Hong Kong Parkview

Hong Kong Parkview 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.

For the company, see Hong Kong Parkview Group.

Hong Kong Parkview
General information
StatusComplete
TypeResidential apartments
Location88 Tai Tam Reservoir Road,
Tai Tam, Hong Kong
Coordinates22.2575°N 114.1996°E / 22.2575; 114.1996
Construction started1981
Completed1989 (1989)
Technical details
Floor count18 towers; 20 floors per tower
Design and construction
ArchitectWong Tung & Partners
DeveloperChyau Fwu Group (now Parkview Group)
Other information
Number of units984
Hong Kong Parkview
Traditional Chinese陽明山莊
Simplified Chinese阳明山庄

Description

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

History

It consists of 18 blocks opened in 1989 by Chyau Fwu and designed by Wong Tung & Partners.[3] It is managed by the Parkview Group today.

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 bludgeoned to death by his wife, Nancy Kissel, after having their young daughter bring him a 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. 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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