Baguio Villa () is a large scale luxury

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located in

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, Southern District,

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. It is divided by Victoria Road into Upper Baguio Villa (555 Victoria Road) and Lower Baguio Villa (550 Victoria Road).

Configuration

The estate was developed by

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in the late 1970s, and was completed in December 1979. The entire estate consists of a total of 1515 residential units, configured in 33 blocks, numbered from 16 to 48 inclusive. With total area up to , only one-tenth was reserved for the construction of residential towers. Unit area ranges from to . Upper Baguio Villa consists of blocks 19-27 (odd numbers) and 20-26 (even numbers); Lower Baguio Villa, which consists of blocks 16-18 and 28-48 (even numbers), is close to the

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Facilities

There is a swimming pool, a tennis court, and a playground in both Upper and Lower Baguio Villa for the residents' use. There is a Shell gas station situated in-between Upper and Lower Baguio Villa.

Shopping

There is a

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Supermarket located in Lower Baguio Villa and the Cyberport shopping complex is within walking distance.

Transportation

There are six minibuses serving Baguio Villa. Minibus 8 runs only in the morning for 3 departures towards

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only (previously running all day). Minibus 8X runs between Baguio Villa and Central (Exchange Square) every 5 minutes. The 8X does not serve Upper Baguio Villa before 8:30, so passengers can use minibuses 8 or 28. Minibus 28 runs between Baguio Villa (with the terminus in Upper Baguio Villa) and

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(Sun Wui Road), via Central and

Cotton Tree Drive Cotton Tree Drive () is a road running from Central to Mid-Levels, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The road is famous for the Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry, a hotspot for marriage registration inside Hong Kong Park. It used to be known as Ka ...

. The 28S runs the same route but not serving Central, instead going via Kennedy Road. The 28 and 28S services both use

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and

Caine Road Caine Road is a road running through Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. It connects Bonham Road to the west (at the junction with Hospital Road and Seymour Road), and Arbuthnot Road, Glenealy, Hong Kong, Glenealy and Upper Albert Road to the east. The road ...

, with bus service 28 going via

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into

Hollywood Road Hollywood Road is a street in Central and Sheung Wan, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The street runs between Central and Sheung Wan, with Wyndham Street, Arbuthnot Road, Ladder Street, Upper Lascar Row, and Old Bailey Street in the vici ...

. The 28S has a frequency of 30 minutes after 8:00am. The 28 service after 8:00 runs hourly. Minibus 28X runs between Baguio Villa and Causeway Bay but going via

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Flyover non-stop to AIA building in Central, and then resuming the normal 28 route. the 28X runs only in the morning with 3 departures Causeway Bay bound only. The 28 service runs every 5 minutes from 7-8 am. The cost per ride is 10.0HKD for 28 & 28M & 28X and 9.4HKD for 8 & 8X respectively. The HR42 shuttle bus service runs between Baguio Villa and Kennedy Town MTR station. The Citybus route 73 bus to

Stanley Market Stanley Market () is a street market in Stanley on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The street is a typical example of a traditional old open-air market in Hong Kong and has since become a major tourist attraction, well known for its bargains. Many of ...

can be caught from Cyberport.

Landslide

There was a landslide at Baguio Villa on 8 May 1992, killing several people.

Education

Baguio Villa is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 18. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Hong Kong Southern District Government Primary School.

References

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