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When the ban on human settlement of coastal areas of the [[Great Clearance]] was lifted in 1668, the coastal defense was reinforced. Twenty-one fortified [[mound]]s, each manned with an army unit, were created along the border of [[Bao'an County|Xin'an County]], and at least five of them were located in present-day Hong Kong. 1) The [[Tuen Mun]] Mound, believed to have been built on [[Castle Peak (Hong Kong)|Castle Peak]] or [[Kau Keng Shan]], was manned by 50 soldiers. 2) The [[Kowloon]] Mound on [[Lion Rock]] and 3) the Tai Po Tau Mound northwest of [[Tai Po Old Market]] had each 30 soldiers. 4) The [[Ma Tseuk Leng]] Mound stood between present-day Sha Tau Kok and [[Fan Ling]] and was manned by 50 men. 5) The fifth one at [[Fat Tong Mun]], probably on today's [[Tin Ha Shan]] Peninsula, was an observation post manned by 10 soldiers. In 1682, these forces were re-organized and manned by detachments from the [[Green Standard Army]] with reduced strength.<ref>{{cite book |last=Liu |first=Shuyong |date=1997 |title=An Outline History of Hong Kong |publisher=[[Foreign Languages Press]] |page=18 |isbn=9787119019468}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Faure |first1=David |last2=Hayes |first2=James |author-link2=James W. Hayes |last3=Birch |first3=Alan |title=From Village to City: Studies In the Traditional Roots of Hong Kong Society |publisher=Centre of Asian Studies, [[University of Hong Kong]] |page=5 |oclc=13122940|asin=B0000EE67M}}</ref>

 

 

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