Kadoorie Hill Explained

Kadoorie Hill is an upper class residential area in Kowloon City District, Hong Kong,[1] located south of Kowloon Tong and north of Ho Man Tin.[2]

The majority of the development has its ownership under the Kadoorie family; in 2019 the majority of residential properties are residential properties, something Christopher DeWolf charasterises as out of the ordinary for an upper class neighbourhood.

History

It was built as a "garden city".[2] It was built by the Hong Kong Engineering & Construction Co., which had been funded by the Kadoorie family as a way to generate money in case the construction business contracted.[3] The company had been established in 1922.[4] The company acquired the first parcels of land that would become Kadoorie Hill in 1930.[3] The purchase had 30acres of land.[5] The land survey was done beginning in 1931.[6] Sang Lee & Co. served as the contracting crew and had re-formed mountainous terrain.[7]

Education

Kadoorie Hill is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 34.[8] Within school net 34 are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: Government Primary School (農圃道官立小學) and Ma Tau Chung Government Primary School (馬頭涌官立小學).[9]

A secondary school, Diocesan Boys' School (DBS), is in the Kadoorie Hill area.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Council Constituency Boundaries - Kowloon City. Electoral Affairs Commission. 2023-01-02. - See area G07, text "Kadoorie Hill"
  2. Web site: Gaskell. Viola. Kadoorie Hill: how a historic enclave became one of Hong Kong’s most desirable residential areas . South China Morning Post. 2020-07-31. 2023-01-02.
  3. Web site: DeWolf. Christopher. How one of Hong Kong's most powerful families built a suburban oasis in the heart of Kowloon. South China Morning Post. 2019-01-02. 2023-01-02.
  4. First Step in Garden Suburb Scheme: Ceremony of Turning SOD Performed by Colonial Secretary Yesterday. South China Morning Post. 1932-01-21. 9. ProQuest Historical Newspapers. The Hongkong Engineering and Construction Company came into existence just 10 years ago..
  5. GARDEN CITY: BIG SCHEME NEARING COMPLETION. South China Morning Post. 1934-04-24. 14. ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
  6. SURVEY BEGINS: ON CONSTRUCTION CO'S. KOWLOON SITE BIG TASK AHEAD. South China Morning Post. 1931-11-27. 17. ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
  7. Rise of Kowloon Garden City: Rapid Progress in the Development Scheme Area Transformed. South China Morning Post. 1933-02-10. 13. ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
  8. Web site: POA2023 Primary School Lists by School Net for Discretionary Places Admission Stage. Education Bureau. 2023-01-02.
  9. Web site: POA School Net 34. Education Bureau. 2023-01-02.
  10. Web site: How Kadoorie Hill's Diocesan Boys’ School becomes fount of knowledge for Hong Kong talent. South China Morning Post. 2020-08-06. 2023-01-03. - On the verified YouTube account of the SCMP

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