Kowloon area expansive oasis plus Victoria Hill luxury lots of rare plate

The traditional luxury residential area in Hong Kong, will never think of the top of the mountain, Shek O, Jardine’s Hill, plus the mountains of these names, each lot are prominent expo, rare, from the history, full of heritage, The mountainous area is the only representative of the four mansions. The small hills are unique and tree-lined. The environment is quiet and the privacy is very high, but it takes about 10 minutes to walk down to the densely populated Mong Kok. Is the downtown oasis.

Cloth force frame and Kadoorie family

There are two main roads on Mount Gardoli, one is Kadoorie Avenue and the other is Braga Circuit; the former is known as the surname of the big mountain owners, the latter is the commemorative and Kadoorie family It is very deep, and it is closely related to the development of the urban area of ​​Kowloon in the last century. The ambassador was appointed as a member of the Cleansing Bureau in 1927. He was the first Portuguese non-official member of the Legislative Council in 1929 and was the leader of the Portuguese. In 1941, he wrote a number of speeches to commemorate Hong Kong’s 100-year-old scripting and combing the history, development and contribution of Hong Kong and Macao’s native Portuguese in Hong Kong. It was learned that there were many Portuguese people who came from Macao to settle in Hong Kong before the opening of Hong Kong. They were the first foreigners living in Hong Kong, and even more than the British. The British Portuguese people are often proficient in Chinese and English bilingual, the British Hong Kong government initially relied on them as an instrument and translation work, there are some Portuguese people doing business, the Hong Kong political and business circles have a great influence. Portugal was originally on Hong Kong Island until the beginning of the last century began to move to Kowloon, concentrated in He Wentian plus Victoria Hill area living, and even in the vicinity of the construction of churches and schools, is today you can see the Marino College, La Salle College and St. Teresa Church.

At that time cloth force frame with Avery. Kadoorie is optimistic about the development potential of Kowloon in Avery. Kadoorie and He Dong’s capital injection, in November 1931 to 326,000 yuan in public land cast was nicknamed “Dashi drums,” the barren hills, an area of ​​about 30 acres, the construction of low-density garden city. The first batch of buildings completed in 1937, including three houses (houses), a bungalow (bungalow) and six semi-detached houses (semi-detached houses), the achievements of the Canadian mountain The embryonic form.

Only rent does not sell plate shortage shortage a house hard to find

Since its development, there are 98 houses and several low-density dwellings in Jardo Hill, which are located in Kadoorie Road and Boulevard Street. Most of them are rented for the Kadoorie family. Has been to maintain the original low-density style, ten years as one day. Most of the houses have a large tree cover, and a few meters high walls, door deep lock, but the wall gate is a chic hut, the garden is huge.

It is precisely because of this tranquil location, while connecting the harbor road, the other side of the Prince Road, more than 10 minutes up to the foot of the prosperous Mong Kok area, creating a unique and difficult to find the whole living environment, The There are less than fifteen second-hand sale transactions in the past five years, and the number of new ones is surprisingly small. The latest stratified units are built in 1997. There are only 12 guards of the Jardo Hill Garden, and the youngest in the Jardine Road is completed in 1975, also has only 12 groups of snow celery. Gardoli mountain plate than the Peak luxury but also expansive, interested buyers even if the funds are abundant, it may not be able to enter the owners, whether to stay really depends on the opportunity and luck.

Bao Hao Si architectural style and green decorative arts city treasures

Gadoli Hill has been regarded as a downtown oasis, and even to people like the feeling into the European suburbs, thanks to architectural style and green two elements. As the Western modernism in the postwar period is very popular, when the development of Mount Victoria, the building and therefore stained with a strong Bauhaus (Bauhaus) style, classical architecture focused on the proportion of gold and symmetry, and Bao Haosi advocate the form to follow the function, Break around symmetry, like Central Hall, the old government headquarters, Edinburgh Place, will be designed according to the function of high and low seats, from the outside to see the different levels. White walls, red tiles, stone walls and iron window grilles, is the main features of the mountain house, a step by step, the main features of the house, Full of Bauhaus style of Western-style building. As the Kadoorie family provides tenants can not change the wall color, the more than half a century of architectural features are mostly retained so far, and Argyle Street opposite the high-rise buildings in stark contrast.

In addition to architectural style, Kadoorie family is still in the development of Mount Victoria, joined the green elements. In the 1940 Kadoorie family held a general meeting of shareholders, the chairman recalled that when the original purchase of the mountain land, with most of the land in Hong Kong, are barren and no trees, so in the early days of the purchase of land, that is, the shareholders of the General Assembly Eight years ago, especially in the road on both sides of the planting of eucalyptus and cinnamon tree seedlings, through appropriate care, seedlings grow into tall, healthy trees, the overall beautification of the manor, so that the mountain has become today’s city oasis.

Celebrity class is outstanding

We are well aware of the residents of the mountains are too rich, many merchants, political, entertainment celebrities are mountain residents. Entertainment is often reported here is the residence of Liu Tianwang, translator Song Qi also in the former residence of the mountainside, that is, the entrance to the west of the Prince Edward Hill Road, a name called “Xueqin Lou” residential, received Zhang Ailing. Other celebrities who have chosen to live in Gadoli also include Jackie Chan, Kelly Chen, Wu Junru, Xu Zhian, Shi Nansheng, Tsui Hark, as well as the famous violinist Nishizaki Chongzi, Hong Kong’s first Chinese Queen’s Counsel Zhang Aowei, senior television, Former Legislative Councilor Mrs Nicholas Ng, former Secretary for Housing, Mrs. Liao Benhuai and former headmaster of the city, Mr Cheung Chung-kang, and so on.

In addition to the settlements of political and business celebrities, Jadoorly Hill is located in Kowloon City, Kowloon City, the famous school network, the famous secondary school has excellent male college, La Salle College, Diocesan College, Hong Kong Peizheng secondary school; 34 school network, Chen Ruiqi (La sand) primary school, Ma Tau Chung official primary school are familiar. Which is the most important source of the mountain with the Canadian, must have a history of 147 years of Diocesan College, in 1923 the College decided to build a new school in Kowloon, Gandoli Hill to buy land, than the Kadoorie family fancy the hills Time too early And the school was a small episode occurred during the time, when the provincial takeover strike, the original should be admitted to the school Hong Kong Island Road, the land of the merchants and thus bankruptcy, the school is not enough funds to build schools, only one of the four hectares of land, Sold to the Kadoorie family, built the later St. George Court (St George Court). (013) Managing Director Huo Jianning, Chief Judge of the Court of Final Appeal Ma Daoli, Senior Counsel Feng Huajian and Zhai Shaotang, and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Secretary-General of the Legislative Council, Mr KWG-Wan, Member of the Legislative Council, Mr Tien Pak-chung and Tiang Beichen Brothers.

Another of the same prestigious, is located in the east of Mount Gately Hill King George V School, is a century-old international school, the British school association’s oldest one, mining typical Victorian architectural design, is listed as Secondary historic building. A number of well-known traditional schools constitute the school network, and now become one of the reasons for the city of Mount Gary.