Completed in 1912 on Hong Kong Island’s westernmost hill, the Mount Davis Battery served as an important fortification for the British armed forces during the territory’s colonial era. Overlooking the western approach to Victoria Harbor and the surrounding islands to the west, the battery was a most vital defensive structure. In the early 1930s, the British recognized the need to strengthen fortifications, and started construction of the Jubilee Battery on the lower portion of Mount Davis, which was completed in 1939. The strategic locations of both batteries lead to heavy…
