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Stubbs Road is a road located in Mid-Levels East,Central,Hong Kong,which connects Happy Valley to The Peak area on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong,through an area near the Wong Nai Chung Gap. It runs uphill from Queen's Road East and goes through a residential area of luxurious high-rise tower blocks. The road is named after the 16th Governor of Hong Kong,Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs. [1]
Stubbs Road is an example of the city's "cultural diversity":one of Hong Kong's tallest residential buildings,Highcliff,and the historical Chinese style building,King Yin Lei,are situated on this road.
Opus Hong Kong,a 12-story residential block designed by Frank Gehry is located on 53 Stubbs Road. The location on Stubbs Road has been owned by the Swire Group for 60 years. It originally was the home of the most senior executive in Swire. [2]
Hong Kong Adventist Hospital is located along the road.
Chai Wan,formerly known as Sai Wan (西灣),lies at the east end of the urban area of Hong Kong Island next to Shau Kei Wan. The area is administratively part of the Eastern District,and is a mosaic of industrial and residential areas. The population was 186,505 in 2001.
Fo Tan is an area of Sha Tin District,New Territories,Hong Kong. It was developed as a light industrial area,but this activity has declined markedly in recent years. There are residential areas to the east,alongside the MTR line,and in the foothills to the west.
Mid-Levels is an affluent residential area on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located between Victoria Peak and Central. Residents are predominantly more affluent Hong Kong locals and expatriate professionals.
Happy Valley is an upper-income residential area in Hong Kong,located on Hong Kong Island. The area is bordered by Caroline Hill to the east,Jardine's Lookout to the south,Morrison Hill to the west,and Causeway Bay to the north. Administratively,it is part of Wan Chai District.
San Po Kong is an area in New Kowloon in Hong Kong. It is largely industrial and partly residential. Administratively,it belongs to Wong Tai Sin District.
Quarry Bay is an area beneath Mount Parker in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island,in Hong Kong. Quarry Bay is bordered by Sai Wan Ho to the east,Mount Parker to the south,North Point to the west,and Victoria Harbour to the north.
Tai Wai is an area in the New Territories,Hong Kong,located between Sha Tin and the Lion Rock,within the Sha Tin District.
Ngau Tau Kok is an area of eastern Kowloon in Hong Kong,in the north of Kwun Tong District east to Kowloon Bay. Largely residential,Ngau Tau Kok has a population in excess of 210,000.
Taikoo Shing or Tai Koo Shing,is a private residential development in Quarry Bay,in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It is a part of Swire's property business,along with Taikoo Place,the adjacent Cityplaza retail and office complex and EAST,a lifestyle business hotel.
Sai Wan Ho is a primarily residential area on the northeastern shore of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong,between Quarry Bay and Shau Kei Wan. It is part of the Eastern District,and is administered together with surrounding areas under the Eastern District Council.
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.
Huanggang Port is a port of entry on the border between mainland China and Hong Kong,in the Futian District of Shenzhen,Guangdong. Its counterpart in Hong Kong is the Lok Ma Chau Control Point,located in Lok Ma Chau in Hong Kong's New Territories,across the Sham Chun River from Huanggang.
Siu Lek Yuen is an area in Sha Tin District,New Territories East. Located to the east of Yuen Chau Kok,the area is surrounded on three sides by the Ma On Shan Country Park. Nowadays it is a residential area.
Lai Tak Tsuen is a public housing estate at 2 –38 Lai Tak Tsuen Road,Tai Hang,Causeway Bay,Hong Kong. Built in 1975,it is one of the first public housing developments in Hong Kong. It was the second self-funded rental project of the Hong Kong Housing Society. The housing estate was named after a Hong Kong government officer,Michael Wright,who had served the Government of Hong Kong for more than 30 years.
The following is an overview of public housing estates on Tsing Yi,Hong Kong including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS),Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS),Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS),Tenant Purchase Scheme (TPS) and Subsidised Sale Flats Project (SSFP) estates.
The Starstreet Precinct is a neighborhood in Wan Chai,Hong Kong,centred on Three Pacific Place and comprising mainly Star Street (星街),Moon Street (月街),Sun Street (日街),St. Francis Street (聖佛蘭士街),St. Francis Yard (進教圍),and Wing Fung Street (永豐街).
Grand Waterfront is a private housing estate and a shopping mall in Ma Tau Kok,Kowloon,Hong Kong,near Kowloon City Ferry Pier. Formerly a Hong Kong and China Gas towngas plant,the estate consists of five 57-storey high-rise buildings and a shopping arcade. It was jointly developed by Henderson Land Development and Hong Kong and China Towngas and completed in 2007.
Swire Properties Limited is a property developer,owner and operator of mixed-use,principally commercial properties in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Founded and headquartered in Hong Kong in 1972,Swire Properties is a major property developer in Hong Kong,and is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Including subsidiaries,it employs around 4,500 people. The company is,in turn,a subsidiary of the publicly-listed Swire Pacific Limited.
Opus Hong Kong is a 12-storey,42.62 m (139.8 ft) residential high-rise completed in 2012 at 53 Stubbs Road on Mid-Levels in Hong Kong. The project was designed by Frank Gehry in collaboration with Ronald Lu and Partners,and developed by Swire Properties. It was Gehry's first Asian residential project.
Les Saisons is a private estate in Hong Kong. Located in Sai Wan Ho of the Eastern District,Hong Kong Island,the property was co-developed by Swire Properties,China Motor Bus and Sun Hung Kai Properties. The estate was completed in October 2001. There is a total of 4 residential buildings with 866 car park spaces provided. More than half of the flats enjoy the sea view of Lei Yue Mun Strait.
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