Victoria Park in Hong Kong
Victoria Park is a public park in Hong Kong, named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. In the early 2000s, the park underwent a major revamp, which made it have many new characteristics, including basketball court and tennis court. Nowadays, he park has a variety of sports facilities for tourists and citizens to enjoy.
English Name: Victoria Park in Hong Kong
Chinese Name: 香港维多利亚公园
Attraction Type: Park, Hong Kong Daily Life
Best Time to Visit: whole year
Recommended Visiting Time: about 1 hour
Admission Fee: Free
Address in English: 1 Hing Fat Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island
Address in Chinese: 香港铜锣湾兴发街1号
Why is Victoria Park in Hong Kong so Special?
Victoria Park is a public park in Hong Kong, named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1955 and opened to tourists for the first time in 1957. In the early 2000s, the park underwent a major revamp, which made it have many new characteristics, including basketball court and tennis court. Nowadays, he park has a variety of sports facilities for tourists and citizens to enjoy.
Where is Victoria Park?
Victoria Park is located in Causeway Bay, on the north of Hong Kong Island, between Causeway Bay and Tin Hau MTR stations. It is part of Wan Chai District, bordered by Victoria Park Road and then Victoria Harbour to the north and Causeway Road and Hong Kong Central Library to the south.
How to Get There?
- MTR Causeway Bay Station, Exit E. Walk along Great George Street until you reach the park; or
- MTR Tin Hau Station, Exit A2. Turn left at the exit and continue ahead until you reach the park.
- Take Bus No. 5x, No. 8x, No. 10, No. 19, No. 77, No. 603, No. 673, No. 968, No. a11, No. e11, No. e11a, No. e11s, No. n8x, No. n72 or No. n368 to Victoria Park.
History of Victoria Park
The park was originally a typhoon shelter, known as Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, which is part of Victoria Harbour and is used as a typhoon shelter by fishing boats and yachts during the typhoon season. In the 1950s, the sanctuary was reclaimed and the park was built there. The typhoon shelter then moved to the north.
The park has always been a meeting place for domestic workers on Sundays. They usually have a day off. Since the early 20th century, helpers from Indonesia have dominated the west end and surrounding areas of the park as their numbers in Hong Kong have increased relative to those in the Philippines. A similar tradition for Filipino domestic workers is to gather around the Statue Square in the center of the city.
Features
At the main gate of Causeway park is a statue of Queen Victoria. The statue used to be in the Statue Square.
The park includes tennis courts, swimming pools, bowling courts and other sports facilities, such as the central lawn, basketball court, football field and multiple children’s areas and playgrounds. The tennis center court, surrounded by 3607 spectators, is often used to host International Tennis Championships, such as the Hong Kong Open and the Hong Kong Classic. There are several pools in the garden to operate the remote control boat. The Victoria Park Swimming pool, which opened in 1957, is the first public swimming pool complex in Hong Kong and has recently been rebuilt as an indoor complex
Useful Travel Tips
1.Entrance Fee: Free
2.Opening Time: All Day
