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Perched between the saddle of Sunset Peak (869m, the third highest peak in Hong Kong) and Yi Tung Shan (749m, the ninth highest), Lantau Mountain Camp consists of a string of 19 rough-hewn single-story stone cabins and other amenity structures. More than a century ago, Western Christian missionaries came to different parts of Asia to evangelise and set up many modernised social services. Long sultry summers and tropical diseases took a heavy toll on them. To escape the summer heat and to recuperate from physical and mental stress, they built hill stations, or mountain camps, on highlands. Lantau Mountain Camp is the only surviving highland retreat of its kind in Southeast Asia; a stone cabin cluster whose scale, configuration and architecture are unique to the region. The whole camp bears witness to Hong Kong’s internationality. Its living history has a special place in the cultural heritage of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.

Prof Thomas Chung of School of Architecture, CUHK is leading a 3-year multidisciplinary project to regenerate Lantau Mountain Camp and its cultural landscape, and conserve the pristine environment of Sunset Peak area. This hiking cum architectural appreciation activity is a special opportunity for architects and interested parties to understand the architecture, history, sociality as well as the conservation needs and challenges of Lantau Mountain Camp and its surroundings.