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The park first opened to the public in October 1957 and was revamped in the early 2000s. Owned and operated by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong, [3] [4] the park is open all year, free of admission charge. [5] It is Hong Kong's most popular public park, with more visitors than Hong Kong Park and Kowloon Park combined. [6]
In 1952, the late Queen Victoria's statue was restored and placed in Victoria Park. In 1996, shortly before Hong Kong's handover to China, artist Pun Sing-lui tipped red paint over the statue and smashed its nose with a hammer. [2] Pun was a recent immigrant from Mainland China who had become disillusioned with Hong Kong culture. [3]
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;
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Mount Austin Playground is a park and playground along Mount Austin Road, at Victoria Peak, Hong Kong. [1] [2] [3]
Hong Kong was a British colony from 1841 until 1997. Jubilee Street; Queen's Pier; Queen's Road; Queensway; Queen Victoria Street; Queen Street; Statue Square; City of Victoria; Victoria Gap; Victoria Harbour; Victoria Park; Victoria Park Road; Victoria Peak; Victoria Prison; Victoria Road; Queen's College, Hong Kong; Victoria Park Swimming Pool
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.
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Queen's Building (Chinese: 皇后行; Jyutping: Wong4hau6 Hong4) was a late 19th-century neoclassical building located in Central, Hong Kong.Named after Queen Victoria, it was situated to the west of Statue Square on Hong Kong Island's waterfront with Victoria Harbour at the time.