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{{Short description|Mountain in Hong Kong}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Davis
| photo = Mount Davis 4.jpg
| photo_caption = A view of Mount Davis from [[High West]]
| elevation_m = 269
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| location = [[Hong Kong]]
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| coordinates = 22.277028°N 114.124789°E
| map = Hong Kong Island
| map_size = 230
| map_caption = Location on {{HKG}} Island
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|other_name=摩星嶺}}
{{Chinese
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|t=摩星嶺
|s=摩星岭
|j=Mo1 sing1 leng5
|y=Mō sīng léhng
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'''Mount Davis''' ({{zh|t=摩星嶺}}) or '''Mo Sing Leng''' is an area surrounding and including the westernmost hill on [[Hong Kong Island]], Hong Kong. It is 269m tall. Home to mostly luxury residences, Mount Davis was originally settled after the construction of [[Victoria Road, Hong Kong|Victoria Road]] by prominent Hong Kong families who were unable to live on Peak due to the zoning restriction in [[Peak District Reservation Ordinance, 1904]].<ref>http://webb-site.com/codocs/HillDistrictReservationOrdinance.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>[[File:Western District View 201308.jpg|thumb|Mount Davis and [[Kennedy Town]].|alt=|left]]It is named after [[John Francis Davis|Sir John Francis Davis]], who was the 2nd [[governor of Hong Kong]], from 1844 to 1848.
The summit is reached via Mount Davis Path, which comes off Mount Davis Road and [[Victoria Road, Hong Kong|Victoria Road]].<ref>{{Citation|last1=Wan li bian tu zu.|title=2003 Xianggang quan jing duo gong neng jie dao tu = 2003 Hong Kong city guide|date=2002|others=Lin, Cong., 林叢.|publisher=Wan li ji gou, Wan li shu dian|isbn=9621425379|oclc=52309969|last2=萬里編圖組.}}</ref>
==History==
It was an important [[artillery]] depot of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] forces since 1911 (proposed in 1900). Five (later three) [[BL 9.2-inch Mk IX–X naval gun|9.2-inch guns]] were installed. It was heavily bombed by Japanese planes during the [[Battle of Hong Kong]]. The depot was later demolished by British defences towards the end of the battle.
==Geology==
The geology of Mount Davis comprises dominantly [[Pyroclastic rock|pyroclastic]] rocks of the [[Cretaceous]] Repulse Bay Volcanic Group.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Pre-Quaternary Geology of Hong Kong|publisher=Hong Kong Geological Survey|others=Sewell, R. J., Hong Kong. Geotechnical Engineering Office.|year=2000|isbn=9620202996|location=Hong Kong|oclc=46968327}}</ref> This same kind of [[Rock (geology)|rock]] is common in the south of Hong Kong Island and the east and north [[New Territories]].<ref>Hong Kong Geological Survey I:20,000-scale Geological Map Sheet No. 11</ref> The rock type in Mount Davis is mainly coarse ash crystal [[tuff]].
==Features==
Hong Kong Jockey Club Mount Davis Youth Hostel, operated by Hong Kong Youth Hostel Association, is located at 123 Mount Davis Path and it offers a panoramic view of [[Victoria Harbour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yha.org.hk/eng/hostel.php?action_type=detail&hostel_id=1|title=Jockey Club Mt. Davis Youth Hostel|access-date=22 October 2013|publisher=Hong Kong Youth Hostel Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022042002/http://www.yha.org.hk/eng/hostel.php?action_type=detail&hostel_id=1|archive-date=22 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The hostel has undergone a HK$9.54 million renovation, funded by the [[Hong Kong Jockey Club]], and re-opened in 2012. The hostel offers beds in dormitories, as well as two, four and six bed rooms. Self-catering facilities are provided, but no restaurant is available. The hostel provides a free shuttle service to [[Shun Tak Centre]] in [[Sheung Wan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1060580/renovated-mount-davis-hostel-offers-stunning-views-just-hk130-night|title=Renovated Mount Davis hostel offers stunning views for just HK$130 a night|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref>
There is an ionospheric station housing an [[ionosonde]]. The ionosonde was set up in a refurbished bunkhouse by Oulton Walker and Tim Closs of the [[University of Hong Kong]] Physics department in 1969.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.physics.hku.hk/files/about/intro/history/physicshistX1.doc|title=An Anecdotal History of the Physics Department at the Univ. of Hong Kong|last=MacKeown|first=P.K.}}</ref> There are also microwave towers.
The eastern side of the hill holds the [[Chiu Yuen Cemetery]], a cemetery for the Eurasian community where many members of the influential [[Hotung]] family are buried. While [[Kennedy Town]] is on the north side, the southern and western sides are mostly low-rise developments, primarily residential but also home to [[West Island School]].
==See also==
* [[List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong]]
*[[Kennedy Town]]
*[[High West|High West Peak]]
*[[Pok Fu Lam]]
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