Kellett Island

A small fort was built on it in 1841 for the protection of the eastern section of Victoria Harbour,[2] and a battery with three cannons was added in 1854.

[5][6] After Kowloon Peninsula was ceded to Britain in 1860, the defense position of Kellett Island declined in importance, and it was used by British armed forces for ammunition and gunpowder storage.

[8] After the fall of Hong Kong in 1941, occupying Japanese forces kept military supplies there, including fuel, gunpowder, artillery and ammunition.

Following reclamation work in the 1960s and the completion of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel in 1972, Kellett Island was connected to Causeway Bay and its original outline disappeared, although the name remained.

[7] In October 1991, a pottery jar containing large quantity of Chinese copper coins was discovered at the island by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club.

Kellett Island with the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club buildings in 2011. A portion of the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter is visible on the left of the picture.
View of Kellett Island, with Royal Hong Kong Club Building and Pier, in 1948.
Entrance of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel and land reclamation connecting Kellett Island (upper left) to Causeway Bay in the 1970s.
Kellett Island in 2004, viewed from the west. The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club buildings are visible on the left, the entrance of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel is visible on the right, and the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter in the background.
Kellett Island in the Map of Hong Kong in Convention of Peking in 1860
Kellett Island and Causeway Bay in 1957.
Kellett Island in 1970 February, right before its reclamation and connection with Hong Kong Island.