List of urban public parks and gardens in Hong Kong
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Urban public parks and garden
s in Hong Kong
include:
Note: Most public parks and gardens in Hong Kong
are managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
(LCSD).
Garden
A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The most common form today is known as a residential garden, but the term garden has...
s in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
include:
Note: Most public parks and gardens in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
are managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department , often abbreviated as LCSD, is a department in the Government of Hong Kong. It reports to the Home Affairs Bureau, headed by the Secretary for Home Affairs. It provides leisure and cultural activities for the people of Hong Kong, which was also one of...
(LCSD).
Hong Kong Island
- Aberdeen Promenade
- Blake GardenBlake Garden, Hong KongBlake Garden , also known as Blake Gardens, is a small urban park in Sheung Wan on Hong Kong Island. The park is named after Sir Henry Arthur Blake, a former British Governor of Hong Kong.-Historic background:...
(Sheung WanSheung WanSheung Wan is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island, between Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the Central and Western District...
) - Chai Wan ParkChai Wan ParkChai Wan Park was one of large park in Hong Kong. Located in Chai Wan of Hong Kong, it occupied 6.55 hectares. Completed by Urban Council in 21 April 1993, the park is now managed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department, a department of Hong Kong Government.-History:The park was the former...
(Chai WanChai WanChai Wan , formerly mistakenly known as Sai Wan , lies at the east end of the urban area of Hong Kong Island next to Shau Kei Wan. The area is administratively part of the Eastern District, and is a mosaic of industrial and residential areas...
) (LCSD) - Chater GardenChater GardenChater Garden , located in the Central District of Hong Kong, is a public park directly east of the Legislative Council building. It is named after Sir Paul Chater, and one side of the garden is on Chater Road which is also named after him.-History:...
(Central) - Cheung Kong ParkCheung Kong ParkCheung Kong Park is a small garden located in the Central district of Hong Kong Island and named for Li Ka Shing's corporate empire. The park is privately maintained by Cheung Kong Holdings, but is open to the public. The park consists of ponds and cascades with benches for visitors to enjoy the...
(Central) (managed by Cheung Kong, open to public) - Choi Sai Woo ParkChoi Sai Woo ParkChoi Sai Woo Park 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.-Historic background:...
(Braemar HillBraemar HillBraemar Hill is a hill at the south of North Point on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The hill was likely named after the Scottish village of Braemar by the British officials....
, North PointNorth PointNorth Point is a mixed-use urban area in the Eastern District of Hong Kong. It is the northernmost point of Hong Kong Island, adjacent to both Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay, and projecting toward Kowloon Bay. Fortress Hill occupies the western end of the North Point area.-History:In 1899, The...
) - Connaught PlaceConnaught Place, Hong KongConnaught Place, formerly called Connaught Centre, is a square near Jardine House in Central, Hong Kong.The General Post Office and Exchange Square have Connaught Place addresses....
- Harcourt ParkHarcourt Park, Hong KongHarcourt Park or Harcourt Gardens is a small urban park in Admiralty, Hong Kong. The park is located next to the Hong Kong Police Force's Headquarters and named for Admiral Cecil Harcourt.-See also:...
(AdmiraltyAdmiralty, Hong KongAdmiralty is the eastern extension of central business district of the Central on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. It is located on the eastern end of the Central and Western District, bordered by Wan Chai to the east and Victoria Harbour to the north. The name of Admiralty refers to the former...
) - Hollywood Road ParkHollywood Road ParkHollywood Road Park is an urban public park in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.The park is built in Chinese architectural style and is surrounded by buildings nearby.-History:...
(Sheung Wan) - Hong Kong ParkHong Kong ParkThe Hong Kong Park is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in Central, Hong Kong. Built at a cost of HK$398 million and opened in May 1991, it covers an area of 80,000 m² and is an example of modern design and facilities blending with natural landscape....
(Admiralty) (LCSD) - Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical GardensHong Kong Zoological and Botanical GardensThe Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens is one of the oldest zoological and botanical centres in the world. It occupies an area of 5.6 hectares at Mid-levels, on the northern slope of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong...
(Mid-levelsMid-levelsMid-levels is an expensive residential area on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located halfway up Victoria Peak, directly above Central...
) (LCSD) - King George V Memorial Park, Hong KongKing George V Memorial Park, Hong KongKing George V Memorial Park, Hong Kong is an urban park in Sai Ying Pun and one of the few parks in Hong Kong bearing the former colonial links to the territory's past....
(Sheung Wan) - Quarry Bay ParkQuarry Bay ParkQuarry Bay Park in Quarry Bay is a small urban park in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. The park is managed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department, a department of Hong Kong Government.-History:...
(LCSD) - Sai Ying Pun ParkSai Ying Pun ParkSai Ying Pun Park is a small parkette in Hong Kong Island....
(Sheung Wan) - Statue SquareStatue SquareStatue Square is a public pedestrian square in Central, Hong Kong.-History:The square was built at the end of the 19th century. The idea of a square of statues dedicated to royalty was conceived by Sir Catchick Paul Chater. It derives its name from the fact that it originally contained the statue...
(CentralCentral, Hong KongCentral is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula...
) - Sun Yat Sen Memorial ParkSun Yat Sen Memorial ParkSun Yat Sen Memorial Park , originally named Western Park , is a waterfront park in the Sai Ying Pun area on Hong Kong Island and faces the Victoria Harbour. It is the only park in Hong Kong to be named for a Chinese historic figure.-See also:*Sun Yat Sen*Western Park Sports Centre*Zhongshan...
(Sheung Wan) - Wong Nai Chung Reservoir ParkWong Nai Chung Reservoir ParkWong Nai Chung Reservoir Park is a park and artificial lake in Wong Nai Chung Gap, Wong Nai Chung, Hong Kong, located near Hong Kong Parkview. It was formerly Wong Nai Chung Reservoir , a closed reservoir in Hong Kong.- Background :...
(Wong Nai Chung) - Victoria ParkVictoria Park, Hong KongVictoria Park is a public park in Hong Kong, named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. It is located in Causeway Bay, on the north of Hong Kong Island, between Causeway Bay and Tin Hau MTR stations...
(Causeway BayCauseway BayCauseway Bay is a heavily built-up area of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, located on the Hong Kong Island, and covering parts of Wan Chai and Eastern districts. The Chinese name is also romanized as Tung Lo Wan as in Tung Lo Wan Road...
) (LCSD) - Victoria Peak GardenVictoria Peak GardenVictoria Peak Garden is a Chinese style garden, managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. It was once an alternate home for the Governor of Hong Kong. The residence, Mountain Lodge, has been demolished, but the park remains as an attraction at the Peak.It is a vantage point which...
(Victoria PeakVictoria PeakVictoria Peak is a mountain in Hong Kong. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak. The mountain is located in the western half of Hong Kong Island...
)
Kowloon and New Kowloon
- Fan Shui ParkFan Shui ParkFan Shui Park is a small urban park located in Kowloon Tong in Hong Kong. The park is bisected by historic Boundary Street and straddles both Kowloon and the New Territories....
(Kowloon TongKowloon TongKowloon Tong , formerly Kau Lung Tong, is an area in Hong Kong. Within New Kowloon, it is administratively divided by Kowloon City District and Sham Shui Po District...
) - Fa Hui ParkFa Hui ParkFa Hui Park is a small park located on Boundary Street, Sham Shui Po District, Kowloon in Hong Kong. It occupies 19 hectares. It is one of the sites where Lunar New Year Fair is held every year.There is a 1,100m2 community garden in the park...
- Hoi Sham Park (To Kwa WanTo Kwa WanTo Kwa Wan is a bay and an area of the eastern shore of Kowloon peninsula of Hong Kong. The area is part of urban Hong Kong, and is adjacent to Hok Yuen, Hung Hom, Ma Tau Wai and Ma Tau Kok...
) - Hutchison Park (Hung HomHung HomHung Hom is an area of Kowloon, in Hong Kong, administratively part of the Kowloon City District, with a portion west of the railway in the Yau Tsim Mong District. Hung Hom serves mainly residential purposes though is mixed with some industrial buildings in the north.-Geography:Hung Hom is located...
) - Jordan Valley Park (LCSD)
- King George V Memorial Park, KowloonKing George V Memorial Park, KowloonKing George V Memorial Park, Kowloon is a park in Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong, located beside Canton Road.The park was built in 1940. Administrator Norman Lockhart Smith hosted the ceremony for this park. It had a statue of King George V in the center of the park. During the Japanese occupation,...
- King's Park
- Ko Shan Road ParkKo Shan Road ParkKo Shan Road Park is a small park located in To Kwa Wan district of Kowloon. Perched on a hill, the park is home to the Ko Shan Theatre.-Ko Shan Theatre:The Ko Shan Theatre, first opened in 1983, was designed as a 3,000-seat semi-open air theatre....
, To Kwa WanTo Kwa WanTo Kwa Wan is a bay and an area of the eastern shore of Kowloon peninsula of Hong Kong. The area is part of urban Hong Kong, and is adjacent to Hok Yuen, Hung Hom, Ma Tau Wai and Ma Tau Kok... - Kowloon Bay ParkKowloon Bay ParkKowloon Bay Park is a public park in Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The park is managed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department. It was opened on 30 March 2005.-Natural turf pitch:...
(LCSD) - Kowloon ParkKowloon ParkKowloon Park is a large public park in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.-History:...
(Tsim Sha TsuiTsim Sha TsuiTsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST, is an urbanized area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui...
) (LCSD) - Kowloon Tsai ParkKowloon Tsai ParkKowloon Tsai Park is a park located in the Kowloon Tsai area in of New Kowloon. It lies within the Kowloon City District....
- Kowloon Walled City Park (Kowloon CityKowloon CityKowloon City is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is named after the Kowloon Walled City, and is administratively part of Kowloon City District....
) (LCSD) - Kwun Tong Promenade (LCSD)
- Lai Chi Kok Park (Mei Foo) (LCSD)
- Nan Lian GardenNan Lian GardenThe Nan Lian Garden is a Chinese Classical Garden in Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The garden has an area of 3.5 hectares. It garden is designed in the Tang Dynasty-style with hills, water features, trees, rocks and wooden structures....
(Diamond HillDiamond HillDiamond Hill is a hill in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The name also refers to the area on or adjacent to the hill. It is surrounded by Ngau Chi Wan, San Po Kong, Wong Tai Sin and Tsz Wan Shan. Its northeast is limited by the ridge. It is principally a residential district.-Etymology:Contrary to its name,...
) (LCSD) - Morse ParkMorse ParkMorse Park , occupies 15.8 hectares, is an urban park located in Wong Tai Sin in Kowloon.It was competed in 1967. The Park was named after Sir Arthur Morse , the head of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation during and after World War II.-History:The Hong Kong Golden Jubilee Jamborette ,...
- Nam Cheong ParkNam Cheong ParkThe Nam Cheong Park is an urban park in Sham Shui Po area of Kowloon, Hong Kong. The park is managed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department. It is located near the Nam Cheong MTR station....
- Ngau Chi Wan Park (LCSD)
- Sham Shui Po ParkSham Shui Po ParkSham Shui Po Park is a park in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is located at Lai Chi Kok Road, adjacent to Sham Shui Po Park Swimming Pool and Ka Ling School of the Precious Blood. It is accessible from Lai Chi Kok Road and Yee Kuk Street.-Memorial:The park is close to the former Sham Shui...
(Sham Shui PoSham Shui PoSham Shui Po, or Shamshuipo, is an area of Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong, situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, north of Tai Kok Tsui, east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei. Sham Shui Po is known for its street market for electronic devices.-History:Sham Shui Po...
) - Shek Kip Mei ParkShek Kip Mei ParkShek Kip Mei Park is an urban park located in Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong and located near an area famed for temporary housing built on a hill side...
(Sham Shui Po) (LCSD) - Sung Wong Toi Park (Kowloon City)
- Tung Chau Street ParkTung Chau Street ParkTung Chau Street Park is an urban public park located in Sham Shui Po area of Kowloon.- External links :*...
(Sham Shui Po) - Urban Council Centenary GardenUrban Council Centenary GardenThe Urban Council Centenary Garden is a public park in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was named to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the establishment of the Urban Council....
(Tsim Sha Tsui East) - Yuen Po Street Bird Garden (LCSD)
- West Kowloon Waterfront PromenadeWest Kowloon Waterfront PromenadeWest Kowloon Waterfront Promenade is a promenade along Victoria Harbour on the reclamation of west of Kwun Chung in Kowloon of Hong Kong...
(LCSD)
New Territories (excluding New Kowloon)
- Central Kwai Chung Park (LCSD)
- Ma On Shan ParkMa On Shan ParkThe Ma On Shan Park is a public park in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. It is located at 12 On Chun Street in the town centre of Ma On Shan in the New Territories. It is situated next to the shopping centre of Ma On Shan Plaza. The natural scenery of Pat Sin Leng and Tolo Harbour can be viewed from...
(LCSD) - Ma On Shan Promenade (LCSD)
- North District ParkNorth District ParkNorth District Park is a public park situated between Sheung Shui and Fanling in North District, Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Centre and Sheung Shui Town Centre are located near its northern side, and adjacent to its southeastern border is the village Fanling Ching Wai.-External links:*...
(LCSD) - Penfold ParkPenfold ParkPenfold Park is a famous public park managed by the Hong Kong Jockey Club in Sha Tin, Hong Kong.The park is located in the centre of the Sha Tin Racecourse with a gross area of over 20 acres. It features green areas, as well as pools used by various waterbirds. People around the area often go...
(in the middle of Sha Tin RacecourseSha Tin RacecourseSha Tin Racecourse is one of the two racecourses for horse racing in Hong Kong. It is located in Sha Tin in the New Territories. It is managed by Hong Kong Jockey Club.Penfold Park is encircled by the track.-History:...
) - Po Hong Park (LCSD)
- Po Tsui Park (LCSD)
- Sha Tin ParkSha Tin ParkSha Tin Park , formerly known as Sha Tin Central Park , is a park in 2 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, Hong Kong. It is situated along the Shing Mun River in the new town of Sha Tin, next to the New Town Plaza and the Sha Tin Town Hall....
(in Sha TinSha TinSha Tin, also spelled Shatin, is an area around the Shing Mun River in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District.-Geography:...
New Town) (LCSD) - Shing Mun Valley Park (LCSD)
- Tai Po Waterfront ParkTai Po Waterfront ParkTai Po Waterfront Park is in Tai Po in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located along Tolo Harbour, and its western end is at the northern part of the mouth of the Lam Tsuen River...
(LCSD) - Tin Shui Wai Park (LCSD)
- Tsing Yi Northeast Park (LCSD)
- Tsing Yi ParkTsing Yi ParkTsing Yi Park is a public park on the Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong with Tsing Yi Estate, Tsing Yi Garden, Broadview Garden and St. Paul's Village in its proximity.-External links:*...
(on Tsing YiTsing YiTsing Yi , or Tsing Yi Island is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of 10.69 km², the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all its natural shore and the annexation of Nga Ying Chau and Chau...
Island) (LCSD) - Tsing Yi PromenadeTsing Yi PromenadeTsing Yi Promenade is a promenade along the northeastern seafront of Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. It was built in stages from 2001 to 2004....
- Tsuen Wan ParkTsuen Wan ParkTsuen Wan Park is a park in Hong Kong. It is located in Wing Shun Street/ Yeung Uk Road near Tsuen Wan Ferry Pier in Tsuen Wan, New Territories. The park was opened to public in 30 October, 1998. It is managed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department....
(LCSD) - Tsuen Wan Riviera Park (LCSD)
- Tuen Mun ParkTuen Mun ParkTuen Mun Park is located in Tuen Mun; it is the largest park in the New Territories, Hong Kong, covering . It was formerly known as Tuen Mun Town Park.-Location:...
(LCSD) - Tung Chung North Park (LCSD)
- Yuen Chau Kok Park
- Yuen Long ParkYuen Long ParkYuen Long Park is one of the parks in Hong Kong. It is located in Yuen Long in the New Territories. It is managed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department.-History/Background:...
(LCSD)
See also
- List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
- Country parks and conservation in Hong KongCountry parks and conservation in Hong KongAlthough Hong Kong is regarded as one of the world's great cities, out of the total 1,092 km² of land, about three-quarters is countryside. Scenically, Hong Kong has a great deal to offer - a landscape rising from sandy beaches and rocky foreshores to heights of almost 1,000 metres, woodlands...