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

Braemar Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. It is the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee sitting at an elevation of . The Gaelic ''Bràigh Mhàrr'' pr ...

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 * Quarry Bay School * 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 * Chinese International School * Clementi Secondary School * 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 ...

* St. Joan of Arc Secondary School * 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 s ...

. 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 () *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 governmen ...

(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 to the east, Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to the south. The area n ...

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 *41A (special departure) from North Point Ferry Pier to Wah Fu Estate (via Braemar Hill) *81A from Hing Wah Estate to Lai Tak Tsuen (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. Loca ...

( Island Resort) (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 cons ...

*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 Kwu ...

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Minibuses

* 25 to

Causeway Bay Causeway Bay is an area and a bay on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, straddling the border of the Eastern and the Wan Chai districts. It is a major shopping, leisure and cultural centre in Hong Kong, with a number of major shopping centres. Th ...

Paterson Street * 49M to Tin Hau station

Pedestrian escalator system

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

References

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