Most of the walled villages of Hong Kong are located in the New Territories.
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.
Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places,structures or buildings legally declared to receive the highest level of protection. In Hong Kong,declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board,the approval of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong as well as the publication of the notice on the Hong Kong Government Gazette.
Ping Shan Heritage Trail is a heritage trail located in the Ping Shan area of Yuen Long District,in Hong Kong. The trail was inaugurated on 12 December 1993 and was the first of its kind in Hong Kong. It passes through the villages of Hang Tau Tsuen,Hang Mei Tsuen and Sheung Cheung Wai and it includes several declared monuments and graded buildings.
Queen's Road East is a street in Wan Chai,in the north of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong,connecting Admiralty in the west to Happy Valley in the east. Queen's Road East is one of the four sections of Queen's Road,and historically included Queensway.
Shanghai Tang is a Hong Kong luxury fashion house founded in 1994 by Hong Kong businessman David Tang. The brand is known for its luxury homeware collection and fine bone china. In 1998,Richemont acquired David Tang's controlling stake in the business.
Shanghai Street is a 2.3 km long street in the Jordan,Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok areas of Kowloon,Hong Kong,China. Completed in 1887 under the name of Station Street (差館街),it was once the most prosperous street in Kowloon. It originates from the south at Austin Road,and terminates in the north at Lai Chi Kok Road. Parallel to Shanghai Street are Nathan Road,Temple Street,Portland Street,Reclamation Street and Canton Road. Though parallel,Shanghai Street was marked by 2- to 3-floor Chinese-style buildings while Nathan Road was marked by Western-style buildings.
Duddell Street is a small street located near the Lan Kwai Fong district in Central,Hong Kong. Named after George and Frederick Duddell,it stretches from Ice House Street to Queen's Road Central. The street is noted for containing the city's last four gas lamps.
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.
Pedder Street is a major thoroughfare in the core of Hong Kong's Central District. It runs south–north from Queen's Road Central,continues through Des Voeux Road Central,and ends at its intersection with Connaught Road Central.
The University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG) is located at 90 Bonham Road,next to the University of Hong Kong's East Gate entrance. Its exhibition galleries occupy the Fung Ping Shan Building as well as the first floor of the TT Tsui Building,where also the Museum Store is housed on the ground floor. The two buildings are joined by a bridge.
The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monuments. The AAB was established in 1976 along with the Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) when the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap. 53) was enacted,and comprises members appointed by the Chief Executive. The corresponding governmental ministry is the Development Bureau,and executive support for the AAB is provided by the AMO which is under the Development Bureau.
The Hongkong Hotel was Hong Kong's first luxury hotel modelled after sumptuous London hotels. It opened on Queen's Road and Pedder Street in 1868,later expanding into the Victoria Harbour waterfront of Victoria City in 1893.
Leigh &Orange Ltd,founded in Hong Kong in 1874,is an international architectural and interior design practice. The group has a total of 550 staff and operates through its headquarters in Hong Kong with branch offices in Shanghai,Beijing,Fuzhou and Qatar.
Bridges Street is a 300-metre two-way street in Sheung Wan,Hong Kong.
This article details the history and status of heritage conservation in Hong Kong,as well as the role of various stakeholders.
The North Kowloon Magistracy is a historic building and former Magistrate's Court located at No. 292,Tai Po Road,Shek Kip Mei,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
The Engineer's Office of the Former Pumping Station,Water Supplies Department,sometimes called "The Red Brick House",is located at No. 344 Shanghai Street,in Yau Ma Tei,Hong Kong. It has been classified as a Grade I historical building since 2000 by the Antiquities Advisory Board in view of its historical and architectural merit. It is now owned by the HKSAR Government.
Nos. 600–626 Shanghai Street,or more specifically Nos. 600,602,604,606,612,614,620,622,624 and 626,is a group of ten pre-war shophouses (tong-lau) in the Mong Kok section of Shanghai Street,in Hong Kong,that have been listed as Grade I historical buildings for their historical value.
Shanghai International Finance Center,usually abbreviated as Shanghai IFC,is a commercial building complex and a shopping center located at 8 Century Avenue,Lujiazui,Pudong,Shanghai,China. It incorporates two tower blocks at 249.9 metres (820 ft) and 259.9 metres (853 ft) housing offices and a hotel,and an 85-metre (279 ft) tall multi-storey building behind and between the two towers.
