Celestial Heights (Chinese: 半山壹號; Jyutping: bun3 saan1 yaat1 ho6; pinyin: Bànshān Yihào) is a private housing estate on Quarry Hill in Kowloon, Hong Kong, jointly developed by Cheung Kong Holdings and Nan Fung Group near To Kwa Wan station. There are 939 housing units, with an average price of HK$19,000,000.[1] It is composed of several more-than-50-floor buildings.[2] It was completed in 2009 and 2010.

Celestial Heights.
Celestial Heights.
Celestial Heights was the location of Tin Kwong Road Police Married Quarters.

History

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In 2004, Cheung Kong Holdings paid HK$9.4 billion for the land of the former Ho Man Tin Police Married Quarters during an auction. This price was the second highest record in Hong Kong property history after Sino Land paid HK$11.8 billion for the land in Siu Sai Wan, later Island Resort, in 1997. In 2020 lots of people moved there.[3][4][5]

Features

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The shopping arcade of Celestial Heights could only be accessed on Kau Pui Lung Road, which is very distant from the address listed.

Education

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Celestial Heights is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 34.[6] Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and two government schools: Farm Road Government Primary School (農圃道官立小學) and Ma Tau Chung Government Primary School (馬頭涌官立小學).[7]

References

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  1. ^ Stephanie Tong (May 13, 2008). "Celestial launch as prices rise". The Standard. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  2. ^ Alfred Liu (May 19, 2008). "$18,000 psf expected for first Celestial Heights flats". The Standard. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  3. ^ "Ma Tau Kok Outline Zoning Plan approved". Government of Hong Kong. November 14, 2008.
  4. ^ Ka 9.4 billion auction was 87.6% higher than in Hong Kong Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Building Journal Hong Kong China, Oct 2008, p46
  6. ^ "POA2023 Primary School Lists by School Net for Discretionary Places Admission Stage". Education Bureau. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  7. ^ "POA School Net 34" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
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