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Quarry Hill (Chinese: 採石山) is a hill east of Ho Man Tin near the east coast of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong where present-day Ho Man Tin (South) Estate[1] is located. Its peak is 106.8 metres (350 ft) high. The area was once zoned as the Shek Shan Resettlement Area (石山徙置區), above Kau Pui Lung Road and near present-day Lok Man Sun Chuen.

Quarry Hill, Hong Kong
採石山
View of Quarry Hill
Highest point
Elevation	106.8 m (350 ft)
Coordinates	22.315775°N 114.184042°E / 22.315775; 114.184042
Geography
Quarry Hill, Hong Kong Location of Quarry Hill in Hong Kong
Location	Hong Kong

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Shek Shan was 277. The number of males was 178.[2]

Streets and places in Quarry Hill

• Sheung Shing Street
• Sheung Lok Street
• Sheung Wo Street
• Shing Lok House
• Fat Kwong Street
• Ho Man Tin Estate
• Ho Man Tin (South) Estate
• Ho Man Tin Plaza
• One Homantin (under construction)
• Mantin Heights
• Celestial Heights

Education

Educational institutions in Quarry Hill include:

• Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College
• Hoi Ping Chamber of Commerce Secondary School
• St. Teresa Secondary School
• Y.W.C.A. Hioe Tjo Yoeng College
• Wa Ying College

Public services

• Hong Kong Housing Authority Exhibition Centre

Community facilities

• T.W.G.Hs. Wong Cho Tong Social Service Building
• SAHK LOHAS Garden
• Sheung Shing Street Park

Transport

• Ho Man Tin Bus Terminus
• Ho Man Tin station

References

• "Colony of Hong Kong 1922 (hillSheet 5)". Hong Kong Public Libraries - Multimedia Information System. London:War Office. 1922. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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