Braemar Hill () is a hill with a height of south of Braemar Point on

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. The hill was likely named after the Scottish village of

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by British officials. Contrary to popular belief, the peak of Braemar Hill lies on the eastern end of Braemar Hill Road instead of the western end, where the ascent towards Red Incense Summit is noticeably steeper. Hikers often misidentify Red Incense Summit and nearby hilltops as the peak of Braemar Hill. The north and western sides of this hill are largely residential, consisting primarily of private upmarket real estate. Because of its convenient location and high real estate prices, Braemar Hill is considered one of the more affluent neighbourhoods in the territory.

Infrastructure and establishments

Education

The area is home to a large number of schools, including one-third of the secondary schools in Eastern District.

Primary schools

* Building Contractors' Association School *

Chinese International School The Chinese International School is a private international school in Hong Kong. In 1994 it was the sole international school in Hong Kong that used English and Mandarin at about the same amount of time each as media of instruction. Histor ...

Quarry Bay School Quarry Bay School is the oldest English Schools Foundation primary school in Hong Kong. There are around 720 students. The principal is currently Sue Yee who started her role in August 2021. Mina Dunstan was principal from 2012 until June 2021. ...

* SKH St. Michael's Primary School

Secondary schools

Belilios Public School Belilios Public School (, abbreviated as BPS) is the first government school for girls in Hong Kong, founded in 1890. It was also the first bilingual school in Hong Kong. It is in Tin Hau. History In 1890, the Hong Kong Government set up the ...

(government school) * CCC Kwei Wah Shan Secondary School *

Cheung Chuk Shan College Cheung Chuk Shan College is an aided, whole-day co-educational grammar secondary school founded in Hong Kong in 1969 by a group of philanthropists of the Five Districts Business Welfare Association. The School is named after Cheung Chuk Shan ...

Clementi Secondary School Clementi Secondary School () is a secondary institution in Fortress Hill, North Point, Hong Kong. Founded by the 17th British Governor of Hong Kong Sir Cecil Clementi, the school was the first to use Chinese as the primary medium of instruc ...

* Concordia Lutheran School, North Point * Kiangsu-Chekiang College * Man Kiu Secondary School *

Pui Kiu Middle School Pui Kiu Middle School () is a secondary school in Hong Kong. Located in the Eastern District area of North Point. The school uses Chinese language as a medium of instruction. During a portion of its history in British Hong Kong it was known a ...

St. Joan of Arc Secondary School St. Joan of Arc Secondary School (SJA, ) is a Roman Catholic co-educational school founded in 1955 by a group of Catholic women who graduated from the University of Hong Kong. English is the primary medium of instruction in St. Joan of Arc Sec ...

* Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Lee Ching Dea Memorial College Braemar Hill formerly had the Japanese International School, Hong Kong junior high school section.About JIS
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Hong Kong Japanese School The Hong Kong Japanese School and Japanese International School (HKJS&JIS) is a Japanese international school in Hong Kong. It consists of a Japanese section and international section. The Hong Kong Japanese School Limited operates the school sy ...

. Retrieved on 12 January 2015. "Hong Kong Japanese School - Secondary (Junior Hgh) School - Braemar Hill, North Point. " In April 2018 the junior high school moved to the Happy Valley campus.

University

Hong Kong Shue Yan University Hong Kong Shue Yan University (HKSYU or SYU) is a private liberal-arts university on Braemar Hill, North Point, Hong Kong. Founded in 1971 as Hong Kong Shue Yan College () by Henry Hu and Chung Chi-yung, it was unilaterally recognised as the ...

Parks

Choi Sai Woo Park Choi Sai Woo Park () is an urban park located near the top of Braemar Hill at Braemar Hill Road, Hong Kong. The park serves as a social hub for the neighbourhood. History The park was named after the Choi Sai Woo Reservoir, which was formerly ...

* Tin Hau Temple Road Garden No. 2

Private housing developments

*Tempo Court () *Ho King View () *

Braemar Hill Mansions Braemar Hill Mansions () is a large-scale private housing estate located on 15–43 in Braemar Hill, North Point, Hong Kong . It was developed by Cheung Kong Holdings and was completed in February 1978 . The housing estate was constructed at ...

() *Sky Horizon () *Pacific Palisades ()

*Kingsford Garden () *Wilshire Towers () *Braemar Heights *Maiden Court () *Broadview Terrace () *Evelyn Towers () *Seaview Garden () *Summit Court () *Hilltop Mansion () *Hanking Court () *Coral Court () *Sky Scraper () *Flora Garden () *Beverley Heights () *Oxford Court () *Viking Villas ()

Transport

Buses

*23B to Park Road *25 to

Central Piers The Central Ferry Piers (Chinese: 中環碼頭) are situated on the northeast part of Central, Hong Kong Island. The ferries mostly depart to Outlying Islands in the New Territories, with the exception of Pier 1 serving as a government ...

(circular) *25A to

Wan Chai Wan Chai is situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Its other boundaries are Canal Road, Hong Kong, Canal Road to the east, Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to th ...

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) is one of the two major convention and exhibition venues in Hong Kong, along with AsiaWorld–Expo. It is located in Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island. Built along the Victoria Harbou ...

New Wing (circular) *27 to

North Point Ferry Pier North Point Ferry Pier () is a ferry pier in North Point, Hong Kong and it is near the site of the former North Point Estate (). It started operation in 1963. In 1979, a second passenger berth opened that is located west of the older one. Un ...

*41A (special departure) from

Wah Fu Estate Wah Fu Estate () is a public housing estate located next to Waterfall Bay, Pok Fu Lam in Hong Kong's Southern District. It was built on a new town concept in 1967 and was renovated in 2003. Divided into Wah Fu (I) Estate () and Wah Fu (II) E ...

(via Braemar Hill) *81A from

Hing Wah Estate Hing Wah Estate () is a public housing estate in Chai Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, near MTR Chai Wan station. The estate comprises 10 residential buildings. The 7 "Old Slab" blocks belong to Hing Wah (II) Estate () completed in 1976, while ...

Lai Tak Tsuen Lai Tak Tsuen () is a public housing estate at 2 – 38 Lai Tak Tsuen Road, Tai Hang, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Built in 1975, it is one of the first public housing developments in Hong Kong. It was the second self-funded rental project of th ...

(via Braemar Hill) *85 to

Siu Sai Wan Siu Sai Wan () is a residential area in the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located in the eastern part of Chai Wan, and is administratively under the Eastern District. The population was 59,729 in June 2011. Locat ...

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Island Resort A resort island (French ''Île-hôtel''; "hotel island") is a hotel complex located on an island; in many cases one luxury hotel may own the entire island. More broadly, resort island can be defined as any island or an archipelago that contains ...

) (circular) *85A to

Shau Kei Wan Shau Kei Wan or Shaukiwan is a neighborhood in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island. The area is bordered by Chai Wan to the east, Mount Parker to the south, Sai Wan Ho to the west, and Victoria Harbour to the north. Shau Kei Wan is consi ...

*85P to Island Resort *108 to

Kowloon Bay Kowloon Bay is a body of water within Victoria Harbour and an area within Kowloon, Hong Kong. The bay is located at the east of the Kowloon Peninsula and north of Hong Kong Island. It is the eastern portion of Victoria Harbour, between ...

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Kai Yip Estate The following shows the public housing estates (including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS)) in Ngau Tau Kok, Jordan Valley, Kowloon Bay and surrounding neighbourhoods, in Kwun T ...

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Minibuses

* 25 to

Causeway Bay Causeway Bay is list of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong, an area and Victoria Park, Hong Kong, a bay on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, straddling the border of the Eastern District, Hong Kong, Eastern and the Wan Chai District, Wan Chai ...

Paterson Street Paterson Street () is a street in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It starts north at Victoria Park Road, crosses Kingston Street and Great George Street and ends at Yee Wo Street or Canadian Street to the south. The street was name ...

* 49M to

Tin Hau station Tin Hau () is a station on the of the Hong Kong MTR rapid transit system. Location Like all other Island line stations, Tin Hau is located along the northern shore of Hong Kong Island. Named after the nearby Tin Hau Temple, the station is a ...

Pedestrian escalator system

The Hong Kong Government proposes to build a Pedestrian Link and Escalator system between Braemar Hill and

Fortress Hill Fortress Hill or Pau Toi Shan () is a hill and an area on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Fortress Hill includes the western part of North Point lying west of Oil Street, and the eastern part of Causeway Bay. There are a number ...

, which has an MTR station. It would be the second such system in Hong Kong, after the

Central–Mid-Levels escalator The Central–Mid-Levels escalator and walkway system in Hong Kong is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world. The system covers over in distance and traverses an elevation of over from bottom to top. It opened in 1993 to p ...

Nearby hills

* Mount Parker *

Jardine's Lookout Jardine's Lookout () is a mountain in Wan Chai District, Hong Kong with a height of . It is located east of Happy Valley, south of Causeway Bay, and west of Braemar Hill and north of Tai Tam Country Park. A low-density residential area called ...

References

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