Tai Tam (Quarry Bay Extension) Country ParkCountry Parks (Designation) (Consolidation) Order (Chapter 208B) ( Chinese: 大潭（鰂魚涌擴建部份）郊野公園), also known simply as Quarry Bay Country Park (鰂魚涌郊野公園), on the eastern side of

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, is one of the twenty four statutory

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s in Hong Kong, and the twentieth to be so designated, in 1979. The park is located near

Quarry Bay Quarry Bay is an List of buildings, sites, and areas in Hong Kong, area beneath Mount Parker (Hong Kong), Mount Parker in the Eastern District, Hong Kong, Eastern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Quarry Bay is bordered by Sai Wan Ho ...

. It covers Mount Parker, the second highest peak () on Hong Kong Island and the highest in

Island east 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 t ...

, as well as

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 ...

and Siu Ma Shan. goes through the park. According to a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the

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the number of visitors in 1998-1999 was 701,400, second only to

Aberdeen Country Park Aberdeen Country Park is located on the south end of Hong Kong Island near the area called Aberdeen, Hong Kong. Much of the south side of the island is underdeveloped and retains more of the rural feel that predominated on the island before it ...

amongst country parks on Hong Kong Island.

Features

A major feature of this country park is a site with dozens of wartime field stove, built in preparation for the

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. , a red-brick house which currently houses a biodiversity education centre and was a residence for the

Taikoo Sugar Refinery Taikoo Sugar Refinery is a sugar importer and former sugar refinery in Hong Kong. History Taikoo Sugar Refinery was established by John Samuel Swire in June 1881 after a thorough investigation into the feasibility and openings for a new refiner ...

, is also located within this country park at 50 . Hong Park Country Trail,

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and Quarry Bay Jogging Trail are located within the park.

Quarry Pass

Quarry Pass (), also known as the Quarry Gap or Tai Fung Au, is a

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situated above sea level in the park. The Quarry Pass Pavillon marks the starting point of

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Section 6, with a commemorating plaque for the opening of the Hong Kong Trail placed nearby. A wooden

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is placed at the Pavillon to indicate the starting point, with three direction

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plates mounted on the pillar. The Quarry Bay Pass Pavilion (Chinese: 大風坳涼亭) is an

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point that connects trails to

, Mount Parker, Tai Tam Reserviors and Tai Tam Country Park Entrance (through Mount Parker Road). There is also an unpaved hiking trail to reach the Quarry Pass, via the Mount Parker Cable Car's Ruin Trail. With 5 trails linked to the intersection point, the pavilion area is equipped with a

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, basic

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and

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al facilities, a

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area, outdoor stone BBQ stoves and a roofed resting pavilon. A set of stairs located behind the roofed resting pavilion allows a direct climb to the summit of

. The Mount Parker Viewing Point, a scenery viewing site, is situated within the Quarry Pass.

References

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Features

Quarry Pass

See also

References