Jardine's Lookout
Jardine's Lookout (Chinese: 渣甸山) is a mountain in Wan Chai District, Hong Kong with a height of 433 metres (1,421 ft). It is located east of Happy Valley, south of Causeway Bay, and west of Braemar Hill and north of Tai Tam Country Park.
Jardine's Lookout | |
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渣甸山 | |
Jardine’s Lookout from Victoria Harbour | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 433 m (1,421 ft) |
Coordinates | 22°16′5.772″N 114°11′32.784″E |
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Jardine's Lookout Location of Jardine's Lookout in Hong Kong | |
Location | Hong Kong |
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Chinese | 渣甸山 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Jardine Mountain | ||||||||||
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A low-density, high-end residential area called Jardine's Lookout can be found between Wong Nai Chung Gap and Mount Butler. The residential area of Jardine’s Lookout consists of thirteen roads named after famous British persons during Hong Kong’s colonial times. Addresses on Tai Hang Road, Tai Hang Drive and Chun Fai Road are considered to be Tai Hang Mid-levels or Happy Valley, not Jardine’s Lookout.
Jardine's Lookout is surrounded by several other hills including Mount Nicholson, Violet Hill and Mount Butler.
In December 2023, property developer Citic launched a development at 135 Tai Hang Road named "Jardini" and claimed that it is located in Jardine's Lookout. However, this site is geographically below Mount Butler with Jardine's Lookout on the western side. In 2004, Cheung Kong launched a project The Legend on Tai Hang Drive and also put Jardine's Lookout as part of the name. Subsequently, all property agents have been correctly describing it's location as Tai Hang or Tai Hang Mid-levels. Although both Jardini and the Legend are within the boundaries of “Plan No. S/H13/12” titled “Jardine’s Lookout & Wong Nai Chung Gap (HPA 13)” Outline Zoning Plan, they are in Tai Hang Mid-levels. Titles of such plans by the Town Planning Board are not intended for urban development and zoning purposes only. It also includes various addresses around “Wong Nai Chung Gap,” namely Hong Kong Tennis Centre on 133 Wong Nai Chung Gap Road and Park Place on Tai Tam Reservoir Road, with the latter being a residential building under “Mid-levels East.” Similarly, Adventist Hospital and many residential buildings located on Stubbs Road, including Nicholson Tower, Highcliff, Villa Monte Rosa, the former Rosaryhill School and existing Bradbury School, are the boundaries of OZP Plan No. S/H4/13 (The Peak Area). All these addresses are under B09 (Stubbs Road) of Wan Chai according to Reference Two. The residential buildings are generally classified under Mid-levels East by property agencies. There are no sources that refer to the Adventist Hospital and the two schools to being in The Peak. Certain residential buildings on Magazine Gap Road, such as Magazine Gap Towers and Magazine Heights, are within OZP Plan No. S/H4/13 (The Peak Area). All these buildings, and many more nearby, are referred to as “Mid-levels” or “Mid-levels Central” according to all sources including property agencies, and not “The Peak.”