Mount Butler
English
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Etymology
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Proper noun
[edit]- A peak in Eastern district, Hong Kong.
- 1957, Stanley Woodburn Kirby, The War Against Japan: The loss of Singapore, page 131:
- The first reached its objective but, attacked by superior numbers, was forced back next morning. The second found that the enemy was already holding Mount Butler and withdrew under heavy fire; the third held the road junction throughout the night despite heavy fire from Jardines Lookout.
- 2014, Kwong Chi Man, Tsoi Yiu Lun, Eastern Fortress: A Military History of Hong Kong, 1840–1970, Hong Kong University Press, →ISBN, page 195:
- The British positions at Mount Butler, Mount Parker, Braemar Hill and the urban area of North Point were all under heavy assault.
- 2016, Brereton Greenhous, "C" Force to Hong Kong: A Canadian Catastrophe, Dundurn, →ISBN, page 80:
- Responding to more orders from Maltby, who already seems to have been quite out of touch with reality, at about 0230 hours on the 19th Colonel Sutcliffe sent his A Company, under Major A.B. Gresham, to try and re-take the Lookout and make another attempt on Mount Butler.
- 2019 May 25, Mary Hui, “‘Not Just a Maid’: The Ultra-Running Domestic Workers of Hong Kong”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 May 2019, Asia Pacific[2]:
- A typical day for her begins at 4:30 a.m., when she slips out of her employer’s apartment for a “sunrise jog,” a five-mile round-trip run to the summit of nearby Mount Butler, a 1,430-foot peak.
- 2020 May 13, Mark Agnew, “The best hikes with views of Hong Kong – take in the skyline from a new and unique angle”, in South China Morning Post[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on May 14, 2020, Outdoor/Trail Running[4]:
- First, there is a sharp descent, with the quarry on your left, then a steep set of stairs up to Mount Butler, which has a great view of its own. Head down Mount Butler and turn left down the wide tarmac road, which winds to Quarry Bay and finishes near exit A of the MTR.