PMQ is the historic site of the old Hollywood Road Police Married Quarters,which is now a mixed-use arts and design venue in Hong Kong,between Aberdeen Street,Staunton Street,Hollywood Road,and Shing Wong Street.
Flagstaff House,built in 1846,is the oldest example of Western-style architecture remaining in Hong Kong. It is located at 10 Cotton Tree Drive,Central –within the Hong Kong Park.
Government House,located on Government Hill in Central,Hong Kong,is the official residence of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. It was constructed in 1855 as a Colonial Renaissance-style building,but was significantly remodelled during the Japanese occupation,resulting in the current hybrid Japanese-neoclassical form.
The City of Victoria,often called Victoria City or simply Victoria,was the de facto capital of Hong Kong during its time as a British dependent territory. It was initially named Queenstown but was soon known as Victoria. It was one of the first urban settlements in Hong Kong and its boundaries are recorded in the Laws of Hong Kong. All government bureaux and many key departments still have their head offices located within its limit.
The Peak Tram is a funicular railway in Hong Kong,which carries both tourists and residents to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island. Running from Garden Road Admiralty to Victoria Peak via the Mid-Levels,it provides the most direct route and offers good views over the harbour and skyscrapers of Hong Kong. Operated since 1888,it was the first funicular railway in Asia.
The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club is a Hong Kong watersports club for sailing and rowing including paddling.
The Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences was established in 1996. It is in a renovated three-story Edwardian-style building,at 2 Caine Lane at the Sheung Wan,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It is also referred to as Old Pathological Institute.
The former Central Police Station of Hong Kong,located at the eastern end of Hollywood Road,in Central,Hong Kong has been redeveloped into a cultural and shopping destination generally called Tai Kwun (大館). Tai Kwun is composed of three declared monuments:the former Central Police Station,former Central Magistracy and Victoria Prison.
The Former French Mission Building is a declared monument located on Government Hill at 1,Battery Path,Central,Hong Kong. It housed the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong from 1 July 1997 to 6 September 2015.
Kennedy Road is a road in the Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It is named after Arthur Kennedy,the seventh governor of Hong Kong.
Victoria Prison,was the first and longest-running prison to date in Hong Kong. It is located on Old Bailey Street in Central,Hong Kong Island. Named in honour of Queen Victoria,it was originally known as Victoria Gaol and was renamed into Victoria Prison in 1899. Victoria Prison has been redeveloped into a cultural and shopping destination generally called Tai Kwun (大館). Tai Kwun is composed of three declared monuments:the former Central Police Station,former Central Magistracy and Victoria Prison.
Victoria Peak Garden is a Victorian style garden near the summit of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. The former Mountain Lodge,an alternate residence for the Governor of Hong Kong,was located there,which has since been demolished,but the park remains as an attraction at the Peak. It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
Mountain Lodge was the former summer residence of the Governor of Hong Kong on Victoria Peak on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The second building was a two-storey Renaissance style home and was demolished in 1946. The site is now the Victoria Peak Garden,a public park. The Gate Lodge,which originally served as living quarters for the keeper of Mountain Lodge,is still extant.
Fanling Lodge is an official residence of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong,which serves as a country house and occasionally hosts official functions. Built in 1934 as a summer residence for the then Governor of Hong Kong,Fanling Lodge was granted a Grade I historic building status in 2014,amid concerns about its inclusion within a new town development plan.
The Kowloon British School was a school established in Hong Kong for the education of the children of expatriates at the turn of the 20th century.
The former Central Magistracy is located at 1,Arbuthnot Road,Central,Victoria,Hong Kong. It was constructed from 1913 to 1914.
The Peak Tower is a leisure and shopping complex located at Victoria Gap,near the summit of Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It also houses the upper terminal of the Peak Tram. Both the Peak Tower and the Peak Tram are owned by the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels group,the owner of Hong Kong's Peninsula Hotel and other properties. The tower and tram are jointly promoted by the collective branding known as The Peak.
Hong Kong's Peak District was original named the "Hill District". It included Mount Austin,Mount Gough,Mount Kellett and the area around Magazine Gap. Many homes were for summer use only,to escape the heat of Central,and were referred to as "bungalows". Over time,they were given names,especially when the bungalows were rebuilt in brick or stone as substantial mansions,allowing them to better withstand the damage from typhoons.
The Peak Lookout is a restaurant located in a heritage house at Victoria Gap,near the summit of Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It is housed in a 19th-century Grade II Historic Building. Originally known as the Old Peak Café,the restaurant has an open terrace overlooking Aberdeen,Pok Fu Lam Country Park and the South China Sea. The Peak Lookout at Terminal 1 of the Hong Kong International Airport opened in November 2012.
Victoria Gap is an area and a mountain pass located between the summits of Victoria Peak and Mount Gough,on Hong Kong Island,in Hong Kong. It is the most touristic place within the area referred to as The Peak,which receives some seven million visitors every year. Its altitude is 396 metres (1,299 ft) - some 150 metres (490 ft) below the summit of The Peak.
