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g Location

Pok Fu Lam or as it is sometimes stated, Pokfulam (Traditional Chinese 薄扶林) is a valley between Victoria Peak and Mount Kellet, around Telegraph Bay.

At the centre of Pok Fu Lam is an indigenous village, the Pok Fu Lam Village (薄扶林村), which is often mistaken as a shanty town by the residents of the surrounding apartments, who are nevertheless attracted by Pok Fu Lam's quiet, green environment.

Not surprisingly, there are a significant number of expats living in Pok Fu Lam. Pok Fu Lam is also the location for the Queen Mary Hospital (established in 1937), one of Hong Kong's major hospitals.

Pok Fu Lam is connected to the Mid-levels, Sai Ying Pun and Aberdeen by the Pok Fu Lam Road. Pok Fu Lam also outlooks Lamma Island. Pok Fu Lam is connected to Kennedy Town via Smithfield and Shek Tong Tsui via Hill Road.

Pok Fu Lam is also home to The University of Hong Kong.

g History

Pok Fu Lam has a wealth of history:

• It was the first place where Hong Kong's Emblem the Bauhinia blakeana Flower was first discovered.

• It was the first place to be home to Hong Kong's first Reservoir, Pok Fu Lam Reservoir.

• The very first Dairy Farm was located in Pok Fu Lam and supplied Milk and Cattle to Hong Kong. It was established in 1885 by five investors and later went on to become "Dairy Farm International" as part of the Jardine Matheson Group (a group who appear high in the Fortune 500 list)

g MTR

None. Univerity Station due to complete 2013/14. Extention of the Western Line Starts 2009.

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g Tram  

The tram terminates at Kennedy Town and does not extend to Pok Fu Lam .

g Bus  

Kowloon Motor Bus Company operates services from Pok Fu Lam to many locations.

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g Bus  

City Bus and First Bus operate numerous services from Pok Fu Lam road in to Centra, Causway Bay and many other areas.

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g Mini Bus 

Those in the know... will know there are two types of minibus services: 

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Red Roof - These follow relativley undocumented routes, Check the front and flag them down if they are heading where you need.

Green Roof - These are the documented and numbered routes, these typically have fixed pick up points, however they may be flagged down when there is space on board.

22 to Central (City Hall)
22S to Central Ferry Piers
23 to Kennedy Town

g Recreation

As Pok Fu Lam is a realtivley "long" area well connected to other areas, the facilities available can vary depending on where you are living.

For example, living at The Belcher's (which has its Main Entrance on Pok Fu Lam Road) will give you great access to Kennedy Town.

Pok Fu Lam hosts a Public Horse Riding School on Pok Fu Lam Road, details as follow:

75 Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

T: 2550 1359  E: riding.pok@hkjc.org.hk

g Shopping

All the usual suspects can be found throughout Pok Fu Lam.

The Westwood Shopping Centre which sits under The Belcher's has a Wellcome, HSBC, McDonalds and many other useful shops.

Pok Fu Lam also hosts a pop up market for food and crafts.

Details of when/where/what can be found here.

g Food and Drink

Check Out the Door to Door section for recommendations by members.