HK: The Peak

The postcard shows the first generation of Peak Tower (Pavilion) that was drawn in the 1905. It was built in 1900s and used until 1940s. The building was destroyed by the Japanese army during Second World War. The second generation was later rebuilt…

Mount Austin Barracks was a British Army base in Hong Kong during British rule. It was acquired in 1897 and developed from the former Mount Austin Hotel (built in 1873). It is named after John Gardiner Austin, former Hong Kong Colonial Secretary. It…

山頂酒店，又名柯士甸酒店(Mount Austin Hotel)，是香港19世紀後期至20世紀前期一所主要酒店，位於太平山山頂，即現時山頂廣場的位置。山頂酒店由蘇格蘭商人亞歷山大·芬梨·史密夫（英語：A. F. Smith，即其後山頂纜車創辦人）開設，於1873年落成啟用，其主要競爭對手是位於山腳中環的香港大酒店。