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Victoria Gap
Victoria Gap () 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 Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i .... 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 - some below the summit of The Peak. Features As a tourist destination, Victoria Gap features several attractions: * Views of Central, Victoria Harbour and Kowloon Peninsula * The Peak Tower, a leisure and shopping complex * The Peak Galleria, a leisure and shopping complex * The Peak Lookout, a restaurant housed in a historic building * Lions Pavilion, a viewing pavilion Transport The upper terminal of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resumed aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Peak Lookout
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. History The Peak Lookout has experienced major transformations in function and renovations since the site was used in 1888 as a rest place and workshop for British engineers that constructed the Peak Tram line.Brief Information 1444 Historic Buildings, Item #222 In 1901, the site was handed over to the government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaps Of Hong Kong
Gaps is a member of the Montana group of Patience games, where the goal is to arrange all the cards in suit from Deuce (a Two card) to King. Other solitaire games in this family include Spaces, Addiction, Vacancies, Clown Solitaire, Paganini, Montana itself, Red Moon, and Blue Moon. Sometimes these alternate names are used to refer to the same game. Rules The cards are dealt into four rows of thirteen. The aces are removed and discarded from further play. The gaps that they leave behind are filled by cards that are the same suit and a rank higher than the card on the left of the gap. (For example, 4♣ can be placed beside 3♣.) However, any gap at the right of a King is considered dead and no card can fill it. Any gap on the left hand side of the row should be placed by a deuce and the row should be built up by suit beside the deuce (i. e. 2-3-4-5, etc.). It is the discretion of the player on which suit would occupy which row. When there are no more possible moves, the ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Gaps In Hong Kong
This is a list of gaps and passes in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Island *Chai Wan Gap (柴灣峽) *Magazine Gap (馬己仙峽) * Middle Gap (中峽) * Pottinger Gap (馬塘坳) *Quarry Gap (大風坳) *Sandy Bay Gap (沙灣坳) *Tai Tam Gap (大潭峽) *Tsin Shui Wan Au (淺水灣凹) *Victoria Gap (爐峰峽) * Wan Chai Gap (灣仔峽) * Windy Gap (大風坳, also 大風凹) *Wong Nai Chung Gap (黃泥涌峽) New Territories Between New Kowloon and New Territories * Cha Liu Au (茶寮凹) *Kowloon Pass (九龍凹) *Ma Yau Tong Au (馬游塘坳) * Pak Kung Au (伯公凹) * Sha Tin Pass (沙田坳) * Tate's Pass (大老坳) * Tiu Keng Leng Au (調景嶺坳) *Tiu Tso Ngam (吊草巖) Mainland of New Territories *Chui Fung Au (吹風坳) *Chui Tung Au (吹筒坳) * Lead Mine Pass (鉛礦坳) * Ma On Au (馬鞍坳) *Pak Tam Au (北潭坳) *Pik Uk Au (壁屋凹) * Shek Hang Au (石坑坳) * Shui Long Wo (水浪窩) * Tai Au Mun (大坳門, also 大澳門) *Tai Long Au (大浪坳) *Tai M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lugard Road
Lugard Road is a road located on Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, named after Sir Frederick Lugard, Governor of Hong Kong from 1907 to 1912. Located some 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.England, Vaudine (4 July 2012)"Top 10 walks in Hong Kong" ''The Guardian''. Description Lugard Road lies approximately above sea level. It is a semi-circular road on Victoria Peak that mainly follows the contours of the hillside, connecting Victoria Gap in the east to the Hatton Road- Harlech Road junction in the west."Victoria Peak and the Victoria Peak Tram Review " ''Fodors'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlech Road
Harlech Road () is a road in Hong Kong. It is high up in the Peak area of Hong Kong Island, The road starts at Victoria Gap, then goes along the south slope of Victoria Peak, then crosses High West Gap, and goes along the north slope of High West, and finally ends at the ridge of High West. Harlech Road spans two country parks in Hong Kong, one Pok Fu Lam Country Park and the other Lung Fu Shan Country Park. The road is good for hiking. The road was built before 1906. It meets several roads, namely Mount Austin Road, Lugard Road, Peak Road, Old Peak Road, Findlay Road Findlay may refer to: Places ;In the United States * Findlay, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Findlay, Illinois, a village * Findlay, Ohio, a city * Findlay Township, Pennsylvania, a civil township ;Elsewhere * Findlay, Manitoba, a locali ... and Hatton Road. Notes {{Commons category, Harlech Road, Hong Kong Roads on Hong Kong Island Victoria Peak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Austin Road
Mount Austin Road is a street in Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i .... References External links * Roads on Hong Kong Island Victoria Peak {{HongKong-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Peak Road
Old Peak Road is a road in the Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is the most direct path from Victoria Gap and Victoria Peak to Central on Hong Kong Island. The highest altitude is about 350 meters, the highest altitude of the driving road is about 200 meters, which is the Dynasty Court, and the mountain road is 350 meters. History Formerly known as the Peak Road, the Old Peak Road was built in the 1920s and used to be the only way to the Peak. In the 1960s, Peak Road was renamed Old Peak Road, while a section of Stubbs Road connecting Wan Chai Gap and Victoria Peak was renamed Peak Road. One of only six "Victoria City Boundaries" in Hong Kong is still preserved. Features Old Peak Road in the Mid-levels is full of strata luxury housing estates, most of which are over 1,000 square feet, including Garden Terrace, Dynasty Court and Hillsborough Court. In addition, the 2-storey Peak Depot, located at No. 102 Old Peak Road in the Peak District, was built in the 1910s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peak Road
Peak Road is a road in The Peak on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is the only road to travel from Victoria Gap to Wan Chai Gap on Hong Kong Island. The Peak Road is a two-lane two-way traffic, which can take buses, minibuses and other vehicles. The highest altitude is about 420 meters. Location The Peak Road starts west of The Peak Tower and The Peak Galleria, and east of The Peak Lookout, namely the junction of Harlech Road, Mount Austin Road, Lugard Road, Old Peak Road and Findlay Road, passing Plunkett's Road, Mount Kellett Road, Peel Rise, Peak Police Station, Craigmin Road, Barker Road and Magazine Gap Road, ending in the Hong Kong Police Museum in Wan Chai Gap, namely Wan Chai Gap Road, Stubbs Road, Black's Link, Middle Gap Road, Mount Cameron Road, Aberdeen Reservoir Road and Coombe Road. History The former Peak Road originally referred to the current Old Peak Road, and the current Peak Road belonged to Stubbs Road at that time and was opened to traffic in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peak Tram
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 Peak Tram is owned and operated by Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels (HSH), the owner of Hong Kong's Peninsula Hotel along with other properties. The line, along with HSH's Peak Tower leisure complex at the line's summit, is promoted using the brand The Peak. After a lengthy renovation and upgrade project, the Peak Tram reopened on 27 August 2022. Route The Peak Tram's route from Central district to Victoria Peak covers a distance of about and an elevation of just under . The line has two pronounced curves, one to the left immediately after leaving the lower terminus, and the other to the right in the up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Peak Stop
The Peak Terminus () is the upper terminus of the Peak Tram funicular railway line. It is located inside the Peak Tower at Victoria Gap, the Peak, Central and Western District, Hong Kong, 398m above sea level. History The station was opened on 30 May 1888 along with the tram line. It is known to be 35 degrees of a full circle, and if it was extended to a full circle, the entire volume would be roughly . The volume of the Peak is around . Usage As the tram itself and also the Peak are world-famous scenic spots and attractions, many tourists to Hong Kong take the tram and visit the Peak. Thus the usage of the station is very high: as of 2007, more than 4 million people were riding the Peak Tram annually, or an average of over 11,000 every day. Neighbouring landmarks * Peak Tower * The Peak Galleria The Peak Galleria () is a leisure and shopping complex and a tourist attraction located at Victoria Gap, near the summit of Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lions Clubs International
The International Association of Lions Clubs, more commonly known as Lions Clubs International, is an international non-political service organization established originally in 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, by Melvin Jones. It is now headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. , it had over 46,000 local clubs and more than 1.4 million members (including the youth wing Leo) in more than 200 countries and geographic areas around the world. Introduction Lions Clubs International was founded in Evansville, Indiana, on 24 October 1916 by William Perry Woods. It subsequently evolved as an international service organization under the guidance and supervision of its secretary, Melvin Jones. In 1917, Jones was a 38-year-old Chicago business leader who told members of his local business club they should reach beyond business issues and address the betterment of their communities and the world. Jones' group, the Business Circle of Chicago, agreed. After contacting similar groups around the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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