Haw Par Mansion, better known for its public gardens known as Tiger Balm Garden or Aw Boon Haw Garden, was a mansion and gardens located at 15, Tai Hang Road, Tai Hang, Wan Chai District, Hong Kong. The Tiger Balm Garden was demolished for redevelopment[1] in 2004.[2] The Haw Par Mansion and its private garden have been preserved.[3]
Haw Par Mansion
虎豹別墅
1953 picture of the Tiger Pagoda and Haw Par Mansion.
The Hong Kong Haw Par Mansion and its formerly adjoining Tiger Balm Garden were one of three Tiger Balm mansions and gardens. The others are located in Singapore (now the Haw Par Villa) and in Fujian province, where the gardens remain.[2]
1965 photograph of some of the figures in the garden
The landscaped garden was built at a cost of HK$16 million by Aw Boon Haw and his family in 1935.[4]
In 1961, Aw It Haw (Chinese: 胡一虎), fourth son of late Aw Boon Haw, made an open invitation to the public to buy the land, claiming the land was owned by a family-owned company Haw Par Brothers (Private) Limited (Chinese: 虎豹兄有限公司) chaired by Aw Cheng Chye, son of late Aw Boon Par, which Aw It Haw also claimed that he was authorized by Aw Cheng Chye to published the advertisement of that invitation.[5] However, the head of the flagship business of the late Aw Boon Haw in Hong Kong, Sin Poh Amalgamated (H.K.) Limited, the publisher of Sing Tao Daily, was Aw It Haw's half sister Sally Aw. The lawsuit of the heritage of Aw Boon Haw was settled in 1967.[6]
In 1978 it was reported that Cheung Kong Holdings was interested to redevelop the area.[7] The purchase price was a reported HK$25 million.[8] Cheung Kong Holdings also purchased the contractual rights that Haw Par Brothers (Private) leasing the land to Haw Par Brothers International for 20 years in 1969 (i.e. 10 year remaining in 1979) for a reported HK$40 million.[9][10] Cheung Kong Holdings built Ronsdale Garden [zh] on the land lease known as Inland Lot No. 5710. It was reported Sally Aw had bought back part of the Tiger Balm Garden and the mansion in 1984,[11] which was known as Inland Lot No. 8972.
In 1985, the garden was converted into the "Haw Par Villa" amusement park. Many of the sculptures were replaced by rides at that time, and were later replaced again by the old statues.[2]
In 1998 the heir to the property, Sally Aw, sold the entire Garden complex to the land development company Cheung Kong (via Metrofond Limited) for redevelopment.[2][12] In 2001, The Hong Kong Government reached an agreement with Cheung Kong that, as part of the land premium payment, the Hong Kong Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) was responsible to preserve and restore the Haw Par Mansion itself together with its private garden as a museum.[13] Cheung Kong only paid HK$943 million as land premium to the government to change the terms in the land lease for redevelopment[14] due to the surrender of the mansion to the government.
When the Tiger Balm Garden was demolished for redevelopment[1] in 2004, many of the garden's murals and statues were salvaged by the AMO.[2] The site of the Garden is now occupied by the residential development The Legend at Jardine's Lookout.[2] Occupancy of the residence started in the first quarter of 2007.[15]
Featuresedit
The original gardens covered eight acres (3.2 ha).[1] A seven-storey Tiger Pagoda was the highlight of the garden. Other tourist attractions included artificial Chinese landscaping dotted with sculptures.
Haw Par Mansionedit
Interior of Haw Par Mansion in 2021.Street level view of Haw Par Mansion, with its pagoda-shaped gateway, in 2009.
The three-storey Haw Par Mansion was the Aw family's residence in Hong Kong. It was built in 1935 in the Chinese Renaissance style.[3] There are more than 500 relics in the Mansion; they underwent restoration and repair[when?].[16] The building became a Grade II historic building[17] in 2000[3] and was granted Grade I status on 18 December 2009.[18]
^ 新聞人物胡一虎接見記者. Ta Kung Pao (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 24 October 1961. p. 6 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
^ Written at Hong Kong. "Aw family dispute is settled for [S]$1.7 m". The Straits Times. Singapore. 9 May 1967. Retrieved 9 October 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
^"傳虎豹別墅再發展改建高尚住宅區". The Kung Sheung Evening News. Hong Kong. 15 March 1978. p. 2 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
^"虎豹別墅拆卸". The Kung Sheung Daily News. Hong Kong. 16 March 1978. p. 6 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
^ Written at Singapore. "虎豹別墅售與長實附屬公司". The Kung Sheung Evening News. Hong Kong. Agence France-Presse. 29 November 1979 [Written on 28 November 1979]. p. 6 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
^"[S]$17.4m sale by Haw Par". New Nation. Singapore. 29 November 1979. Retrieved 9 October 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
^"NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions" 香港虎豹别墅重归胡仙. Lianhe Wanbao (in Chinese). Singapore News and Publications. 5 June 1984. Retrieved 9 October 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
^Leung, Ambrose; Lai, Chloe (2 May 2007). "Nobody wants the Haw Par Mansion". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
^Antiquities and Monuments Office.2004(DEC).Heritage Hong Kong(14)
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For other places with the same name see Tiger Balm Garden Haw Par Mansion better known for its public gardens known as Tiger Balm Garden or Aw Boon Haw Garden was a mansion and gardens located at 15 Tai Hang Road Tai Hang Wan Chai District Hong Kong The Tiger Balm Garden was demolished for redevelopment 1 in 2004 2 The Haw Par Mansion and its private garden have been preserved 3 Haw Par Mansion虎豹別墅1953 picture of the Tiger Pagoda and Haw Par Mansion Location15 Tai Hang Road Tai Hang Wan Chai Hong KongArea3 2 hectares 32 000 m2 Opened1950sFounderAw Boon HawDesignationHong Kong Graded Building Grade IDesignated18 December 2009 14 years ago 2009 12 18 Tiger Balm GardenTraditional Chinese虎豹別墅TranscriptionsYue CantoneseYale RomanizationFu paau biht seuihJyutpingFu2 paau3 bit6 soei5Tiger Balm GardenTraditional Chinese萬金油花園TranscriptionsYue CantoneseYale RomanizationMaahn gam yau faa yunJyutpingMaan6 gam1 jau2 faa1 jyun2Aw Boon Haw GardenTraditional Chinese胡文虎花園TranscriptionsYue CantoneseYale RomanizationWuh mahn fu faa yunJyutpingWu4 man4 fu2 faa1 jyun2 The Hong Kong Haw Par Mansion and its formerly adjoining Tiger Balm Garden were one of three Tiger Balm mansions and gardens The others are located in Singapore now the Haw Par Villa and in Fujian province where the gardens remain 2 Contents 1 History 2 Features 3 Haw Par Mansion 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp 1965 photograph of some of the figures in the garden The landscaped garden was built at a cost of HK 16 million by Aw Boon Haw and his family in 1935 4 In 1961 Aw It Haw Chinese 胡一虎 fourth son of late Aw Boon Haw made an open invitation to the public to buy the land claiming the land was owned by a family owned company Haw Par Brothers Private Limited Chinese 虎豹兄有限公司 chaired by Aw Cheng Chye son of late Aw Boon Par which Aw It Haw also claimed that he was authorized by Aw Cheng Chye to published the advertisement of that invitation 5 However the head of the flagship business of the late Aw Boon Haw in Hong Kong Sin Poh Amalgamated H K Limited the publisher of Sing Tao Daily was Aw It Haw s half sister Sally Aw The lawsuit of the heritage of Aw Boon Haw was settled in 1967 6 In 1978 it was reported that Cheung Kong Holdings was interested to redevelop the area 7 The purchase price was a reported HK 25 million 8 Cheung Kong Holdings also purchased the contractual rights that Haw Par Brothers Private leasing the land to Haw Par Brothers International for 20 years in 1969 i e 10 year remaining in 1979 for a reported HK 40 million 9 10 Cheung Kong Holdings built Ronsdale Garden zh on the land lease known as Inland Lot No 5710 It was reported Sally Aw had bought back part of the Tiger Balm Garden and the mansion in 1984 11 which was known as Inland Lot No 8972 In 1985 the garden was converted into the Haw Par Villa amusement park Many of the sculptures were replaced by rides at that time and were later replaced again by the old statues 2 In 1998 the heir to the property Sally Aw sold the entire Garden complex to the land development company Cheung Kong via Metrofond Limited for redevelopment 2 12 In 2001 The Hong Kong Government reached an agreement with Cheung Kong that as part of the land premium payment the Hong Kong Antiquities and Monuments Office AMO was responsible to preserve and restore the Haw Par Mansion itself together with its private garden as a museum 13 Cheung Kong only paid HK 943 million as land premium to the government to change the terms in the land lease for redevelopment 14 due to the surrender of the mansion to the government When the Tiger Balm Garden was demolished for redevelopment 1 in 2004 many of the garden s murals and statues were salvaged by the AMO 2 The site of the Garden is now occupied by the residential development The Legend at Jardine s Lookout 2 Occupancy of the residence started in the first quarter of 2007 15 Features editThe original gardens covered eight acres 3 2 ha 1 A seven storey Tiger Pagoda was the highlight of the garden Other tourist attractions included artificial Chinese landscaping dotted with sculptures Haw Par Mansion edit nbsp Interior of Haw Par Mansion in 2021 nbsp Street level view of Haw Par Mansion with its pagoda shaped gateway in 2009 The three storey Haw Par Mansion was the Aw family s residence in Hong Kong It was built in 1935 in the Chinese Renaissance style 3 There are more than 500 relics in the Mansion they underwent restoration and repair when 16 The building became a Grade II historic building 17 in 2000 3 and was granted Grade I status on 18 December 2009 18 See also editHaw Par Villa SingaporeReferences edit a b c Hong Kong Island West Drainage Tunnel Impact on cultural heritage January 2006 a b c d e f Doug Meigs Balmy days of Tiger Balm heritage China Daily eClips Nov 11 2010 a b c Brief Information on Proposed Grade I Items Item 94 orientalarchitecture com Tiger Balm Gardens 1935 新聞人物胡一虎接見記者 Ta Kung Pao in Chinese Hong Kong 24 October 1961 p 6 via Hong Kong Public Libraries Written at Hong Kong Aw family dispute is settled for S 1 7 m The Straits Times Singapore 9 May 1967 Retrieved 9 October 2017 via Singapore National Library 傳虎豹別墅再發展改建高尚住宅區 The Kung Sheung Evening News Hong Kong 15 March 1978 p 2 via Hong Kong Public Libraries 虎豹別墅拆卸 The Kung Sheung Daily News Hong Kong 16 March 1978 p 6 via Hong Kong Public Libraries Written at Singapore 虎豹別墅售與長實附屬公司 The Kung Sheung Evening News Hong Kong Agence France Presse 29 November 1979 Written on 28 November 1979 p 6 via Hong Kong Public Libraries S 17 4m sale by Haw Par New Nation Singapore 29 November 1979 Retrieved 9 October 2017 via Singapore National Library NewspaperSG Terms and Conditions 香港虎豹别墅重归胡仙 Lianhe Wanbao in Chinese Singapore News and Publications 5 June 1984 Retrieved 9 October 2017 via Singapore National Library Leung Ambrose Lai Chloe 2 May 2007 Nobody wants the Haw Par Mansion South China Morning Post Retrieved 6 December 2015 Antiquities and Monuments Office 2004 DEC Heritage Hong Kong 14 http www landsd gov hk en exc mod exc exc2001e pdf bare URL PDF thaiworldview com Tiger Balm Garden Antiquities and Monument Office 2006 Heritage Hong Kong 16 List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong as at 6 November 2009 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 9 July 2011 387 KB List of the Historic Buildings in Building Assessment as of 25 January 2011 Archived 22 September 2013 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Tiger Balm Garden Hong Kong at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Media related to Haw Par Mansion at Wikimedia Commons Webpage with pictures of Haw Par Mansion in Chinese Videos of Tiger Balm Garden 1 2 press release Haw Par Mansion to hold open days HK Government 21 October 2010 press release Invitation of tenders for conservation and revitalisation of Haw Par Mansion HK Government 28 January 2011 Plan showing the location of Haw Par Mansion February 2004 Picture of Haw Par Mansion The Role of an Estate Surveyor in Preserving Heritage Haw Par Mansion Tai Hang Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Tender invitation for the revitalisation of the Haw Par Mansion Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine 22 16 35 1 N 114 11 43 1 E 22 276417 N 114 195306 E 22 276417 114 195306 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tiger Balm Garden Hong Kong amp oldid 1216182972, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
