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From: "Nida Rogers" <>
Subject: [Mar] Noon Day Gun (was Ensigns)
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 16:10:26 +0800
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Paul wrote: <snip>
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Benyon <>
> Ah! The Noon Day Gun ! I wonder if it's still sounded following the
> return of HK - can I be forgiven if I ask Iain - always seemed to
> chime in well with the pipes for Up Spirits and Hands to Lunch ;-) if
> the wind was in the right direction (and yes I do remember that up
> spirits was invariably really piped at 1130 or 1140 - but they seem to
> go hand in glove) - Jenny's Side Party......et al - happy days!
>

I hope that I am not straying from the list "regs" with this reply.

The Noon Day Gun is still fired every day. As the gun is still owned
by Jardine's, the change of Sovereinty in 1997 had no effect upon
this daily tradition.

Cash-heavy people (locals & tourists) pay for the vicarious thrill
of jerking the lanyard attached to the firing pistol of the gun.

The gun is only fired once per day and, yet, this still brings in a
considerable amount of money to Jardine's - all of which is
donated to charities here.

Best regards,
Iain Rogers, Hong Kong, China


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