Leighton Hill () is a

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between

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 ...

and Happy Valley, and the south of

Leighton Road Leighton Road () is a main road in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. It begins east of Causeway Road and ends at the west of the junction with Morrison Hill Road and Canal Road. History Part of the road skirts Leighton Hill to its north while part of ...

, Hong Kong. There were several

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at the

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of Leighton Hill to protect Victoria City from Japanese occupation during the

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. In 2002, a private housing estate with the same name The Leighton Hill is built.Mike Wong's speech at media tour of The Leighton Hill
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Others

* The Leighton Hill

References

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