Choi Sai Woo Park

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Main Entrance of the Choi Sai Woo Park

the Commemorative Plaque by the Antiquities Authority in the Choi Sai Woo Park

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Choi Sai Woo Park

Choi Sai Woo Park (traditional Chinese: 賽西湖公園) is a park located near the top of Braemar Hill at Braemar Hill Road, Hong Kong. The park serves as a social hub for the neighbourhood. Choi Sai Woo Park's opening hours are 7am - 11pm.

1 Historic background
2 Facilities
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Historic background

The park was named after a former reservoir, Choi Sai Woo, which was formerly located in the park.

According to the Commemorative Plaque by in the park, the reservoir was built by Taikoo Sugar Company Limited in 1894; it was the largest and the last of the five private reservoirs built by the company. During the drought and bubonic plague outbreak started in 1894, the reservoir once supplied water to Tai Ping Shan District. It was filled in by Li Ka Shing to create the current park site. In World War II it was the scene of bitter fighting as the Japanese advanced to split the defence of Hong Kong into two: East and West.

[edit] Facilities

Choi Sai Woo Park is a landscaped garden with a total area of 2,400 m² providing some country freshness among a number of housing estates and schools. Located next to prestigious new housing developments and with several schools in the area, it serves the community as a place of rest. There are also two small basketball courts in the Park. The garden area is located at the very bottom level of Choi Sai Woo park abutting the car parking lot of PARKnSHOP. It is mainly planted with bamboo. There is also a children's playground located at the top of the park. A pagoda adjoins the playground. A number of amenities including restaurant or tea shop "cha chaan teng", Wan King, PARKnSHOP and 7-Eleven outlets, are in the vicinity.