Baguio Villa

Baguio Villa (Chinese: 碧瑤灣) is a large scale luxury private housing estate located in Pok Fu Lam, Southern District, Hong Kong. It is divided by Victoria Road into Upper Baguio Villa (555 Victoria Road) and Lower Baguio Villa (550 Victoria Road).

Configuration

The estate was developed by New World Development in the late 1970s, and was completed in December 1979. The entire estate consists of a total of 1515 residential units, configured in 33 blocks, numbered from 16 to 48 inclusive.[1] With total area up to 800,000 square feet (74,000 m2), only one-tenth was reserved for the construction of residential towers. Unit area ranges from 1,100 square feet (100 m2) to 2,700 square feet (250 m2).

Upper Baguio Villa consists of blocks 19-27 (odd numbers) and 20-26 (even numbers); Lower Baguio Villa, which consists of blocks 16-18 and 28-48 (even numbers), is close to the Cyberport.

Facilities

There is a swimming pool, a tennis court, and a playground in both Upper and Lower Baguio Villa for the residents' use. There is a Shell gas station situated in-between Upper and Lower Baguio Villa.

Shopping

There is a ParknShop Supermarket located in Lower Baguio Villa and the Cyberport shopping complex is within walking distance.

Transportation

There are two minibuses in service. Minibus no.8 runs between Baguio Villa (with the terminus in Lower Baguio Villa) and the Central (Exchange Square) Bus Terminus.[2] Minibus no.28 runs between Baguio Villa (with the terminus in Upper Baguio Villa) and Sun Wui Road in Causeway Bay.[3] The cost per ride is 9.0HKD and 8.30HKD respectively. The Citybus (Hong Kong) route 73 bus to Stanley Market can be caught from Cyberport.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Baguio Villas. Centaline Property Agency. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  2. ↑ HKSAR Transport Department - GMB Route 8
  3. ↑ HKSAR Transport Department - GMB Route 28
  4. ↑ Citybus (Hong Kong) - Route 73
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Coordinates: 22°15′43″N 114°07′59″E / 22.2619°N 114.1330°E / 22.2619; 114.1330

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