Lee Gardens () was a theme park, then present day a collection of shopping malls and property development in

East Point East Point is the name of several places: United States * East Point, Alabama *East Point, Georgia **East Point station * East Point, Kentucky * East Point, Louisiana *East Point Military Reservation, in Nahant, Massachusetts * East Point, Texas * ...

west of

Causeway Bay Causeway Bay is list of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong, an area and Victoria Park, Hong Kong, a bay on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, straddling the border of the Eastern District, Hong Kong, Eastern and the Wan Chai District, Wan Chai ...

on the

Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island () is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. The island, known originally and on road signs simply as "Hong Kong", had a population of 1,289,500 and a population density of , . It is the second largest island in Hong Kon ...

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

, approximately the area between

Percival Street Percival Street is a street in the East Point and Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The street spans from Gloucester Road in the north to Leighton Road in the south. Between Hennessy Road and Leighton Road, the street is with a b ...

Hennessy Road Hennessy Road () is a thoroughfare on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It connects Yee Wo Street on the east in Causeway Bay, at the junction with East Point Road, Jardine's Bazaar and Great George Street, Hong Kong, Great George Street in East ...

and

Leighton Road Leighton Road () is a main road in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. It begins east of Causeway Road and ends at the west of the junction with Morrison Hill Road and Canal Road. History Part of the road skirts Leighton Hill to its north while part o ...

. It was built on a hill called East Point Hill also known as Jardine's Hill. In the early 19th century, the land of East Point, including the hill, was largely owned by

Jardine Matheson Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited (also known as Jardines) is a Hong Kong–based, Bermuda-domiciled British multinational conglomerate. It has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and secondary listings on the Singapore Exchange ...

and as a result the hill was known as Jardine's Hill. In 1923, Hong Kong tycoon

Lee Hysan Lee Hysan or Lee Hy-san (1879 – 30 April 1928) was a Hong Kong businessman who was involved in the opium trade and refinery, as well as land development in British Hong Kong during the early 1900s. He was nicknamed the ''Opium King'' in Hong Kon ...

bought the Jardine's Hill property, west of Causeway Bay from Jardines for HK$3.8 million, and developed it into Lee Garden Amusement Park, making Causeway Bay a popular entertainment destination. The site has since been redeveloped as a commercial development which includes office accommodation and a shopping mall The area now contains

Lee Garden One Manulife Plaza, also known as Lee Garden One, is an office skyscraper in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The triangular-shaped tower stands tall and contains 52 floors of office space. The building is currently the 16th tallest in ...

(formerly called Manulife Plaza), Two, Three, Five and Six. They are owned by

Hysan Development Hysan Development Company Limited is a Hong Kong property investment, management and development company that is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. The company was formed in Hong Kong in 1923, when businessman Lee Hysan acquired plots of ...

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Causeway Bay East Point, Hong Kong Mountains, peaks and hills of Hong Kong {{HongKong-mountain-stub

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