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Kornhill

Not to be confused with Cornhill, London.

22°16′58″N 114°12′59″E / 22.28278°N 114.21639°E / 22.28278; 114.21639

Kornhill, Kornhill Gardens
Kornhill apartment buildings.
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General information
Construction started1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Completed1986; 38 years ago (1986)
Kornhill
Traditional Chinese康かん怡花園はなぞの
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHōng yìh fā yùhn
JyutpingHong1 ji4 faa1 jyun4
Kornhill Gardens
Traditional Chinese康かん山やま花園はなぞの
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHōng sāan fā yùhn
JyutpingHong1 saan1 faa1 jyun4
Kornhill apartment buildings.
Children's playground

Kornhill and Kornhill Gardens are apartment buildings on the northern slope of Mount Parker, in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Kornhill is a private housing estate and Kornhill Gardens is a Private Sector Participation Scheme estate. The total population is approximately 30,000.

History

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The name comes from a small hill within the area close to the foot of Mount Parker. Kornhill was the site of the company residence of the senior manager of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery and the first senior manager was Ferdinand Korn.[1] The hill was almost levelled by the early 1980s, and can hardly be recognised. The modern-day housing estate was constructed in concert with the MTR Island line and opened by 1987.[2]

Modern development

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There are a total 44 blocks, with heights ranging from 20 to 34 storeys, including 42 conventional residential buildings, one block of serviced apartments, and an office tower.[2][3] The residential blocks in Kornhill are named after English letters and there are two blocks of each letter (i.e. A1, A2, D1, D2, P1, P2.) In Kornhill Gardens, the blocks are named in Arabic numbers from 1 to 10. Kornhill Gardens blocks are sold under the HOS Scheme.

Blocks A1 to H2 are on Hong Shing Street (康かん盛もり街がい). Blocks J1 to M2 are on Hong Yue Street (康かん愉街). Blocks N1 to R2 are on Hong On Street (康かん安やすし街がい). There is no block I, O, and S to Z. Blocks 1 to 10 are on southern side (western bound) of King's Road.

Management

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MTR Property is responsible for management.

Developers

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They were developed by Hang Lung, New World Development, and MTR Property.

Education

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Primary schools

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There are two primary schools:

  • Shanghai Alumni Primary School (滬江小學しょうがく)
  • Buddhist Chung Wah Kornhill Primary School (佛教ぶっきょう中ちゅう華はな康やすし山やま學校がっこう)

Kornhill is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 14.[4] Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and North Point Government Primary School.[5]

Kindergartens and Nurseries

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There are nine kindergartens:

  • Magart International Kindergarten (瑪歌瑞みず特とく)
  • Kornhill International Kindergarten (康かん怡國際こくさい幼稚園ようちえん)
  • Kornhill Japanese Kindergarten (康かん怡日本語にほんご幼稚園ようちえん)
  • Creativity (Kornhill Gardens) Child Care Centre (躍おど思おもえ(康やすし山さん)幼稚園ようちえん)
  • Victoria Infant & Toddler Playland (維多利たり亞あ嬰幼樂園らくえん)
  • Victoria (Kornhill) International Kindergarten (維多利たり亞あ(康かん怡)國際こくさい幼兒ようじ園えん)
  • Victoria Kindergarten + Victoria International Nursery (維多利たり亞あ幼稚園ようちえん,維多利たり亞あ國際こくさい幼兒ようじ園えん)

Parks and recreation

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Greeneries are all around the residential areas.

A clubhouse, in two phases (one near Block B and another near Block H) with two swimming pools, six tennis courts, one squash court, a fitness gymnasium, and a barbecue site is available to club members only.

The Tai Tam (Quarry Bay Extension) Country Park is right next to Hong Shing Street.

Shopping and offices

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Kornhill Plaza
 
AEON Style

A shopping mall Kornhill Plaza (康かん怡廣場じょう) (North and South, 北きた座ざ and 南座みなみざ) is in between Kornhill and Kornhill Gardens, acrossing Kornhill Road [yue]. A department store AEON is in Kornhill Plaza South. On top of Kornhill Plaza South is the Kornhill Apartments (康かん蘭らん居きょ), and on top of Kornhill Plaza North is the Kornhill Metro Tower office building.

Transport

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Public transport

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Major streets and roads

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Politics

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Kornhill has two constituencies within the Eastern District Council.[6] Blocks A1 to M2, together with Sai Wan Terrace and The Floridian, are in the Kornhill (康かん怡) constituency. Blocks N1[needs update] to R2, and blocks 1 to 10 are in the Kornhill Gardens (康やすし山さん) constituency.

The current district council members of Kornhill to the Eastern District Council are NGAI Chi Ho Derek[needs update] and LEUNG Siu Sun Patrick.

In the Legislative Council elections, Kornhill belongs to the Hong Kong Island constituency.[needs update]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Yanne, Andrew; Heller, Gillis (2009). Signs of a Colonial Era. Hong Kong University Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-962-209-944-9.
  2. ^ a b Renée Otmar, ed. (2002). Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man: Selected and Current Works. Victoria, Australia: The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd. p. 150. ISBN 1-876907-11-8.
  3. ^ "Kornhill Apartments". Hang Lung Properties. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  4. ^ "POA2023 Primary School Lists by School Net for Discretionary Places Admission Stage". Education Bureau. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  5. ^ "POA School Net 14" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  6. ^ District Council electoral boundaries: Eastern District
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