Braemar Hill

Braemar Hill (Chinese: 寶馬山; Jyutping: bou2 maa5 saan1; Cantonese Yale: bóumáhsān) is a hill with a height of 200 metres (660 ft) south of Braemar Point on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.[1] The hill was likely named after the Scottish village of Braemar by British officials.

Braemar Hill
寶馬山
View from Braemar Hill
Highest point
Elevation200 m (660 ft)
Coordinates22°17′11″N 114°12′23″E
Geography
Braemar Hill is located in Hong Kong
Braemar Hill
Braemar Hill
Location of Braemar Hill in Hong Kong
Location Hong Kong
Braemar Hill
Traditional Chinese寶馬山
Simplified Chinese宝马山

Contrary to popular belief, the peak of Braemar Hill lies on the eastern end of Braemar Hill Road instead of the western end, where the ascent towards Red Incense Summit is noticeably steeper. Hikers often misidentify Red Incense Summit and nearby hilltops as the peak of Braemar Hill.

The north and western sides of this hill are largely residential, consisting primarily of private upmarket real estate. Because of its convenient location and high real estate prices, Braemar Hill is considered one of the more affluent neighbourhoods in the territory.

Infrastructure and establishments

Education

The area is home to a large number of schools, including one-third of the secondary schools in Eastern District.[2]

Primary schools

Secondary schools
Kiangsu-Chekiang School

Braemar Hill formerly had the Japanese International School, Hong Kong's junior high school section.[3] In April 2018 the junior high school moved to the Happy Valley campus.[4]

University

Parks

Private housing developments
  • Tempo Court (天寶大廈)
  • Ho King View (豪景)
  • Braemar Hill Mansions (賽西湖大廈)
  • Sky Horizon (海天峰)
  • Pacific Palisades (寶馬山花園)
    Luxury residence on Braemar Hill
  • Kingsford Garden (瓊峯園)
  • Wilshire Towers (慧雅閣)
  • Braemar Heights
  • Maiden Court (萬德閣)
  • Broadview Terrace (雅景臺)
  • Evelyn Towers (雲景台)
    Sky Horizon luxury residence and Cheung Chuk Shan College on Cloud View Road (雲景道)
  • Seaview Garden (海景台)
  • Summit Court (雲峰大廈)
  • Hilltop Mansion (峰景大廈)
  • Hanking Court (恆景園)
  • Coral Court (珊瑚閣)
  • Sky Scraper (摩天大廈)
  • Flora Garden (富麗園)
  • Beverley Heights (富豪閣)
  • Oxford Court (豐林閣)
  • Viking Villas (威景臺)

Transport
Bus no. 27

Buses

Minibuses

Pedestrian escalator system

The Hong Kong Government has proposed building a pedestrian link and escalator system between Braemar Hill and Fortress Hill, which has an MTR station. It would be the second such system in Hong Kong, after the Central–Mid-Levels escalator.[5][6]

Nearby hills

References
  1. "Node: Braemar Hill (1654612319)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  2. School Lists by District – Eastern District, HK Education Bureau
  3. "About JIS Archived 2015-02-02 at the Wayback Machine" (Archive.today archive, Webcitation Archive). Hong Kong Japanese School. Retrieved on 12 January 2015. "Hong Kong Japanese School - Secondary (Junior Hgh) School - Braemar Hill, North Point. "
  4. "Home". Hong Kong Japanese School Junior High School Section. 2018-01-29. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2022-02-17. 中学部は、2018年4月の新年度より、以下の所在地に移転します。 No.157 Blue Pool Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong. (香港校と同じ場所です)
  5. "Proposed construction of Braemar Hill Pedestrian Link gazetted". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  6. 陳晶琦 (2019-06-28). "寶馬山興建行人通道系統 炮台山道、雲景道等部分行人道永久封閉". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2020-02-08.
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