Fortress Hill
Fortress Hill or Pau Toi Shan is a colloquial name used to describe the fringe between the neighborhoods North Point and Causeway Bay on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. As it is not an actual legally defined neighborhood, its extent varies greatly between individuals. Fortress Hill generally includes the western part of North Point lying west of Oil Street, and the eastern part of Causeway Bay. There are a number of private residential estates, office buildings, hotels and serviced apartments in this area.
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History
The Cantonese name Pau Toi Shan (Chinese: 炮台山; Jyutping: paau3 toi4 saan1) initially refers to the demolished North Point Battery where Empire Theatre sits today.
The name "Fortress Hill" first came into official usage when Fortress Hill Road, a road leading to the demolished North Point Battery, was built in 1949. The name gained much popularity when Fortress Hill Station was built in 1985, until then a hill directly above the said MTR station become known as "Fortress Hill".
Features
- AIA Tower
- Former site of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, at No. 12 Oil Street. The Club moved to its present location in 1938, due to land reclamation. The site is now the seat of Oi!, an organisation that aims to promote visual arts
- Newton Hotel Hong Kong
- Harbour Grand Hong Kong
- iClub Fortress Hill Hotel
Transport
The area is served by the Fortress Hill station of the MTR rapid transit railway, by the Hong Kong Tramways along King's Road and by several bus and minibus routes.
Streets include:
- King's Road
- Electric Road
- Island Eastern Corridor
- Fortress Hill Road (炮台山道)
- Oil Street (油街)
- Shell Street (蜆殼街)
- Merlin Street (麥連街)
