<strong>Jardine's Noonday Gun:</strong> This piece of Hong Kong history is located on the Causeway Bay waterfront.
Jardine's Noonday Gun: This piece of Hong Kong history is located on the Causeway Bay waterfront.
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<strong>Ready for takeoff:</strong> The gun's history dates to the British colonial era, when it was fired to celebrate the head of the Jardine Matheson company returning to the office.
Ready for takeoff: The gun's history dates to the British colonial era, when it was fired to celebrate the head of the Jardine Matheson company returning to the office.
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<strong>Time and time again:</strong> Before everybody had synchronized smart phones, firing the gun every day at noon meant you could always re-set your watch.
Time and time again: Before everybody had synchronized smart phones, firing the gun every day at noon meant you could always re-set your watch.
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<strong>Take a look:</strong> The Causeway Bay typhoon shelter is located in Victoria Harbor on the Hong Kong Island side.
Take a look: The Causeway Bay typhoon shelter is located in Victoria Harbor on the Hong Kong Island side.
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<strong>Shake it up baby: </strong>Thanks to the gun's heft, the firing of the gun makes it feel a little like an earthquake on the surrounding blocks.
Shake it up baby: Thanks to the gun's heft, the firing of the gun makes it feel a little like an earthquake on the surrounding blocks.
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<strong>On the waterfront: </strong>If you want to visit the gun and the surrounding area, it's open daily between 12:00-12:30 p.m.
On the waterfront: If you want to visit the gun and the surrounding area, it's open daily between 12:00-12:30 p.m.
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<strong>Marking the time:</strong> One exception to the rule is on New Year's Eve when the gun is fired at midnight.
Marking the time: One exception to the rule is on New Year's Eve when the gun is fired at midnight.
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<strong>Up close and personal:</strong> Civilians who want a chance to fire the gun themselves can make donations to a Hong Kong-based mental health charity.
Up close and personal: Civilians who want a chance to fire the gun themselves can make donations to a Hong Kong-based mental health charity.
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