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Hong Kong Park

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Hong Kong Park
香港公園
Aerial view
LocationCentral, Hong Kong
Area8 hectares (20 acres)
Opened23 May 1991; 32 years ago (1991-05-23)
Operated byLeisure and Cultural Services Department
OpenYear round
Public transit accessTram stop (25 m)
Peak Tram terminus (30 m)
Admiralty station (200 m)
Hong Kong Park
Traditional Chinese香港公園
Simplified Chinese香港公园
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Gōngyuán
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēung góng gūng yùhn
JyutpingHoeng1 gong2 gung1 jyun2
IPA[hœ̂ːŋkɔ̌ːŋ kʊ́ŋjy̌ːn]

Hong Kong Park is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in Central, Hong Kong. Built at a cost of HK$398 million and opened on 23 May 1991, it covers an area of 80,000 square metres (860,000 sq ft) and is an example of modern design and facilities blending with natural landscape.

History edit

 
The commemorative plaque in the park

Part of the site was known as Cantonment Hill in early colonial days in 1841. At the upper part of the former location of the Victoria Barracks, built between 1867 and 1910, the barracks were handed to the government in 1979. Glenealy Junior School occupied part of this site up until 1988. After the school vacated the site, the area was turned into the present park. Hong Kong Park was officially opened on 23 May 1991 by Sir David Wilson, the Governor of Hong Kong at that time. It covers an area of 8 hectares and is an outstanding example of modern design and facilities blending with the natural landscape.

The construction of the park was a joint project by the Urban Council (dissolved in 1999) and the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (renamed the Hong Kong Jockey Club in 1996).

Historic buildings edit

A few historic buildings of former Victoria Barracks were also conserved in the park, including:

  • Cassels Block (early 20th century), former barracks for married British officers. Now housing the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre since 1992
  • Rawlinson House (early 20th century), former house of the British Deputy General, converted in the 1980s into Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry and the office of the park.
  • Wavell House (early 20th century), former quarters for married British officers, converted in 1991 into the aviary support centre (Education Centre).

These historic buildings are graded as Grade II Historic Buildings.[1]

The park can be easily reached by walking through the Pacific Place and its nearby escalator.

Facilities edit

 
Edward Youde Aviary
 
Inside the aviary

Hong Kong Park captures the natural landscape in the busy and crowded business centre. Its main feature is Edward Youde Aviary which is Hong Kong's largest aviary while the Vantage Point is another great place to see the "bird exhibition". There is also a greenhouse (Forsgate Conservatory) which holds "plant exhibition" such as "Orchid Exhibition" temporarily. There are also many modern gardens, including Garden Plaza and tai chi Garden. To suit the sport-lovers, a sport centre and a squash centre were also built in Hong Kong Park.

Awards edit

  • The design of the park won Honour Award for Urban Design (1998) of Hong Kong Chapter, the American Institute of Architects.[2][3]
  • The park was awarded as one of the Top Ten Buildings of the 90s by a building journal in March 2000.[4]

Gallery edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ List of Graded Historic buildings in Hong Kong(As at 6 Jan 2007) 9 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Hong Kong Park wins US architectural award, Hong Kong Government
  3. ^ Awards 9 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Far East Consultant Engineering
  4. ^ Top Ten Buildings of the 90s 5 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Building Journal
  5. ^ Wordie, Jason (2002). Streets : exploring Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. p. 231. ISBN 9789622095632.

External links edit

  • Official website

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References 8 External linksHistory editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp The commemorative plaque in the parkPart of the site was known as Cantonment Hill in early colonial days in 1841 At the upper part of the former location of the Victoria Barracks built between 1867 and 1910 the barracks were handed to the government in 1979 Glenealy Junior School occupied part of this site up until 1988 After the school vacated the site the area was turned into the present park Hong Kong Park was officially opened on 23 May 1991 by Sir David Wilson the Governor of Hong Kong at that time It covers an area of 8 hectares and is an outstanding example of modern design and facilities blending with the natural landscape The construction of the park was a joint project by the Urban Council dissolved in 1999 and the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club renamed the Hong Kong Jockey Club in 1996 Historic buildings editFlagstaff House 1846 since 1984 housing the Flagstaff House Museum of TeawareA few historic buildings of former Victoria Barracks were also conserved in the park including Cassels Block early 20th century former barracks for married British officers Now housing the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre since 1992 Rawlinson House early 20th century former house of the British Deputy General converted in the 1980s into Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry and the office of the park Wavell House early 20th century former quarters for married British officers converted in 1991 into the aviary support centre Education Centre These historic buildings are graded as Grade II Historic Buildings 1 The park can be easily reached by walking through the Pacific Place and its nearby escalator Facilities edit nbsp Edward Youde Aviary nbsp Inside the aviaryHong Kong Park captures the natural landscape in the busy and crowded business centre Its main feature is Edward Youde Aviary which is Hong Kong s largest aviary while the Vantage Point is another great place to see the bird exhibition There is also a greenhouse Forsgate Conservatory which holds plant exhibition such as Orchid Exhibition temporarily There are also many modern gardens including Garden Plaza and tai chi Garden To suit the sport lovers a sport centre and a squash centre were also built in Hong Kong Park Awards editThe design of the park won Honour Award for Urban Design 1998 of Hong Kong Chapter the American Institute of Architects 2 3 The park was awarded as one of the Top Ten Buildings of the 90s by a building journal in March 2000 4 Gallery edit nbsp Hong Kong Park is surrounded by skyscrapers in the highly urbanised central business district nbsp Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre in Hong Kong Park nbsp The greenhouse in Hong Kong Park nbsp Bali starling in aviary at Hong Kong Park nbsp Artificial Lake in Hong Kong Park nbsp Turtles in Hong Kong Park nbsp Statue of an anonymous World War I soldier from statuary collection of Eu Tong Sen 5 Also visible is the Battle of Hong Kong memorial plaque dedicated to all the defenders of Hong Kong in December 1941 through John Robert Osborn nbsp Memorial plaque dedicated to all the defenders of Hong Kong in December 1941 through John Robert Osborn and to commemorate the British Garrison at Hong Kong See also editList of buildings and structures in Hong Kong List of urban public parks and gardens of Hong KongReferences edit List of Graded Historic buildings in Hong Kong As at 6 Jan 2007 Archived 9 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Hong Kong Park wins US architectural award Hong Kong Government Awards Archived 9 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine Far East Consultant Engineering Top Ten Buildings of the 90s Archived 5 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine Building Journal Wordie Jason 2002 Streets exploring Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Hong Kong University Press p 231 ISBN 9789622095632 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hong Kong Park Official website The Hong Kong Visual Art Centre Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hong Kong Park amp oldid 1184042502, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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