1. The History
Very little history available about this place but it is thought the factory was once connected to an old Swire paint making division during Hong Kong’s manufacturing heyday between the 1950s and 1970s, when the city cleaned itself up after the World War and the military occupation by Japan. This concrete carbuncle can be found crumbling away on the north-west side of Hong Kong on the island of Tsing Yi. The two main buildings are made up of a series of pillars, supports and staircases and are decaying fast. The buildings were a popular spot for war games, but after one of the players injured himself during a fall from a large hole in one of the floors this abruptly came to an end. Now the building sits forlorn by the roadside, now occupied by a sleepy guard who used to be permanently on duty and the odd urban explorer or graff artist.
2. The Explore
Had this place on my radar for some time. However, in the past when I checked Google Maps, it came up as being either a very long walk or a taxi ride, due to the lack of public transport options. This time however a new mini-bus route popped off so off I set and after a combination of MTR and minibus I found myself dropped off just outside the former paint factory, much to the bewilderment of the bus driver. Entry wasn’t an issue but had read former reports of the afore mentioned sleepy guard. So, I started tentatively looking around. In the end I needn’t have worried. Clearly this place has had a live-in guard, but the calendar was stuck on June 2019. Quite why you would pay someone to oversee this lattice of concrete floors and walls is a mystery in itself. The place is completely stripped bare and relatively unspectacular, except for the views afforded from the roof. At least I’ve finally managed to tick this one off.
3. The Pictures
Pretty hard to miss this one from the road!
Tsing Yi 16 bw by HughieDW, on Flickr
Tsing Yi 17 bw by HughieDW, on Flickr
Apparently, the land is now owned by the HK government:
Tsing Yi 15 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Tsing Yi 03 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Some half-decent graff:
img2913 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Tsing Yi 04 by HughieDW, on Flickr
This bit looks like it was recently occupied, maybe by the security guard:
img2946 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img2915 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And into the first building, the one furthest from the road:
Tsing Yi 09 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Tsing Yi 07 by HughieDW, on Flickr
It’s urbex toilet time!
Tsing Yi 08 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img2927 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Getting higher up:
img2929 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The view across to the second building:
Tsing Yi 06 by HughieDW, on Flickr
From the roof:
img2930 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And looking back over to HK:
img2924 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The guard post:
img2934 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Last guarded in June 2019?
img2933 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Into the second building:
img2931 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img2935 by HughieDW, on Flickr
It is just a series of empty spaces:
Tsing Yi 10 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Up we go:
Tsing Yi 11 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img2941 by HughieDW, on Flickr
More graff:
img2939 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Water feature!
Tsing Yi 13 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img2944 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img2943 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Very little history available about this place but it is thought the factory was once connected to an old Swire paint making division during Hong Kong’s manufacturing heyday between the 1950s and 1970s, when the city cleaned itself up after the World War and the military occupation by Japan. This concrete carbuncle can be found crumbling away on the north-west side of Hong Kong on the island of Tsing Yi. The two main buildings are made up of a series of pillars, supports and staircases and are decaying fast. The buildings were a popular spot for war games, but after one of the players injured himself during a fall from a large hole in one of the floors this abruptly came to an end. Now the building sits forlorn by the roadside, now occupied by a sleepy guard who used to be permanently on duty and the odd urban explorer or graff artist.
2. The Explore
Had this place on my radar for some time. However, in the past when I checked Google Maps, it came up as being either a very long walk or a taxi ride, due to the lack of public transport options. This time however a new mini-bus route popped off so off I set and after a combination of MTR and minibus I found myself dropped off just outside the former paint factory, much to the bewilderment of the bus driver. Entry wasn’t an issue but had read former reports of the afore mentioned sleepy guard. So, I started tentatively looking around. In the end I needn’t have worried. Clearly this place has had a live-in guard, but the calendar was stuck on June 2019. Quite why you would pay someone to oversee this lattice of concrete floors and walls is a mystery in itself. The place is completely stripped bare and relatively unspectacular, except for the views afforded from the roof. At least I’ve finally managed to tick this one off.
3. The Pictures
Pretty hard to miss this one from the road!
Apparently, the land is now owned by the HK government:
Some half-decent graff:
This bit looks like it was recently occupied, maybe by the security guard:
And into the first building, the one furthest from the road:
It’s urbex toilet time!
Getting higher up:
The view across to the second building:
From the roof:
And looking back over to HK:
The guard post:
Last guarded in June 2019?
Into the second building:
It is just a series of empty spaces:
Up we go:
More graff:
Water feature!
