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Police seal off road in Hong Kong after ‘bomb’ found, turns out to be cannon barrel

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Period9 Jul 2025

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  • TitlePolice seal off road in Hong Kong after ‘bomb’ found, turns out to be cannon barrel
    Media name/outletmustsharenews.com
    Country/TerritoryHong Kong, China
    Date9/07/25
    DescriptionProfessor Kwong Chi-man, a military historian from the Hong Kong Baptist University, told SCMP that the weapon was a coastal defence gun commonly found in British defensive ports, believed to be either mounted on a coastal battery or aboard a naval vessel.

    It probably wound up underground after being decommissioned and abandoned, he said.

    While it was likely made in Britain in the late 19th century, he was uncertain when it arrived in Hong Kong.

    However, he determined that it was not connected to World War II.
    PersonsChi Man KWONG