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Ho Tung Gardens
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Ho Tung Gardens, also known by its Cantonese name 'Hiu Kok Yuen', was a villa on the Peak, Hong Kong. It was built by Robert Hotung and his wife Clara in 1927. They referred to it as "The Falls", but it later became known as Ho Tung Gardens.
Ho Tung Gardens 何東花園 | |
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![]() Ho Tung Gardens (foreground left) | |
Alternative names | Hiu Kok Yuen (曉覺園) |
General information | |
Type | Villa + gardens with pagoda |
Architectural style | Chinese Renaissance[1] |
Location | The Peak, Hong Kong |
Address | 75 Peak Road |
Country | Hong Kong |
Coordinates | 22.2640°N 114.1525°E / 22.2640; 114.1525 |
Construction started | 1927 |
Completed | 1937 |
Renovated | 1946 |
Demolished | 24 October 2013 (2013-10-24) |
Owner | Ho Min-kwan[2] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 2 (villa); 5 (pagoda) |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Palmer and Turner Architects |
Designated | 2011-01-25 |
In 2011, it was listed as a Grade I historic building by the Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB). Invoking the relevant section of the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance for the fourth time in history, it was declared a "proposed historic monument" by the Government of Hong Kong in 2011.[2] Negotiations between the owner and the government to save the mansion failed, and demolition work was completed in October 2013.