's Eve last minute still needs shooting, called "Midnight Gun" to greet the New Year. This is one of Hong Kong's tourist attractions. At present, only the specified donation amount to "Amed" (MINDSET), it can be arranged to fire a salute, since 1989, has raised more than HK $ 5 million for charity.

history

In 1841, Jardine Matheson available from the Hong Kong government land shore of East Point, Jardine build warehouses, and has a cargo terminal, a cargo ship from unloading purposes. In order to deal with pirates, Jardine Matheson easy to set up a fort there. For every big shot while arriving or leaving Hong Kong, it will fire a salute to show respect.

Until one day in the 1850s, Sir Robert Jardine, general manager of Jardine Matheson had just returned to the UK, Hong Kong, employees will be airing 21-gun salute on behalf of the highest respect. However, this caused the British garrison of dissatisfaction that the firm Jardine Matheson only, no power to fire a salute. Jardine Matheson to apologize, it is responsible for 12 noon every day to fire a salute of time, as a self-punishment. The salute was 3 feet long, guns all over the sides of the Victoria Harbor.

December 1941, the Japanese Imperial Army occupied Hong Kong, will take away guns, it has also missing. After Hong Kong Shigemitsu 1945, the British navy to Jardine Matheson send a gift can be fired six pounder cannon, the traditional Jardine Noonday Gun can be continued. July 1, 1947, Noon Day Gun resume normal operation. 1961 complaints from residents near Noonday Gun guns too loud, police confiscated the original water cannon, on behalf of launching rapid-fire Cannon 3 pounds of shells to one still in use.

Scenic Area Address: Wan Chai District 310 Gloucester Road, Hong Kong.

Car lines: Take MTR Causeway reach exit station D1 (or other vehicle to take Causeway Bay), and then walk to the underground parking lot entrance Gloucester Excelsior, follow the staircase walking turn right down to the parking lot that is saw the pedestrian subway, you can reach the fort.