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The Peak: An Illustrated History of Hong Kong’s Top District

Posted: May 3rd, 2018 | No Comments »

Lovely book on the Peak just out from Blacksmith Books in Hong Kong, by Richard Garrett, and part of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series…

The Peak is Hong Kong’s top residential district, where property prices are as high as the altitude. How did it become an exclusive enclave in the bustling business centre of 19th-century Asia?

The British wanted relief from summer heat and the Peak was the obvious place to escape it. When the Governor adopted Mountain Lodge as a summer getaway, development accelerated and the opening of the Peak Tram in 1888 made access easier. Gradually a community developed and a church, a club and a school were established.

This book describes how the now-popular tourist area developed over time and adapted as needs changed.

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