Peak Tram
The Peak Tram is a funicular railway in Hong Kong, which carries both tourists and residents to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island. Running from Garden Road Admiralty to Victoria Peak via the Mid-Levels, it provides the most direct route and offers good views over the harbour and skyscrapers of Hong Kong. Operated since 1888, it was the first funicular railway in Asia.The Peak Tram is owned and operated by Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels (HSH), the owner of Hong Kong's Peninsula Hotel along with other properties. The line, along with HSH's Peak Tower leisure complex at the line's summit, is promoted using the brand The Peak.The Peak is currently being upgraded to have longer cars and wider platforms. Since 22 July 2019, the funicular railway has been reopened for service, using a temporary platform for Garden Road. In the absence of tram service, the New World First Bus non-stop route X15 may be operated between Admiralty and the Peak in addition to the regular bus and minibus services, and other temporary traffic measures may be taken.
Victoria Peak Garden
Victoria Peak Garden is a Chinese style garden near the summit of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. The former Mountain Lodge, an alternate residence for the Governor of Hong Kong, was located there, which has since been demolished, but the park remains as an attraction at the Peak. It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.It is a vantage point which captures an over 300m high view of Victoria Harbour and the night scene of Hong Kong. The original landscape remains in the garden. Unlike most of the public parks in Hong Kong, dogs and other pet animals are allowed in the garden.
Pinewood Battery
Pinewood Battery is a historic military site in Hong Kong, located 307 meters (1,007 ft) above sea level, within Lung Fu Shan Country Park, in the northwestern part of Hong Kong Island.Construction of the battery started in 1901 and finished in 1905. During the Battle of Hong Kong, the Battery came under repeated air raids. On December 15, 1941, the Japanese 23rd Army Air Group carried out extensive attacks on Hong Kong Island. Pinewood Battery, manned by the 17th AA Battery 5th Anti-Air Regiment Royal Artillery, was severely damaged. The raid caused one death and one injury. One of the antiaircraft guns and certain other facilities were destroyed. The commander of the defending troops decided to abandon the battery, and all men were ordered to retreat on that day.All the old battery buildings are in a ruinous condition and two of the old magazines were demolished in fairly recent times. The military structures on Pinewood Battery received a Grade II conservation status in 2009. A heritage trail has been created on the site, which is also part of the Central and Western Heritage Trail, Western District and the Peak Route. The site and the buildings are managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, while maintenance is the responsibility of the Architectural Services Department.The area has been converted into a picnic site. Interpretive signs are erected to illustrate the historical significance of this Battery.
Victoria City Boundary Stone
City Boundary Stone, also known as the Fourth Ring and Nine Treaties Boundary Monument, it is a set of boundary markers along the edge of the former Hong Kong Victoria City (the Chinese Fourth Ring and Nine Treaties). It was erected in 1903 to mark the boundary of Victoria City.Victoria City was established after the British occupied Hong Kong Island in 1841. In 1903, the British Hong Kong government decided to set up boundary markers on the city boundary to make the public more aware of the scope of Victoria City. The boundary monument is a square cylinder with a cone-shaped top, 98 cm high, and engraved with the words "CITY BOUNDARY 1903"Because of World War II and urban expansion, some of these boundary markers have been destroyed or moved, and the number and specific locations of boundary markers established at that time are also difficult to study. At present, there are only six Victorian Boundary Monuments remaining in the following locations
