Quarry Bay is an

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beneath Mount Parker in the Eastern District of

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, in

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. Quarry Bay is bordered by

Sai Wan Ho 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 East ...

to the east, Mount Parker to the south,

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to the west, and

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to the north. Quarry Bay is a residential and business district in Hong Kong.

One Island East One Island East is a skyscraper in Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Overview The skyscraper is a commercial office building, rising 298.35 m (979 ft) and has 69 storeys plus two levels of basement. There is a ...

, the seventh tallest building in Hong Kong, is located in Quarry Bay. Some government departments such as the

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have relocated their offices from Central and

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to Quarry Bay over the years, and some multinational companies have their offices located in the district, such as

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and

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, etc.

Cityplaza Cityplaza ( zh, 太古城中心, j=taai3 gu2 sing4 zung1 sam1) located in Taikoo Shing, Quarry Bay, Eastern District, Hong Kong, Eastern District. One of the largest shopping mall on Hong Kong Island directly accessible from Tai Koo MTR S ...

and

Kornhill Plaza Kornhill and Kornhill Gardens are apartment buildings on the northern slope of Mount Parker, in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Kornhill is a private housing estate and Kornhill Gardens is a Private Sector Participation Scheme ...

, being one of the largest shopping malls on Hong Kong Island is at Quarry Bay. With dense population as well as developed economic and commercial activities in the district, Quarry Bay has a considerable traffic demand. It is one of the transportation hubs in Hong Kong. There are two MTR stations in the district, being

Quarry Bay Station Quarry Bay (; Cantonese Yale: Jāk'yùhchūng) is a station on the and of the MTR in Quarry Bay on Hong Kong Island. The station livery is teal green. Location As with all stations on the Island line, Quarry Bay is located on the northern ...

and

Taikoo Station Tai Koo () is a station on the of the Hong Kong MTR system. The station is located in Kornhill, Quarry Bay on Hong Kong Island and serves the area including Kornhill, Kornhill Gardens and Taikoo Shing. Tai Koo has a unique crimson livery. T ...

. Quarry Bay Station is the intersection of the Island line and

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. Other transportation means in the district include buses, minibuses, and trams.

History

The 1819 edition of the '' Gazetteer of Sun On County'' ( zh, t=嘉慶版新安縣志, labels=no) did not mention today's Quarry Bay. Historians such as Anthony Kwok Kin Siu suggested Quarry Bay was a remote area before British colonial time. During

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times, the

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stonemasons Stonemasonry or stonecraft is the creation of buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone as the primary material. Stonemasonry is the craft of shaping and arranging stones, often together with mortar and even the ancient lime mortar ...

settled in the area after the British arrival. This area was a bay where rock from the hillsides were quarried and transported by ship for building construction or road building. The Chinese name '' Tsak Yue Chung'' ( zh, t=鰂魚涌, labels=no) reveals that it was a small stream where

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( zh, t=鰂魚, labels=no) could be found in the 19th century. The English name was ''Arrow Fish Creek''. The original bay has disappeared since

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has taken place, and was about from the current coastline.

Taikoo

The eastern part of Quarry Bay, namely ', was largely owned by

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and therefore many places and facilities are named after the company's Chinese name, Taikoo. The river originally flowed into the bay, however it was shut off from the sea with the construction of the to supply fresh water to the

Taikoo Dockyard Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Company () was a dockyard in what is now Taikoo Shing, MTR Tai Koo station and part of Taikoo Place of Quarry Bay on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It predates the era before the reclamation of Victoria Harbour. ...

, the Taikoo Sugar factory at Tong Chong Street ( zh, t=糖廠街, labels=no), and later the Swire

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factory at Greig Road ( zh, t=基利路, labels=no) and Yau Man Street ( zh, t=佑民街, labels=no). The upper course of the river was converted into a cement-paved catchwater, and the lower course is the present-day Quarry Bay Street ( zh, t=鰂魚涌街, labels=no), with the original

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near the Quarry Bay Street –

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junction. In the mid-1980s, the hillside was converted into

Kornhill Kornhill and Kornhill Gardens are apartment buildings on the northern slope of Mount Parker, in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Kornhill is a private housing estate and Kornhill Gardens is a Private Sector Participation Sche ...

apartment buildings, the reservoir into ( zh, t=康景花園, labels=no) apartment buildings, and the Dockyard into

Taikoo Shing 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 off ...

. The Coca-Cola factory is now apartment Kornville ( zh, t=康蕙花園, labels=no), and Taikoo Sugar is now the

Taikoo Place Taikoo Place () is a commercial building complex located in Quarry Bay, east Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It comprises grade A office towers, car parking, clubs, office apartment, parks, and shops. It is reachable by MTR Island line (MTR). These ...

, a commercial hub.

Lai Chi

The western end of Quarry Bay was historically part of

; during the 1930s its beaches became one of the most popular places for holding swimming galas in Hong Kong. From this basis an upmarket entertainment complex, the Ritz Nightclub ( zh, t=麗池夜總會, p=lai6 chi4 ye6 jung2 wui2, labels=no), was built in the area in 1947. The nightclub was demolished a few years later to make way for the construction of apartment buildings during the latter half of the 1950s. Nonetheless, for years afterwards, the western part of Quarry Bay continued to be known informally as ''Lai Chi'' ( zh, t=麗池, labels=no), made more so by the name being

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to Cantonese for "late as usual" ( zh, t=例遲, labels=no) – a reference to

, until 1984 the only thoroughfare in the area and thus infamous for traffic congestion. To this day, some buildings in the western part of Quarry Bay are named as "North Point something building", although they are across the modern-day limit of

at Man Hong Street / Healthy Street West.

Location

Quarry Bay is considered as an area surrounded by to the east, Hong Shing Street and to the south, junction of

and Healthy Street West to the west, and

Commercial buildings

: One of the business districts in Hong Kong. Commercial buildings include:

, Devon House, Dorset House, Cambridge House, Lincoln House, Oxford House, Westlands Centre, Berkshire House, One Taikoo Place and Two Taikoo Place. Tenants include

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etc. *

: It includes 1111 King's Road, 12 Taikoo Bay Road, and 14 Taikoo Bay Road. Tenants include

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FWD Group FWD Group is an insurance company based in Hong Kong. Founded in 2013 as the insurance arm of Pacific Century Group, the company provides life insurance, life and medical insurance, general insurance and employee benefits in Asia. As of 2021, the ...

etc. *

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Hong Kong Tower *K11 ATELIER King's Road *625 King's Road *Chinachem Exchange Square Also, a few industrial buildings exist in the areas of Shipyard Lane. ''Former'' *Fresh Produce Market * Gala I, Gala II cinemas *Mount Parker House 栢嘉商業大廈

Residential buildings

* Bedford Gardens * CASA 880 * Dragon View House * Granview Court * The Floridian * Healthy Village Estate *

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, and Kornhill Gardens *

Model Housing Estate Model Housing Estate is a Public housing in Hong Kong, public housing estate located at King's Road (Hong Kong), King's Road in Tsat Tsz Mui between Quarry Bay and North Point in Hong Kong, near MTR Quarry Bay station Exit C. It is the oldes ...

Monster Building The Monster Building is a group of five connected buildings on King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. It is a popular location for photography and has been used as inspiration for several filming locations. There are 2,243 units in five blocks with ...

" –

Fook Cheong Building The Monster Building is a group of five connected buildings on King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. It is a popular location for photography and has been used as inspiration for several filming locations. There are 2,243 units in five blocks with ...

, Montane Mansion,

Oceanic Mansion The Monster Building is a group of five connected buildings on King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. It is a popular location for photography and has been used as inspiration for several filming locations. There are 2,243 units in five blocks with ...

Yick Cheong Building The Monster Building is a group of five connected buildings on King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. It is a popular location for photography and has been used as inspiration for several filming locations. There are 2,243 units in five blocks with ...

and

Yick Fat Building The Monster Building is a group of five connected buildings on King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. It is a popular location for photography and has been used as inspiration for several filming locations. There are 2,243 units in five blocks with ...

* Mount Parker Residences * Nan Fung Sun Chuen *

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* The Orchards * * Ritz Garden Apartments * Riviera Mansion *

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* Snowboat Mansion * Splendid Place * Sunway Gardens *

* Wah Shun Garden * *

Nan Fung Sun Chuen

Nan Fung Sun Chuen ( zh, t=南豐新邨, labels=no), built in 1978, is a private apartment estate. Consisting of 2,827 apartment units in 12 buildings distributed along Greig Road and Greig Crescent with a car park at the centre of the development, it was developed by Nan Fung Development. Because of the relatively large size of the development, it serves as the benchmark for premises developed in the late 1970s in the property market. The tower blocks range in height from 28 to 33 floors. Blocks 1 to 5 are at 32 to 40 (even numbers) Greig Road while blocks 6 to 12 are at 27 to 15 Greig Crescent.

Taikoo Shing

Taikoo Shing is a private residential development in Quarry Bay. Consisting of 61 mansions distributed along Taikoo Wan Road & Taikoo Shing Road, it was developed by Swire.

Tourism

Fireboat ''Alexander Grantham'' Exhibition Gallery

The ''

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'' was a fireboat of

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. The

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was named after former Governor Sir Alexander Grantham. The boat has since retired from service and been replaced by other vessels. On 10 March 2006, the fireboat was successfully hoisted into its new permanent home in the Central Concourse of

Quarry Bay Park Quarry Bay Park () is an urban park located in the Quarry Bay area of Hong Kong Island's Eastern District, Hong Kong, Eastern District. It lies between the waterfront and the Taikoo Shing, Tai Koo Shing housing estate, and covers around . The ...

, Hong Kong, where it has been converted into the Fireboat ''Alexander Grantham'' Exhibition Gallery and was opened to the public as a museum in 2007. In addition to the fireboat itself, the Gallery houses a number of multimedia exhibits on the vessel's history and on firefighting in Hong Kong.

"Monster Building" complex

"Monster Building" is a condominium complex of five interconnected buildings. The complex consists of

, Montane Mansion,

, and

Woodside Biodiversity Education Centre

situated at Mount Parker Road, Quarry Bay. The centre comprises three themed exhibition galleries introducing Hong Kong's precious natural resources and biodiversity. The centre aims to foster public awareness, knowledge and understanding the inherent value of Hong Kong's biodiversity assets and to marshal public support and action for nature conservation.

Government

The head office of the

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is in

in Quarry Bay.

Parks and recreational facilities

* Quarry Bay Municipal Services Building – with indoor playground and a public library managed by LSCD *Greig Road Sitting-out Area *

Tai Tam Country Park (Quarry Bay Extension) Tai Tam (Quarry Bay Extension) Country ParkCountry Parks (Designation) (Consolidation) Order (Chapter 208B) (Sinitic languages, Chinese: 大潭（鰂魚涌擴建部份）郊野公園), also known simply as Quarry Bay Country Park (鰂魚涌郊� ...

Education

Quarry Bay is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 14. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and North Point Government Primary School. Kindergartens & Nurseries *

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* MAGART International Kindergarten *

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Victoria (Kornhill) Kindergarten Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

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Primary schools *

Buddhist Chung Wah Kornhill Primary School Hong Kong Buddhist Association ( zh, t=香港佛教聯合會, j=hoeng1 gong2 fat6 gaau3 lyun4 hap6 wui2) is a Buddhist umbrella organisation in Hong Kong which was founded in 1945. The association has nearly ten thousands individual members inc ...

* Canossa School (Hong Kong) *

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* Delia School of Canada *

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* Secondary schools *

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* Delia School of Canada

Transport

Public transport

MTR The Mass Transit Railway system, known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of Rail transport in Hong Kong, railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), ...

** MTR Quarry Bay station:

and Island line ** MTR Tai Koo station: Island line *

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s * Citybus * KMB (serves only cross-

harbour A harbor (American English), or harbour (Commonwealth English; see American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, spelling differences), is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be Mooring, moored. The t ...

routes) *

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es ** to

Cyberport Cyberport is a business park in Southern District, Hong Kong, Southern District, Hong Kong, consisting of four office buildings, a hotel, and a retail entertainment complex. It describes itself as a List of technology centers, digital ...

Shau Kei Wan Shau Kei Wan or Shaukiwan is a neighborhood in the Eastern District, Hong Kong, Eastern District of Hong Kong Island. The area is bordered by Chai Wan to the east, Mount Parker (Hong Kong), Mount Parker to the south, Sai Wan Ho to the west, and ...

Kennedy Town Kennedy Town is a town and neighbourhood at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It was named after Arthur Kennedy (colonial administrator), Arthur Edward Kennedy, the 7th governor of Hong Kong from 1872 to 1877. Adminis ...

, etc. ** includes 32, 32A, 33 etc.

Major thoroughfares, roads and streets

Island Eastern Corridor The Island Eastern Corridor (IEC) is an expressway built along the northeastern shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It starts from Causeway Bay in the west and ends in Chai Wan in the east. It is mostly part of Route 4. The section be ...

Eastern Harbour Crossing The Eastern Harbour Crossing (), abbreviated as "EHC" () is a combined road-rail tunnel that crosses beneath Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. Opened on 21 September 1989, it is the second harbour-crossing tunnel built and the longest amongst t ...

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Greig Road Greig may refer to: People *Greig (name) Places United States * Greig, New York, a town in Lewis County, New York * Cape Greig in Alaska Canada * Greig Lake (Saskatchewan), a lake in Saskatchewan * Greig Lake (Vancouver Island), a lake in British ...

Java Road Java Road () is a street in North Point on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It runs from the junction of Electric Road and Tin Chong Street in Fortress Hill to meet King's Road in Quarry Bay, near . History Completed in 1933, the road was named a ...

* Kornhill Road *

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* Model Lane * Mount Parker Road *

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* Shipyard Lane *

Taikoo Shing Road Tai Koo ( zh, 太古, link=no) may refer to: *Taikoo Shing, a private housing estate in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong *Taikoo Sugar Refinery *Taikoo Place, a group of office buildings in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong *Tai Koo station, a station on the Island line ...

Taikoo Wan Road Tai Koo ( zh, 太古, link=no) may refer to: *Taikoo Shing, a private housing estate in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong *Taikoo Sugar Refinery *Taikoo Place, a group of office buildings in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong *Tai Koo station, a station on the Island line ...

Tsat Tsz Mui Road Tsat Tsz Mui Road () is a road in Tsat Tsz Mui in Hong Kong. The road runs in the area of Tsat Tsz Mui and eastern North Point from west to east, parallel to King's Road, except disjoint by a residential-commercial complex of Island Place. Na ...

* Tong Chong Street *

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Hiking

Quarry Bay is home to multiple hiking trails, including the Mount Parker Road Green Trail and the Hong Pak Country Trail, which connects further to nearby trails.

Facilities

The Woodside Biodiversity Education Center (also known as the Red House) is a biodiversity centre housing local animal species and displays of educational resources on Hong Kong wildlife. The centre is situated on Mount Parker Road, with benches available nearby for picnics. Wartime remains including the Wartime Stoves and Anti-Air-Raid Caves are preserved throughout Mount Parker Road Green Trail and the Hong Pak Country Trail. Hikes throughout Quarry Bay are often packed with resting benches, washrooms, pavilions, mappings as well as trash bins.

Mountains

Mount Butler Mount Butler or Pat Na Shan ( Chinese: 畢拿山) is a 436 m high hill on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Access Hong Kong Trail Stage 5 passes near the summit of Mount Butler. The best place to start the hike to the summit is from the Parkview ap ...

, Mount Parker and Siu Ma Shan are mountains available for hiking. These mountains are linked towards more hiking options such as the

Jardine's Lookout Jardine's Lookout () is a mountain in Wan Chai District, Hong Kong with a height of . It is located east of Happy Valley, south of Causeway Bay, and west of Braemar Hill and north of Tai Tam Country Park. A low-density, high-end residenti ...

or approach for

Tai Tam Reservoirs The Tai Tam Reservoirs, also known as Tai Tam Reservoir Group, is a group of reservoirs located in the Tai Tam Country Park in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The four reservoirs have a total storage capacity of 6.2 million c ...

Nearby areas

Stanley can be reached from Tai Tam Reservoirs via

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and The Twins.

Shek O Country Park Shek O Country Park is a 701-hectare rural marine park located on Shek O, Southern District, Hong Kong and facing the South China Sea. The park opened on 21 September 1979. The park is popular for its Hiking trails. In 2004, Time Magazine Asia ...

is also reachable from Tai Tam Reservoirs, which offer more hiking options. Tai Tam Reservoirs is situated near the Wong Lai Chung Reservoir Park.

References

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