Braemar Hill Explained

Braemar Hill
Photo Caption:	View from Braemar Hill
Elevation M:	200
Map:	Hong Kong
Coordinates:	22.2864°N 114.2064°W
Other Name:	寶馬山

Braemar Hill is a hill with a height of 200metres 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.

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

• Building Contractors' Association School
• Chinese International School
• Quarry Bay School
• SKH St. Michael's Primary School

Secondary schools

• Belilios Public School (government school)
• CCC Kwei Wah Shan Secondary School
  • Cheung Chuk Shan College Chinese International School
• Clementi Secondary School
• Concordia Lutheran School, North Point
• Kiangsu-Chekiang College
• Man Kiu Secondary School
• Pui Kiu Middle School
  • St. Joan of Arc Secondary School Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Lee Ching Dea Memorial College

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

• Hong Kong Shue Yan University

Parks

• Choi Sai Woo Park
• Tin Hau Temple Road Garden No. 2

Private housing developments

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

Transport

Buses

• 23B to Park Road
• 25 to Central Piers (circular)
• 25A to Wan Chai Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre New Wing (circular)
• 27 to North Point Ferry Pier
• 41A (special departure) from North Point Ferry Pier to Wah Fu Estate (via Braemar Hill)
• 81A from Hing Wah Estate to Lai Tak Tsuen (via Braemar Hill)
• 85 to Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) (circular)
• 85A to Shau Kei Wan
• 85P to Island Resort
• 108 to Kowloon Bay (Kai Yip Estate)

Minibuses

• 25 to Causeway Bay Paterson Street
• 49M to Tin Hau station

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

• Mount Parker
• Jardine's Lookout

References

1. Web site: Node: Braemar Hill (1654612319). 2020-08-03. OpenStreetMap. en.
2. https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/student-parents/sch-info/sch-search/schlist-by-district/school-list-hke.html School Lists by District – Eastern District
3. "About JIS " (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. Web site: Home . Hong Kong Japanese School Junior High School Section . 2018-01-29 . 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) . https://web.archive.org/web/20180129033535/http://www.hkjs.edu.hk/~hkjssec/ . 29 January 2018 . dead.
5. Web site: Proposed construction of Braemar Hill Pedestrian Link gazetted. 2020-02-08. www.info.gov.hk.
6. Web site: 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. 2020-02-08. 香港01. zh-HK.