Lung Fu Shan or Hill Above Belcher's is a

hill A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct Summit (topography), summit. Terminology The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally con ...

on the northwestern part of

Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km ...

, Hong Kong, and an

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on the northeastern slope of the hill where the main campus and centennial campus of the

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (Chinese: 香港大學) is a public research university in Hong Kong. Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. HKU was also the fi ...

are located. The southern limit of the

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passes through the northern side of the hill at the contour. The upper part of the hill, along with

Pinewood Battery Pinewood Battery is a historic military site in Hong Kong, located above sea level, within Lung Fu Shan Country Park, in the northwestern part of Hong Kong Island. History Construction of the battery started in 1901 and finished in 1905. Duri ...

, are designated part of the

Lung Fu Shan Country Park Lung Fu Shan Country Park, established 18 December 1998, is a country park in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong. It covers the densely vegetated slopes of Lung Fu Shan (''aka.'' Hill Above Belcher's), and includes the disused Pinew ...

. The hill is located between the

Victoria Peak Victoria Peak is a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak only generally. With an elevation of , it is the highest hill on Hong Kong Island, ranked 29 in terms of elevation in H ...

("The Peak" colloquially), Mount Davis and

High West High West or Sai Ko Shan, is a mountain on Hong Kong Island with a height of It is in Central and Western District. Geography High West is located within Pok Fu Lam Country Park and straddles the boundary of Central and Western District ...

.Ed Peters, 7 Nov 2020, "Lung Fu Shan, Hong Kong’s smallest country park, is right on the city’s doorstep" in the ''South China Morning Post''.

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