The Belcher's () is a
private residential estate in
Shek Tong Tsui
Shek Tong Tsui or Belcher Point is an area in Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Administratively, it belongs to the Central and Western District.
This area is bounded north by the Victoria Harbour, south by Pok Fu Lam Road and Third ...
,
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 ...
. It consists of six residential buildings constructed in two phases; three buildings were constructed in each phase. Construction for the first phase was completed in 2000, and in 2001 for the second phase. The estate was named after the adjacent
Belcher's Street
Belcher's Street is a main street in Kennedy Town of Hong Kong. It connects east Victoria Road and joins west Queen's Road West. A small section in its west end built a ''turn around'' for Hong Kong Tramways.
The street was named after Ed ...
, which in turned was named after Sir
Edward Belcher
Admiral Sir Edward Belcher (27 February 1799 – 18 March 1877) was a British naval officer, hydrographer, and explorer. Born in Nova Scotia, he was the great-grandson of Jonathan Belcher, who served as a colonial governor of Massachuse ...
, a Canadian-born British naval officer and explorer.
The Belcher's is connected to the Westwood mall.
Features
Towers 5 and 6 have 63 floors. Towers 1 and 2 have 61 floors. Towers 3 and 8 have 59 floors.
The development's facilities include, amongst other things, carparks, swimming pools, and a shopping mall, The Westwood.
It is located at 89 Pok Fu Lam Road and close to a number of schools and the University of Hong Kong. The Belcher's links to a transportation network including the
HKU station
HKU () is a station on the Hong Kong MTR located in the Shek Tong Tsui neighbourhood of Western, Hong Kong. It is named after the University of Hong Kong, which is served by the station.
Part of the West Island line, a westward extension to ...
on the
Island line Island Line or Island line may refer to:
* Island line (MTR), one of the lines of the MTR metro system in Hong Kong
* Island Line, Isle of Wight, a railway line on the Isle of Wight, England
** Island Line (brand)
Island Line is a brand of the ...
.
, two of the buildings are at 227 metres (744 ft) tall the 28th and 29th tallest buildings in Hong Kong. Another two buildings, at 221 metres (724 ft) tall, rank as the 30th and 31st tallest buildings in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
. The last two buildings, at 214 metres (704 ft) tall, are the 38th and 39th tallest buildings in Hong Kong.
Demographics
In the
2016 by-census, the population of the estate was recorded as 6,908. The median age of the residents was 39.2.
See also
*
Belcher (constituency)
Belcher is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong.
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Central and Western District Council, with an election every four years.
Belcher constituency is ...
,
Central and Western District Council
The Central and Western District Council is the district council for the Central and Western District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Central and Western District Council currently consists of 15 members, of which the district ...
constituency based on the area
*
List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has over 9,000 high-rise buildings, of which over 4,000 are skyscrapers standing taller than with 517 buildings above . The tallest building in Hong Kong is the 108-storey International Commerce Centre, which stands and is the 1 ...
*
HKU station
HKU () is a station on the Hong Kong MTR located in the Shek Tong Tsui neighbourhood of Western, Hong Kong. It is named after the University of Hong Kong, which is served by the station.
Part of the West Island line, a westward extension to ...
a station of the
MTR
The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is a major public transport network serving :Hong Kong. Operated by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), it consists of heavy rail, light rail, and feeder bus service centred on a 10-line rapid transit network ...
, serving The Belcher's
References
External links
The Belcher's official websiteCapt. Belcher's map of Hong Hong
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Shek Tong Tsui
Sun Hung Kai Properties
Residential buildings completed in 2001
Residential skyscrapers in Hong Kong