Victoria Park, Causeway Bay (維多利亞公園)
Victoria Park in Causeway Bay is large by Hong Kong standards (the largest park in downtown Hong Kong, in fact) and has a number of concrete soccer pitches, bowling greens, a swimming pool, bandstand, basketball courts, table tennis tables, fitness stations, children's playground, a model boat pool and a large grass lawn.
The Hong Kong Tennis Classic and Hong Kong Open tournaments are both held in the park. The former in January as a warm-up for the Australian Open and the latter in October. Victoria Park also contains a statue of Queen Victoria at the main entrance, after which the park is named.
Lively Victoria Park is known for its morning tai chi sessions and a colorful flower market during Chinese New Year.
Victoria Park has since become a hangout for Hong Kong's Indonesian community much as Statue Square serves the local Filipinos. The outdoor areas of Victoria Park are open 24 hours. Victoria Park was opened in 1957.
Layout
The football pitches are located at the main southern entrance with the green grass area in the center surrounded by the jogging track.
Closer to the water is the Hill Knoll Pavilion, the bowling greens and the fish pond.
A fast food kiosk serves refreshments and there are several public toilets.
Several aged Kapok (Ceiba pentandra), Spanish cherry (Mimusops elengi) and white fig (Ficus virens) trees grow in the park.
Access
1 Hing Fat Street
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Tel: 2890 5824
www: lcsd.gov.hk
Hours
The outdoor areas of the park are open 24/7.
Victoria Park is a 5 minute walk from Causeway Bay MTR station or even closer from Tin Hau which is at the south eastern edge of the park. You can also get to the park by bus, public light bus, or tram.
Coming from Kowloon take any of buses 102, 106, 112, 116, or 91. If traveling from the west of Hong Kong Island the following buses are convenient 2, 2A, 2X, 5X, 8, 8P, 8X, 10, 19, 23, or 25. From the east take any of numbers 2, 2A, 2X, 8, 8P, 8X, 10, 19, 23, 77, 81, or 99.
Admission is free.
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A visit to Victoria Park can be combined with seeing the Noon Day Gun and Hong Kong Central Library.
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