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Kornhill
Kornhill and Kornhill Gardens are apartment buildings on the northern slope of Mount Parker (Hong Kong), 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 estate. The total population is approximately 30,000. History The name comes from a small hill within the area close to the foot of Mount Parker. Kornhill was the site of the company residence of the senior manager of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery and the first senior manager was Ferdinand Korn. The hill was almost levelled by the early 1980s, and can hardly be recognised. The modern-day housing estate was constructed in concert with the Island line (MTR), MTR Island line and opened by 1987. Modern development There are a total 44 blocks, with heights ranging from 20 to 34 storeys, including 42 conventional residential buildings, one block of serviced apartments, and an office tower. The residential blocks in Kornhill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kornhill Upper Residentional
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 estate. The total population is approximately 30,000. History The name comes from a small hill within the area close to the foot of Mount Parker. Kornhill was the site of the company residence of the senior manager of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery and the first senior manager was Ferdinand Korn. The hill was almost levelled by the early 1980s, and can hardly be recognised. The modern-day housing estate was constructed in concert with the MTR Island line and opened by 1987. Modern development There are a total 44 blocks, with heights ranging from 20 to 34 storeys, including 42 conventional residential buildings, one block of serviced apartments, and an office tower. The residential blocks in Kornhill are named after English letters and there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kornhill Road
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 estate. The total population is approximately 30,000. History The name comes from a small hill within the area close to the foot of Mount Parker. Kornhill was the site of the company residence of the senior manager of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery and the first senior manager was Ferdinand Korn. The hill was almost levelled by the early 1980s, and can hardly be recognised. The modern-day housing estate was constructed in concert with the MTR Island line and opened by 1987. Modern development There are a total 44 blocks, with heights ranging from 20 to 34 storeys, including 42 conventional residential buildings, one block of serviced apartments, and an office tower. The residential blocks in Kornhill are named after English letters and there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kornhill Upper Garden View 200905
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 estate. The total population is approximately 30,000. History The name comes from a small hill within the area close to the foot of Mount Parker. Kornhill was the site of the company residence of the senior manager of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery and the first senior manager was Ferdinand Korn. The hill was almost levelled by the early 1980s, and can hardly be recognised. The modern-day housing estate was constructed in concert with the MTR Island line and opened by 1987. Modern development There are a total 44 blocks, with heights ranging from 20 to 34 storeys, including 42 conventional residential buildings, one block of serviced apartments, and an office tower. The residential blocks in Kornhill are named after English letters and there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kornhill Plaza 201506
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 estate. The total population is approximately 30,000. History The name comes from a small hill within the area close to the foot of Mount Parker. Kornhill was the site of the company residence of the senior manager of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery and the first senior manager was Ferdinand Korn. The hill was almost levelled by the early 1980s, and can hardly be recognised. The modern-day housing estate was constructed in concert with the MTR Island line and opened by 1987. Modern development There are a total 44 blocks, with heights ranging from 20 to 34 storeys, including 42 conventional residential buildings, one block of serviced apartments, and an office tower. The residential blocks in Kornhill are named after English letters and there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Koo Station
Tai Koo () is a List of MTR stations, 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 and is one of the busiest stations in the system. The station was named for Taikoo Shing, the large-scale residential development built on the former site of Taikoo Dockyard, a Swire company, "Taikoo" being the Romanisation of the latter's Chinese name. History Excavation of the station cavern was completed in October 1983. The Island line opening ceremony was held in this station in May 1985 and was officiated by then-MTR chairman Wilfrid Newton, Sir Wilfrid Newton and Governor of Hong Kong Edward Youde, who unveiled the commemorative plaques at the concourse level. The station is built in what was, at the time of its construction, the largest man-made cavern in Asia. Station layout Tai Koo adheres to the general layout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarry Bay
Quarry Bay is an area beneath Mount Parker in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. The western portion of the area was also formerly known as Lai Chi (). Traditionally an industrial and residential area, the number of commercial buildings in this district has increased since the 1990s. Quarry Bay is bordered by Sai Wan Ho to the east, Mount Parker to the south, North Point to the west, and Victoria Harbour to the north. Administratively, it is part of Eastern District. Quarry Bay is considered as an area surrounded by to the east, Hong Shing Street and to the south, junction of King's Road and Healthy Street West to the west, and History The 1819 edition of the '' Gazetteer of Sun On County'' () 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 Colonial Hong Kong times, the Hakka stonemasons settled in the area after the British arrival. This a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Parker (Hong Kong)
Mount Parker is the second-highest peak () on Hong Kong Island, after Victoria Peak (). It is the 40th highest peak of the territory of Hong Kong. Name It is named after Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Shenstone. Environment Ecology A rare native tree, the Hong Kong camellia (''Camellia hongkongensis''), can be found growing on Mount Parker, while another species, Crapnell's camellia (''Camellia crapnelliana''), was first discovered on the peak. Road Restrictions Much of the mountain is in a protected country park area. The roads that go up this mountain are access-restricted. Motorcycles, cars, bicycles, electric scooters without a special permit are not allowed on these roads, and the people who are caught may incur a penalty. Gallery File:柏架山山頂景色.jpg, View from the top of Mount Parker toward Kowloon and Tseung Kwan O in September 2019 File:Sam Ka Tsuen Typhoon Shelter 03.jpg, Mount Parker viewed from Sam Ka Tsuen Typhoon Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km2, . The island had a population of about 3,000 inhabitants scattered in a dozen fishing villages when it was occupied by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom in the First Opium War (1839–1842). In 1842, the island was formally ceded in perpetuity to the UK under the Treaty of Nanking and the Victoria, Hong Kong, City of Victoria was then established on the island by the British Force in honour of Queen Victoria. The Central, Hong Kong, Central area on the island is the historical, political and economic centre of Hong Kong. The northern coast of the island forms the southern shore of the Victoria Harbour, which is largely responsible for the development of Hong Kong due to its deep waters favoured by large tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hang Lung Properties
Hang Lung Properties, formerly Amoy Properties and currently subsidiary of Hang Lung Group, is a property developer in Hong Kong. It is a member of Hang Seng Index Constituent Stocks ( blue chip) and is headquartered in the Standard Chartered Bank Building in Central, Hong Kong. History Hang Lung Properties Limited was incorporated in 1949 and was taken over by Hang Lung Group Limited in 1980. It became the property investment arm of Hang Lung Group Limited after the group re-organisation in 1987. The company is led by Ronnie Chan. In November 2010, the company said it was aiming to raise up to HK$10.1 billion through a share placement to finance expansion on the mainland. Properties The company's main properties include Standard Chartered Bank Building, Baskerville House, Hang Lung Centre in Causeway Bay, Kornhill Plaza, Grand Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, as well as One and Two Grand Tower, Hollywood Plaza (Hong Kong), and the Park-In Commercial Centre in Mong Kok. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Tam Country Park (Quarry Bay Extension)
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 Hong Kong Island, is one of the twenty four statutory country parks in Hong Kong, and the twentieth to be so designated, in 1979. This park is located near Quarry Bay. It covers Mount Parker, the second highest peak () on Hong Kong Island, as well as Mount Butler and Siu Ma Shan. Sir Cecil's Ride goes through the park. A major feature of this country park is a site with dozens of wartime field stove, built in preparation for the Second World War. , a red-brick house which currently houses a biodiversity education centre and was a residence for the Taikoo Sugar Refinery, is also located within this country park at 50 Mount Parker Road. Hong Park Country Trail, Quarry Bay Tree Walk and Quarry Bay Jogging Trail are locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEON Style Kornhill Entrance Void 201609
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AEON (company)
, commonly written AEON Co., Ltd., is a Japanese multinational holding company of ÆON Group. It has its headquarters in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture.Aeon 2011 Group Profile ." Æon. Retrieved on September 15, 2011. "Head Office: 1-5-1 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-8515, Japan" It operates all the AEON Retail Stores (formerly known as supermarkets) directly in Japan. Meanwhile, AEON CO. (M) BHD operates all the AEON Retail Stores directly in . ÆON is the largest retailer in Asia. ÆON is a retail network comprising around 300 conso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
