Jardine's Lookout

Jardine's Lookout
View of Jardine's Lookout and Tai Hang
Chinese	渣甸山
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhādiàn Shān Wade–Giles Ch'a-tien Shan IPA [ʈʂáti̯ɛ̂n ʂán] Yale Romanization Jādyàn Shān Yue: Cantonese Jyutping zaa1 din1 saan1 IPA [tsáːn tîːn sáːn] Yale Romanization já dìn sáan

Jardine's Lookout (Chinese: 渣甸山; Jyutping: zaa1 din1 saan1; Cantonese Yale: ja din saan) is a mountain and a residential area on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located Southeast of the Wan Chai district and South of the Tai Hang area, at an altitude of about 433 metres. Nearby hills include Mount Nicholson, Violet Hill and Mount Butler etc.

It is named after William Jardine, founder of Jardine Matheson. It was from here, in the days of the sailing ships, that a watch was kept for the first glimpse of the sails of the firm's clippers coming from India and London. As soon as a vessel was signalled, a fast whaleboat was sent out to collect Jardines' mails. The correspondence was rushed back to the office so that the directors could have the first possible information on the world's markets. (This practice saved the company on at least one occasion, in 1866, when it learnt of the collapse of the discount house Overend, Gurney and Company, about one hour before others did, and quickly withdrew its balances at a local bank before anyone else had heard of the news.)

Due to its scenic view and low population density, it has been considered an upper-class neighborhood in Hong Kong; residences situated there are amongst the most expensive of Hong Kong, and the population mainly consists of highly placed expatriates, government officials and successful businesspeople. In addition, it is also home to numerous Hong Kong socialites, such as Joey Yung. It is also known as the Mid-Levels East. The area is a localized gated community with large detached houses in private lots and more moderate townhouses. Low-rise and high-rise apartments make up the rest of the community. In 2011, the area had a population of 15,533. This community is conveniently linked with public transportation and well-equipped with facilities. Jardine's Lookout is only a 10-minute drive to Central and 5 to Causeway Bay, where the Cross Harbor Tunnel is located, making travel to the Kowloon side easy.

Jardine's Lookout has its own supermarket, deli, florists, post office and many small provisions stores. French and Japanese International Schools are nearby. Canadian International School and Chinese International School are also not far away.

Famous residents

• Stanley Ho
• Joseph Lau Luen-hung, estates tycoon
• Kong Chung, shipping tycoon
• Michelle Reis, actress
• Shu Qi, actress
• Michael Hui, actor
• Jacky Cheung, singer
• Leon Lai, ex-singer, businessman
• Sammi Cheng, singer
• Eason Chan, singer
• Denise Ho, singer
• Wilfred Lau, singer
• Gigi Lai, actress
• Rosemary Vandenbroucke, supermodel
• Gigi Yung, retired supermodel
• Peggy Tam, retired supermodel
• Eric Kwok, composer
• John Fang Meng-sang, brother of Anson Chan Fang On-sang
• Joey Yung will be moving in two combined flats of The Legend (Chinese: 渣甸山名門), on which she spent more than HKD $40 million, in a few years time.

Transport

There are taxis and buses that can bring residents to main districts in Hong Kong.

Education

Lycée Français International Victor Segalen, the French international school, houses primary school classes at its Jardine's Lookout campus.

See also

Names related to Jardine (disambiguation):

• Jardine's Bazaar
• Jardine House
• Jardine's Crescent
• Yee Wo Street
• Matheson Street
• List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong