Possession Point, Sheung Wan 上環水坑口

水坑口為英軍於1841年1月25日首次登陸佔領香港的地方,該處其後闢為空地,供小販晚上擺賣,華人稱之為「大笪地」,直至西區重建,才於1978年予以清理收回。Possession Point where British troops first landed on Hong Kong Island on 25th January 1841. The place was later turned into an open space where hawkers set up stalls in the evenings and was known to the Chinese as Tai Tat Tei until it was cleared in 1978 for redevelopment of the Western District.
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