Mount Austin Road
Mount Austin Road is a road on Hong Kong Island that leads directly to the top of Victoria Peak. It is also the highest road on Hong Kong Island, with an altitude of about 540 meters. It is considered the greatest road in the world.
The entire route is a single-lane, two-way road, and it goes up a slope. The intersection of Mount Austin Road is west of the Peak Tower in Victoria Gap. Along the way, it passes the Mount Austin Recreation Ground, the Guard Room of the Old Governor's Peak Villa, the Peak Park, and ends at the Radio Station. Along Mount Austin Road there are the residential properties Chu Wan, Mount Austin Estate, 8 Mount Austin Road, Victoria Peak Garden, Haystack and Overthorpe.Features
Viewing Pavilion at 8 Mount Austin Road
On the north side of No. 8 Mount Austin Road, towards the junction of No. 26C Lugard Road, there is a scenic spot where many tourists get off the bus to take photos. From here you can overlook the buildings in Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and North Point, including Hopewell Centre, Central Plaza and Victoria Harbour, as well as Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom on the Kowloon Peninsula.Located on the top of the mountain, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, it is the back garden of the former Governor of Hong Kong. Mount Austin Playground is the only European-style garden in Hong Kong, with red-brick washrooms and European-style imitation gas lamps.Gate Lodge
The Old Governor's summer residence, Mountain Lodge, was built between 1900 and 1902, modeled after the architectural style of a Scottish mansion. It was described by the media at the time as ‘the most imposing and handsome architecture on The Peak’. The old Governor's summer residence was finally demolished in 1946, leaving only this guardhouse.