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Time ball near Marine Police station

Time ball near Marine Police station, Tsim Sha Tsui, first used in January 1885.  The time ball was moved to Blackhead's Point in 1908

Year 1885-1933:

Time signals were indicated by dropping a time ball at 13:00 hour each day.
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