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Victoria Peak is a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island. It is also known as Mount Austin , and locally as The Peak only generally. With an elevation of 552 metres (1,811 ft), it is the tallest hill on Hong Kong Island, and the 29th tallest in the territory of Hong Kong .
Austin left Hong Kong in 1878, [9] and James Russell moved into the Austin Arms. [FL 55 & 56]: Both in Wong Nai Chung. [FL 57] The Eyrie: [10] In late 1875 Charles May, [11] the first head of the Hong Kong Police, Fire Brigade and Goal (retired) [12] applied for a lot at the very top of Mt. Austin and his bungalow was finished two years later ...
Tai Ping Shan (太平山) is an alternative name to Victoria Peak, and literally means "Peace Hill".After the cession of Hong Kong Island from Qing China to the British in the 1840s, British forces made garrison here and later the government relocated all Chinese residents in Choong Wan to the area surrounding Tai Ping Shan Street.
Victoria Gap (Chinese: 爐峰峽) is an area and a mountain pass located between the summits of Victoria Peak (aka. Mount Austin) and Mount Gough , on Hong Kong Island , in Hong Kong . [ 1 ] It is the most touristic place within the area referred to as The Peak , which receives some seven million visitors every year.
Big lawn with traditional British Garden design Pavilion in the garden. 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.
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.
Lugard Road is a road located on Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, named after Sir Frederick Lugard (later Lord Lugard), Governor of Hong Kong from 1907 to 1912. Located some 400 metres (1,300 ft) above sea level, the road is a popular walking path that forms part of the Hong Kong Trail, and is known for spectacular vistas over Victoria Harbour.
Map of Victoria City with location of boundary rocks marked in red. The city boundaries are defined in the laws of Hong Kong as follows: [2] On the north – The Harbour; On the west – A line running due north and south drawn through the north-west angle of Inland Lot No. 1299 and extending southwards a distance of 850 feet from the aforesaid angle;