Hong Kong Park

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This article is about a park in Central, Hong Kong. For general information on the parks in Hong Kong,
please refer to List of urban public parks and gardens of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Park is a public park, located next to Cotton Tree Drive, in Central, Hong Kong, China.It covers an area of 80,000 m² and is an outstanding example of modern design and facilities blending with natural landscape.

Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Historic Buildings 4 Facilities 5 Nearby Recreation Area 6 Opening hours 7 See also 8 External links

[edit] Location

Hong Kong Park is located next to Cotton Tree Drive in Central

[edit] History

Part of the site was known as Cantonment Hill in early colonial days in 1841. At the upper part of the former location of the Victoria Barracks, built between 1867 and 1910, the barracks were handed to the government in 1979, which turned the area into the present park. Hong Kong Park was open to public in May 1991. It covers an area of 8 hectares and is an outstanding example of modern design and facilities blending with the natural landscape.

[edit] Historic Buildings

• Flagstaff House (1846), since 1984 housing the Flagstaff House Museum of Teaware

A few historic buildings of former Victoria Barracks were also conserved in the park, including:

• Cassels Block (early 20th century), former barracks for married British officers. Now housing the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre since 1992
• Rawlinson House (early 20th century), former house of the British Deputy General, converted in the 1980s into a marriage registry
• Wavell House (early 20th century), former quarters for married British officers, conerted in 1991 into the aviary support centre (Education Centre).

The park can be easily reached by walking through the Pacific Place and its nearby escalator.

[edit] Facilities

Hong Kong Park captures the natural landscape in the busy and crowd business centre and provides a relaxing environment. Its main feature is the Hong Kong's largest aviary while the Vantage Point is another great place to see the "bird exhibition". Moreover, inside the Hong Kong Park, there is a greenhouse which holds "plant exhibition" such as "Orchid Exhibition" temporarily. There are also many modern gardens, including Garden Plaza and Tai Chi Garden. In order to suit the sport-lovers, a sport centre and a squash centre were also built in Hong Kong Park.

[edit] Nearby Recreation Area

Apart from the Hong Kong Park, if anyone wants to stroll in some more conservational areas in Mid-levels, public park like Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens and country parks such as Tai Tam Country Park and Aberdeen Country Park are some perfect choices for both Hong Kong people and visitors to savor the unpolluted realms far away from the "concrete forest".

[edit] Opening hours

Opening hours of Hong Kong Park:

Outdoor facilities 6.30am - 11.00pm

Indoor Games Hall & Squash Centre : 7.00am - 11.00pm

Conservatory and Aviary : 9.00am - 5.00pm

[edit] See also

• List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
• List of urban public parks and gardens of Hong Kong

[edit] External links

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• Hong Kong Park
• The Hong Kong Visual Art Centre