Hong Kong Parkview

For the company, see Hong Kong Parkview Group.
Hong Kong Parkview

Hong Kong Parkview (Chinese: 陽明山莊) is the largest private housing estate in Tai Tam, Hong Kong.[1] It is located at Mount Nicholson, Wong Nai Chung Gap, with the east of Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park. It is surrounded by Tai Tam Country Park.

Description

Each block is 20 storeys tall. The estate houses a total of 984 flats.[2]

History

It consists of 18 blocks opened in 1989 by Chyau Fwu. It was designed by Wong Tung & Partners.[3]

Being surrounded by protected lands on all sides, the development was criticised after opening for spoiling the serenity of Tai Tam Country Park.[4][5]

In 2004, undercover officers from the Home Affairs Department stayed overnight at Hong Kong Parkview, and found that it offered services akin to that of a hotel. Parkview (Suites) Limited and Tri-view Limited were thus fined HK$20,000 for operating a hotel without a licence, as is required under the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance.[6] Parkview appealed the fines, arguing that they operated within a technical loophole, but the appeal was rejected by the Court of Final Appeal in 2006.[6]

Murder incident

In November 2003, Robert Kissel, the Asia-Pacific managing director of global principal products of Merrill Lynch was killed here by his wife, Nancy Kissel, by milkshake laced with sleep medicine.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ District - Tai Tam
  2. ↑ "Hong Kong Parkview". Centadata. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Parkview, Tai Tam, Hong Kong". Wong Tung and Partners. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Evans, Bill (24 January 1992). "Leave country parks alone". South China Morning Post.
  5. ↑ Tse, Helena (31 January 1992). "Please leave our lovely country parks alone". South China Morning Post.
  6. 1 2 Gentle, Nick (28 October 2006). "Parkview liable for fines, court rules". South China Morning Post.
  7. ↑ Robert Kissel
  8. ↑ The Nancy Kissel Case - Part 1
  9. ↑ Nancy Kissel: The Hong Kong Milkshake Murder
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Coordinates: 22°15′26″N 114°11′58″E / 22.25733°N 114.19953°E / 22.25733; 114.19953

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