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The '''Government Hill''' is a hill in [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]], [[Hong Kong Island]], [[Hong Kong]], bounded by upper section of [[Upper Albert Road]] on the south, [[Queen's Road Central]] north, [[Garden Road, Hong Kong|Garden Road]] east, and [[Glenealy]] west of [[Hong Kong Island]].


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The hill has been the administrative centre of Hong Kong since the early days of British colonial rule, and has remained so after the [[transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong|transfer of sovereignty]]. The [[Government House, Hong Kong|Government House]], residence of [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|chief executive]] and colonial [[Governor of Hong Kong|governor]], and the [[Central Government Offices]] (Government Headquarters), occupies large portion of the hill.
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[[File:HK Battery Path 6-1.jpg|thumb|[[Battery Path]], Government Hill, Central]]
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[[St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong|St. John's Cathedral]] of the [[Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui]], the [[Anglican Church]] in Hong Kong, is also on the Government Hill. Adjacent to it is the [[Court of Final Appeal (Hong Kong)|Court of Final Appeal]], inside the [[Former French Mission Building]], with [[Battery Path]] leading to Queen's Road Central.

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The '''Government Hill''' is a hill in [[Central, Hong Kong]], bounded by upper section of [[Upper Albert Road]] on the south, [[Queen's Road Central]] north, [[Garden Road, Hong Kong|Garden Road]] east, and [[Glenealy, Hong Kong|Glenealy]], west of [[Hong Kong Island]].

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The hill has been the administrative centre of Hong Kong since the early days of British colonial rule, and has remained so after the [[handover of Hong Kong|transfer of sovereignty]]. The [[Government House, Hong Kong|Government House]], residence of [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|chief executive]] and colonial [[Governor of Hong Kong|governor]], and the [[Former Central Government Offices]] (Government Headquarters), occupied large portion of the hill.

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[[St John's Cathedral (Hong Kong)|St. John's Cathedral]] of the [[Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui]], the [[Anglican Church]] in Hong Kong, is also on the Government Hill. Adjacent to it is the [[Court of Final Appeal (Hong Kong)|Court of Final Appeal]], inside the [[Former French Mission Building]], with [[Battery Path]] leading to Queen's Road Central.


Beside the already crowded [[central business district]], the hill is free from [[skyscraper]]s and preserved many century-old trees. Higher up the hill in the south is [[Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens]].
Beside the already crowded [[central business district]], the hill is free from [[skyscraper]]s and preserved many century-old trees. Higher up the hill in the south is [[Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens]].


In 2011, an application was made to the Town Planning Board to rezone the area as a Historic site, and cap the building heights to the height of the existing buildings.<ref>http://www.governmenthill.org {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712152412/http://www.governmenthill.org/ |date=2011-07-12 }}</ref>
{{As of|2006}}, the [[Hong Kong Government]] has finally obtained the approval of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] to move its headquarters from the Central Government Offices on the hill to a new headquarters complex on the former [[Tamar site]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}}


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Parliament Hill]], [[Ottawa]]
* [[Parliament Hill]], [[Ottawa]]
* [[Parliament Hill, London]]
* [[Parliament Hill, London]]
* [[Queen's Park (Toronto)|Queen's Park]], [[Toronto]]
* [[Queen's Park (Toronto)|Queen's Park]], [[Toronto]]
* [[Capitol Hill]]
* [[Capitol Hill]], [[Washington, D.C.]]
* [[Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory|Capital Hill]], [[Canberra]]
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*[[Raisina Hill|Raisina Hill, New Delhi]]
* {{portal-inline|Hong Kong}}
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==External links==

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Latest revision as of 16:36, 20 November 2023

For other uses, see Government Hill (disambiguation).

Government Hill
Government Hill
Naming
Native name政府山 (Chinese)
Geography
Map
LocationCentral, Hong Kong
Government Hill
Chinese政府山
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhèngfǔ Shān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJing fú sāan
JyutpingZing3 fu2 saan1
IPA[tɕɪ̄ŋ fǔː sáːn]
Battery Path, Government Hill, Central

The Government Hill is a hill in Central, Hong Kong, bounded by upper section of Upper Albert Road on the south, Queen's Road Central north, Garden Road east, and Glenealy, west of Hong Kong Island.

The hill has been the administrative centre of Hong Kong since the early days of British colonial rule, and has remained so after the transfer of sovereignty. The Government House, residence of chief executive and colonial governor, and the Former Central Government Offices (Government Headquarters), occupied large portion of the hill.

St. John's Cathedral of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, the Anglican Church in Hong Kong, is also on the Government Hill. Adjacent to it is the Court of Final Appeal, inside the Former French Mission Building, with Battery Path leading to Queen's Road Central.

Beside the already crowded central business district, the hill is free from skyscrapers and preserved many century-old trees. Higher up the hill in the south is Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens.

In 2011, an application was made to the Town Planning Board to rezone the area as a Historic site, and cap the building heights to the height of the existing buildings.[1]

See also

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22°16′44″N 114°09′34″E / 22.27889°N 114.15944°E / 22.27889; 114.15944

Notes

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  1. ^ http://www.governmenthill.org Archived 2011-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
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