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'''Victoria Peak''' ({{lang-zh|t=太平山|j=taai3 ping4 saan1}}) is a hill on the western half of [[Hong Kong Island]]. It is also known as '''Mount Austin''', and locally as '''The Peak''' only generally. With an elevation of {{convert|552|m}}, it is the tallest hill on Hong Kong Island, and the [[List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong|29th tallest in the territory]] of [[Hong Kong]]. It is a major tourist attraction offering views of [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]], [[Victoria Harbour]], [[Lamma Island]] and the surrounding islands.

The summit of Victoria Peak is occupied by a radio telecommunications facility and is closed to the public. The name ''The Peak is'' usually a reference to the surrounding area of public parks, tourist facilities and high-value residential land. ''The Peak'' also refers to Victoria Peak itself and its nearby areas, including [[Victoria Gap]], [[Mount Kellett]] and [[Mount Gough]]. Sometimes Bowen Hill may also be included.<ref>[[Hong Kong Police Museum]] in the Wan Chai Gap, Bowen Hill. It is an example of being included of the Peak District.</ref>

The Peak is also known as a residential area consisting of different neighbourhoods including the less affluent Mount Kellett which faces Southside. It is one of the most expensive residential areas in Hong Kong and internationally.

==History of Victoria Peak==
{{Further|First houses on the Peak}}
As early as the 19th century, the Peak attracted prominent European residents because of its [[panoramic]] view over the city and its [[temperate climate]] compared to the [[subtropics|sub-tropical]] climate in the rest of Hong Kong. The sixth [[Governor of Hong Kong]], [[Richard Graves MacDonnell|Sir Richard MacDonnell]] had a summer residence built on the Peak circa 1868.<ref name=peakhist>{{cite web |url= http://www.thepeak.com.hk/full/en/history.php |title=The Peak History |publisher=The Peak |access-date=14 March 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070307162038/http://www.thepeak.com.hk/full/en/history.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 7 March 2007}}</ref> Those that built houses named them whimsically, such as The Eyrie, and the Austin Arms.

These original residents reached their homes by [[litter (vehicle)|sedan chairs]], which were carried up and down the steep slope of Victoria Peak. This limited development of the Peak until the opening of the [[Peak Tram]] [[funicular]] in 1888.<ref name=peakhist/><ref name=pthist>{{cite web | url = http://www.thepeak.com.hk/full/en/history_peak_tram.php | title = Peak Tram History | publisher = The Peak Hong Kong | access-date = 13 March 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070220201034/http://www.thepeak.com.hk/full/en/history_peak_tram.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 20 February 2007}}</ref>

The boost to accessibility caused by the opening of the Peak Tram created demand for residences on the Peak. Between 1904 and 1930, the [[Peak District Reservation Ordinance 1904|Peak Reservation Ordinance]] designated the Peak as an exclusive residential area reserved for non-Chinese. They also reserved the Peak Tram for the use of such passengers during peak periods. The Peak remains an upmarket residential area, although residency today is based on wealth.

In 1905, construction of the [[Pinewood Battery]] was completed on the western side of the Peak. [[Harlech Road]] was constructed around the Peak as a means of resupply to this artillery and later anti-aircraft battery.

During 1904 and 1947, Chinese people were not allowed to live on the Peak according to the Peak District Reservation Ordinance when Hong Kong was a colony. In the 1920s [[Robert Hotung]] was the first Chinese person to live on the Peak because at the time he was considered mixed-race.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-14 |title=Why Were Chinese People Banned from The Peak? |url=https://www.theloophk.com/hong-kong-history-chinese-people-banned-from-the-peak/ |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=The Loop HK |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Ho Tung Gardens]] located at 75 [[Peak Road]], was owned by [[Robert Hotung]] for decades, until it was sold in 2015 for HK$5.1 billion or HK$82,258 per sq.ft., a price which was below single lot houses in Jardine's Lookout.[https://www.oneday.com.hk/en_US/buildings/1-purves-road/]

Historically, apart from houses owned by the government, banks and corporations and lived on by their officials and chairmen, the Peak also had some multi-block estates, with medium-sized flats used as housing for more junior staff. These are located on less prestigious streets, such as Guildford Road and [[Mount Kellett]] Road, which face Southside instead of [[Victoria Harbour]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 July 2006 |title=HSBC's Peak asset for sale |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/555417/hsbcs-peak-asset-sale |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en|author-first1=Peggy|author-last1=Sito|author-first2=Yvonne|author-last2=Liu}}</ref>

In November 1996 businessman [[Wong Yuk Kwan]] paid HK$540 million for a house at 23 Severn Road called 'Genesis,' which was built in the 1980s by Heung Chi-kau. Another house Wong bought was 10-18 Pollock's Path, known as 'Skyhigh.' Owned by [[HSBC]] and lived in by the bank's Chairmen, Skyhigh was sold to [[Kazuo Wada]], the president of [[Yaohan]], for HK$85 million in early 1990s. Because [[Yaohan]] went bankrupt, [[Kazuo Wada]] sold to businessman [[Wong Yuk Kwan]] for HK$370 million. In 2004, after [[2002–2004 SARS outbreak|SARS]], actor [[Stephen Chow]] bought Skyhigh, and brought in Ryoden Development as a joint venture partner to rebuild the land into four houses.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 1997 |title=blown it all skyhigh |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/196501/blown-it-all-skyhigh |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> Genesis was sold by creditors in 2001 for HK$240m, less than 50% of what Wong Kwan paid.<ref name="Street Journal">{{Cite news |last=Booth |first=Jason |date=2001-12-06 |title=Hong Kong's Genesis Mansion Is Bought for $29.5 Million |language=en-US |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1007576172478620600 |access-date=2022-03-18 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN.com – Bank seizes 'world's most expensive' house – July 25, 2001 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2001/BUSINESS/asia/07/25/hongkong.genesis/ |access-date=2022-03-18 |publisher=CNN}}</ref>

These property transactions at the Peak were desperate sales by cash-strapped businessmen during crisis of different economic cycles.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Booth |first=Jason |date=2001-12-06 |title=Hong Kong's Genesis Mansion Is Bought for $29.5 Million |language=en-US |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1007576172478620600 |access-date=2022-05-06 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref>

== Changes in neighbourhood ==
Some large houses on The Peak with historic values, including homes of consulates, and government buildings were demolished over the decades and redeveloped into smaller houses within managed complexes. In 2006, [[Sun Hung Kai Properties]] paid HK$1.8b, or 42,196 per sq.ft. through a government auction for a plot at 12 [[Mount Kellett]] Road, where there were blocks of flats as housing for medium-grade officials.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 December 2005
 |title=HK$1.8b Peak site world's most expensive |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/576088/hk18b-peak-site-worlds-most-expensive |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, a house at the complex 'Twelve Peaks' at 12 Mount Kellett Road was sold by the creditors of [[HNA Group|HNA]] Chairman [[Chen Feng (businessman)|Chen Feng]], whose business in mainland China was bankrupt, for HK$390m, or HK$91,959 per sq. ft. [[Chen Feng (businessman)|Chen Feng]] paid HK$506m in 2016 or HK$119,323 per sq.ft.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-13 |title=HNA Creditors Sell Seized Luxury Home on Hong Kong's Peak |url=https://www.mingtiandi.com/real-estate/finance/hna-creditors-sell-seized-luxury-home-on-hong-kongs-peak/ |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=Mingtiandi |language=en-US}}</ref>

Despite record-breaking transactions reported by international news from the 1990s until 2010s, In fact, The Peak is not the most expensive residential area in Hong Kong. [[Deep Water Bay]] and [[Jardine's Lookout]] are also one of the most expensive residential areas. A house at 75 Deep Water Bay Road, near [[Li Ka-shing|Li Ka-shing's]] home, was sold by [[Pan Sutong]] for HK$3.3b, or HK$240,000 per sq.ft.,<ref>{{Cite web |last=蔡偉南 |date=2021-05-12 |title=潘蘇通深水灣道75號大宅傳36億獲洽 高銀金融：不作評論 |url=https://www.hk01.com/地產樓市/624208/潘蘇通深水灣道75號大宅傳36億獲洽-高銀金融-不作評論 |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=香港01 |language=zh-HK}}</ref> [[Cheung Chung-kiu]], Chairman of [[C C Land|CC Land]], purchased 1 Purves Road, Jardine's Lookout for about HK$760 million, or around HK$100,000 per square foot.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-08 |title=Jardine's Lookout remains magnet for wealthy mainlanders |url=https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/business/topics/weekend-property/article/2110266/jardines-lookout-remains-magnet |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>  In 2018, a site on Perkins Road, Jardine's Lookout, was sold for HK$145,000 per sq.ft.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Standard |first=The |title=Luxury site sees huge price drop |url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/2/221867/Luxury-site-sees-huge-price-drop |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref> Transactions of these two houses that do not face harbour views indicate a few with harbour views in Jardine's Lookout are valued at [https://web.archive.org/web/20210621185150/https://hk.appledaily.com/finance/20180615/65Y5EC5GAUAVUOT75WR2ZZLDLU/]{{citation needed span|around HK$200,000 per sq.ft.|date=March 2022}}

Another benchmark for measuring values is the annual published figures by the [[Rating and Valuation Department|government's rating and valuation department]], based on estimated rental values, although such properties are not rented out to third parties. Figures published in 2021 included 35 Barker Road, owned by [[Lee Shau-kee]], to be among the top five most valuable houses. However, 35 Barker Road consists of three houses, and so it should not be compared to other houses.

The Peak has a diverse mix of apartment buildings and houses of different sizes and quality, and as a tourist destination, also has hospitals, schools and malls.  Many properties are also owned for rental purposes typically occupied by expatriate.<ref>{{Cite web |last=am730 |title=香港哪一區最豪？ |url=https://www.am730.com.hk/column/財經/香港哪一區最豪-/218408 |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=am730 |date=4 February 2016 |language=zh-Hant-HK}}</ref> The Mount Austin is a complex owned by Nan Fung Group with apartments of sizes ranging from 696 sq.ft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Mount Austin｜Peak｜Estate Info｜Centaline Property |url=https://hk.centanet.com/estate/en/The-Mount-Austin/202.72.14.231/estate/en/The-Mount-Austin/2-SYPPWPPEPS |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=hk.centanet.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Plantation Road has a property with many purpose-built blocks for rent, temporary staff housing of small units and facilities for staff.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-07-05 |title=HSBC's Peak asset for sale |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/555417/hsbcs-peak-asset-sale |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>

[[Barker Road]] is one of the most desirable streets because it is located below the level where harbour views are affected during foggy seasons. In 2010, [[Lee Shau Kee]], Chairman of [[Henderson Land Development]], bought a site at 35 [[Barker Road]] for HK$1.82b and rebuilt into three houses as his family's dwellings after originally living in a penthouse on Mid-levels. In 2015, [[Alibaba Group|Alibaba's]] founder [[Jack Ma]] bought a house on [[Barker Road]] for HK$1.5b or HK$150,000 per sq.ft.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-13 |title=Has Alibaba's Jack Ma bought HK$1.5 billion home on Hong Kong's Peak? |url=https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1849151/house-hong-kongs-peak-sold-hk15-billion |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>

In 2020, developer [[The Wharf (Holdings)]] bought a plot at Mansfield Road on the Peak for HK$12b or HK$46,300 per sq. ft. through government auction. This site is one of the last plots of sites owned by the [[Government of Hong Kong|Hong Kong Government]] used previously as accommodation for civil servants.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-24 |title=Wharf Wins Mansfield Road Site on Hong Kong's Peak |url=https://www.mingtiandi.com/real-estate/projects/wharf-wins-mansfield-road-site-on-hong-kongs-peak/ |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=Mingtiandi |language=en-US}}</ref>

In July 2024, the owner of 46 Plantation Road sold four houses with the plot for HK$11 billion which represented around HK$65,000 per sq.ft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=信報地產投資 -- 種植道46號11億沽 撤辣後最大額一手成交 |url=https://www2.hkej.com/instantnews/property/article/3817669/%E7%A8%AE%E6%A4%8D%E9%81%9346%E8%99%9F11%E5%84%84%E6%B2%BD+%E6%92%A4%E8%BE%A3%E5%BE%8C%E6%9C%80%E5%A4%A7%E9%A1%8D%E4%B8%80%E6%89%8B%E6%88%90%E4%BA%A4 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=信報地產投資 hkej.com |language=zh-hk}}</ref> The property faces Victoria Harbour on a long road that has many properties of different types. The price per sq.ft. represents a decrease of around 50% compared to the level in the late-2010s. In August 2024, the same former owner of 46 Plantation Road sold another plot at 99 Peak Road with three houses at HK$860 million which represented below HK$60,000 per sq.ft. [https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/hong-kong-peak-mansions-sold-hk860-million-family-offloads-assets]

Individual lots on the Peak are different than those of areas like Deep Water Bay and Jardine's Lookout, where both single family houses and multi-family blocks of flats can be constructed so long as the maximum plot ratio is 0.5. This provides flexibility for newer owners like Jack Ma and developer CSI who developed no. 22 and no. 47 Barker Road respectively using multi-family flats. Buildings Department permit exempted areas for such owners, outside of plot ratio, to accommodate shared facilities like club houses. As a result, the maximum useable area can be substantially increased thereby making price per square feet of the Peak artificially higher than comparable areas. This also creates a mix of single houses and apartment blocks on same streets or neighbourhoods, which can be perceived as less exclusive.<ref> https://www.barrons.com/articles/a-mansion-in-hong-kongs-exclusive-peak-neighborhood-poised-to-set-a-price-record-220a2393 </ref>

==Ecology==
The Peak is home to many species of [[birds]], most prominently the [[black kite]], and numerous species of [[butterfly|butterflies]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=We love Butterflies|url=https://www.greenpower.org.hk/butterfly/eng/peak.shtml|access-date=2021-12-12|website=greenpower.org.hk}}</ref> Wild boar and porcupines are also seen on Peak, along with a variety of snakes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.strippedpixel.com/porcupine-peak-hong-kong/ |title=Photo of the Week #8: Porcupine on The Peak |website=StripedPixel.com |date=1 December 2013}}</ref>

==Tourism==
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| caption1  = The [[Peak Tower]] from Peak Road. The [[Peak Galleria]] is to the right.
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| caption2  = The road junction at [[Victoria Gap]], next to the [[Peak Tower]]. From left to right: Peak Road, [[the Peak Lookout]] Restaurant, [[Harlech Road]] (with street vendor), [[Mount Austin Road]] (with taxi), and [[Lugard Road]].
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| caption3  = View of [[Victoria Harbour]] from Victoria Peak. The 'Victoria Harbour Gateway' formed by the Two International Finance Centre and the International Commerce Centre on the opposite shore can clearly be seen.
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| caption1  = 1924 map of The Peak's residences
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| caption2  = The summit is the site of radio telecommunication facilities
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| caption3  = [[Peak Tram]] approaching the [[Peak Tower]]
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With some seven million visitors every year, the Peak is a major tourist attraction of Hong Kong.<ref>DeWolf, Christopher [http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/play/9-hong-kongs-best-and-worst-tourist-traps-535602 "9 Hong Kong tourist traps – for better or worse"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101001551/http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/play/9-hong-kongs-best-and-worst-tourist-traps-535602 |date=1 November 2012 }} ''CNN Go''. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2012.</ref> It has views of the city and its waterfront. The viewing deck also has coin-operated telescopes that the visitors can use to enjoy the cityscape. The number of visitors led to the construction of two major leisure and shopping centres, the [[Peak Tower]] and the [[Peak Galleria]], situated adjacent to each other.

The Peak Tower incorporates the upper station of the [[Peak Tram]], the [[funicular|funicular railway]] that brings passengers up from the St. John's Anglican Cathedral in Hong Kong's [[Central, Hong Kong|Central district]], whilst the Peak Galleria incorporates the bus station used by the Hong Kong [[Bus services in Hong Kong|public buses]] and [[Public light bus|green minibuses]] on the Peak. The Peak is also accessible by taxi and private car via the circuitous Peak Road, or by walking up the steep [[Old Peak Road]] from near the [[Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens|Zoological Botanical Gardens]] or the Central Green Trail from [[Hong Kong Park]]. The nearest [[MTR]] station is [[Central station (MTR)|Central]].<ref name="time">{{cite magazine|url=https://content.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1850110_1850124_1850126,00.html|publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|title=Hong Kong: 10 Things to Do – 1. Victoria Peak – TIME|magazine=Time |access-date=4 November 2016}}</ref>

[[Victoria Peak Garden]] is located on the site of [[Mountain Lodge]], the Governor's old summer residence, and is the closest publicly accessible point to the summit. It can be reached from [[Victoria Gap]] by walking up Mount Austin Road, a climb of about {{convert|150|m|ft|}}. Another popular walk is the level loop along [[Lugard Road|Lugard]] and [[Harlech Road]]s, giving good views of the entire Hong Kong Harbour and Kowloon, as well as Lantau and Lamma Islands, encircling the summit at the level of the Peak Tower.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thepeak.com.hk/en/1_3.asp |title=Nature Walks |website=The Peak {{!}} I ♥ you |access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref>

There are several restaurants on Victoria Peak, most of which are located in the two shopping centres. However, [[the Peak Lookout]] Restaurant, is housed in an older and more traditional building which was originally a spacious house for engineers working on the Peak Tramway. It was rebuilt in 1901 as a stop area for [[sedan chair]]s, but was re-opened as a restaurant in 1947.

==Official residences in Victoria Peak==
The Peak is home to a few other key officials in [[Hong Kong]]:
* 19 Severn Road – residence of the [[Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong)|Secretary for Justice]]
* Victoria House and Victoria Flats at 15 Barker Road – residence of the [[Chief Secretary for Administration]]
* [[Headquarters House (Hong Kong)|Headquarters House]] 11 Barker Road – residence of the Commander of PLA Forces in Hong Kong and former home of the Commander-in-Chief of British Forces
* Chief Justice's House 18 Gough Hill Road – residence of the [[Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal]]

==Education==
Victoria Peak is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 11. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: [[Bonham Road Government Primary School]] and {{ill|Li Sing Primary School|zh|李陞小學|preserve=yes}} (李陞小學).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/edu-system/primary-secondary/spa-systems/primary-1-admission/school-lists/2023dpnet-11b.pdf|title=POA School Net 11|publisher=[[Education Bureau]]|access-date=2022-09-12}}</ref>

[[German Swiss International School]] maintains a campus on Victoria Peak.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gsis.edu.hk/contactus/|title=Contact Us|publisher=[[German Swiss International School]]|access-date=2022-09-12|quote=Peak Campus [...] 11 Guildford Road The Peak, Hong Kong 香港山頂僑福道11號}}</ref>

==Alternative names==
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!width=110|Name!![[Standard Cantonese|Cantonese]]&nbsp;([[Jyutping]])!!Etymology
|-valign=top
| {{zh|t=太平山頂|labels=no}}||Taai<sup>3</sup>ping<sup>4</sup>saan<sup>1</sup> Deng<sup>2</sup>|| Literally "pacific mountain peak" or "mountain peak of great peace"
|-valign=top
| {{zh|t=山頂|labels=no}}||Saan<sup>1</sup> Deng<sup>2</sup>||Literally "mountain top"; corresponds to the English name "The Peak"
|-valign=top
| {{zh|t=扯旗山|labels=no}}||Ce<sup>2</sup>kei<sup>4</sup> Saan<sup>1</sup>|| Literally means "flag-raising mountain"
|-valign=top
| {{zh|t=爐峰|labels=no}}||Lou<sup>4</sup> Fung<sup>1</sup>||Literally means "furnace peak"
|-valign=top
| {{zh|t=維多利亞山|labels=no}}||nowrap="nowrap"|Wai<sup>4</sup>do<sup>1</sup>lei<sup>6</sup>aa<sup>3</sup> Saan<sup>1</sup>|| A phonetic [[transliteration]] of the English name "Victoria Peak"
|-valign=top
| {{zh|t=柯士甸山|labels=no}}||O<sup>1</sup>si<sup>6</sup>din<sup>1</sup> Saan<sup>1</sup>|| A phonetic transliteration of the English name "Mount Austin"
|}

==Cityscape==
{{wide image|Hong Kong Skyline view from the peak 2017.jpg|800px|Hong Kong day view viewed from [[The Peak Tower]] observation deck}}
{{wide image|Hong Kong Harbour Night 2019-06-11.jpg|800px|[[Night photography|Night view]] of [[Victoria Harbour]] beside Victoria Peak}}

==Climate==

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|Jul record high C = 32.3
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|Jan rain days = 6.1
|Feb rain days = 9.0
|Mar rain days = 9.8
|Apr rain days = 11.0
|May rain days = 14.0
|Jun rain days = 18.4
|Jul rain days = 17.3
|Aug rain days = 15.7
|Sep rain days = 13.6
|Oct rain days = 7.1
|Nov rain days = 6.0
|Dec rain days = 5.1
|year rain days = 133.1
|source 1 = [[Hong Kong Observatory]] (rainy days 2004-2017)<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.hko.gov.hk/en/cis/awsMonthlyElement.htm?stn=VP1&ele=TEMP
| title = Monthly Data for Single Element
| publisher = Hong Kong Observatory
| access-date = 5 April 2024
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.weather.gov.hk/cis/region_climat/VP1/VP1_statistic_e.htm
| title = Monthly Means of Meteorological Statistics for The Peak, 2004-2017
| publisher = [[Hong Kong Observatory]]
| access-date = 29 May 2018}} {{nowrap|[http://www.weather.gov.hk/cis/region_climat/VP1/VP1_statistic_c.htm 山顶气象统计月平均值 (2004-2017)]}}</ref>
}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Hong Kong|Mountains|Geography}}
* [[List of places in Hong Kong]]
* [[List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong]]
* [[List of places named after Queen Victoria]]
* [[The Peak Hotel]], a hotel located on Victoria Peak from 1888 to 1936
* [[Peak District Reservation Ordinance 1904]]
* [[Tourism in Hong Kong]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Victoria Peak}}
{{Wiktionary|Victoria Peak}}
* [http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/attraction/at_most_peak.jhtml Photos of Victoria Peak at official Hong Kong tourism website]
{{Hills and Mountains in Hong Kong}}
{{Central and Western District}}
{{Hong Kong Urban Areas}}

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