Celestial Heights () is a

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on Quarry Hill in

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, jointly developed by Cheung Kong Holdings and Nan Fung Group near

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. There are 939 housing units, with an average price of HK$19,000,000. It is composed of several more-than-50-floor buildings. It was completed in 2009 and 2010.

History

In 2004, Cheung Kong Holdings succeeded to pay HK$9.4 billion for the land of the former Ho Man Tin Police Married Quarters during an

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. This price was the second highest record in Hong Kong property history after Sino Land paid HK$11.8 billion for the land in Siu Sai Wan, later

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, in 1997.Building Journal Hong Kong China, Oct 2008, p46

Features

The shopping arcade of Celestial Heights could only be accessed on

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, which is very distant from the address listed.

Education

Celestial Heights is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 34. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and two government schools: Farm Road Government Primary School (農圃道官立小學) and Ma Tau Chung Government Primary School (馬頭涌官立小學).

References

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External links

* CK Hutchison Holdings Private housing estates in Hong Kong Nan Fung Group {{China-stub