Fortress Hill

Fortress Hill
Fortress Hill
Traditional Chinese	炮台山
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Pàotáishān
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Paau3 toi4 saan1

Fortress Hill or Pau Toi Shan^{[citation needed]} is a hill and a colloquial name used to describe the fringe area between the areas of North Point and Causeway Bay on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. As it is not an actual legally defined neighbourhood, its extent varies greatly between individuals. Fortress Hill generally includes the western part of North Point lying west of Oil Street,^{[citation needed]} and the eastern part of Causeway Bay. There are a number of private residential estates, office buildings, hotels and serviced apartments in this area.

History

The Cantonese name Pau Toi Shan (Chinese: 炮台山; Jyutping: paau3 toi4 saan1) initially refers to the demolished North Point Battery where Empire Theatre sits today.

The name "Fortress Hill" first came into^{[citation needed]} official usage when Fortress Hill Road, a road leading to the demolished North Point Battery, was built in 1949. The name gained much popularity when Fortress Hill station was built in 1985, until then a hill^[which?] directly above the said MTR station became known as "Fortress Hill".

The names of Oil Street and Shell Street come from a former oil depot that was established by Royal Dutch (now Royal Dutch Shell) in the area in 1897. The depot was decommissioned in 1981.^[1]

Features

AIA Tower
Former site of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, at No. 12 Oil Street. The club moved to its present location in 1938, due to land reclamation. The site is now the seat of Oi!, an organisation that aims to promote visual arts
Harbour Grand Hong Kong
iClub Fortress Hill Hotel

Formerly

Newton Hotel Hong Kong

Transport

The area is served by the Fortress Hill station of the MTR rapid transit railway, by the Hong Kong Tramways along King's Road and by several bus and minibus routes.

Streets and roads include: