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City Garden is a
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in
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, Hong Kong. It was built from 1983 to 1986 by
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Limited. It consists of 14 blocks, each 28 storeys tall. Part of the site was occupied by the
North Point Power Station North Point Power Station () was a power station in Hong Kong located on Electric Road in North Point and near Fortress Hill, to the west side of where the City Garden housing estate is now located. It was built to replace the inadequate Wan Ch ...
before 1983.


Structure

City Garden is located at 233
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, Fortress Hill, Hong Kong. It is located beside
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. It consists of 14 residential buildings with 28 levels each. Phase 1 includes Block 1–6 while phase 2 includes Block 7–14. There are 2,393 residential units which accommodate more than 9,000 residents. City Garden's lot is approximately in size. City Garden Road is a two-lane road which serves as the main thoroughfare through City Garden.


Facilities

City Garden facilities include: * 3-level basement carpark * Park * Residential club, which has an indoor swimming pool, a fitness room, squash courts, sauna room, and a guest club * Shopping mall *
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supermarket * City Garden Hotel, Hong Kong


Security

Cayley Property Management Limited provides 24/7 security service for City Garden. Security guards are allocated at each residential building's lobby, the park and the basement carpark. A password, set by management, is needed to enter the residential buildings. As of 1 March 2007, a registered Octopus card can also function as entrance permit into the residential building.


Transportation

MTR Exit B of
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, which is on the
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is the MTR station for City Garden. Tram Fortress Hill Road stop serves City Garden. ;Bus There are many bus routes, both local and cross-harbour, that service City Garden. They include, * Routes: 2, 2A, 8H, 8S, 8X, 10, 18, 18P, 18X, 19, 19P, 23, 25, 25A, 27, 38, 41A, 42, 42C, 63, 65, 77, 81, 81P, 85A, 99, 102, 106, 110, 112, 116, 307P, 601, 603A, 619, 619X, 671, 678, 680, 680A, 680B, 680P, 690, 962E * Overnight routes: N8, N8X, N72, N118, N122, N619, N680, N691, NA11 * Airport Bus: A11,
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Market bus stop (18th) city-bound; Fortress Hill Station bus stop airport-bound *
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route: R11, Electric Road Market bus stop (17th) city-bound; bus runs frequently after 8 pm; R8, Lantau Link Toll Plaza stop, interchange to A11, Electric Road Market bus stop (18th) for whole-day service Mini-bus
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are another way of transportation. The routes that serve City Garden include 19S, 49M, 56, 69 Taxis The red taxi serve City Garden. There is a taxi stand beside City Garden Hotel.


See also

*
South Horizons South Horizons () is a private housing estate located in Aberdeen at the western end of Ap Lei Chau ( Aberdeen Island), in the Southern District of Hong Kong. Note: the author of this dissertation was a member of the management team of ...
, built on the site of the
Ap Lei Chau Power Station The Ap Lei Chau Power Station was an oil-fired power station in Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong. History The power station was commissioned in 1968 and was the largest power station in British Hong Kong at that time. The power station was decommission ...


References


External links


City Garden Hotel Official Website
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