Braemar Hill
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Named after British Royal Navy officer Gordon Bremer.[1]
Proper noun
[edit]- An area in Eastern district, Hong Kong.
- 2015 December 18, Nury Vittachi, “Nury’s Diary: Concentration camp being built in Macau”, in Hong Kong Free Press[1], archived from the original on 23 November 2023:
- MEANWHILE ON THE internet, people are swapping examples of the worst examples of parking in Hong Kong. Here’s a picture this columnist took the other day in Braemar Hill. The motorist has managed to park not exactly in the middle of the road, but pretty close.
- A hill in Eastern district, Hong Kong.
- 2014, Kwong Chi Man, Tsoi Yiu Lun, Eastern Fortress: A Military History of Hong Kong, 1840–1970, Hong Kong University Press, →ISBN, page 195:
- The British positions at Mount Butler, Mount Parker, Braemar Hill and the urban area of North Point were all under heavy assault.
- 2020 May 13, “The best hikes with views of Hong Kong – take in the skyline from a new and unique angle”, in South China Morning Post[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on May 14, 2020, Trail Running[3]:
- There are a few criss-crossed trails, and not all have signs, but head for Braemar Hill. […]
Now on the trail, you’ll have to push your way through some branches and maybe some spiderwebs, but only a couple of minutes away is a large outcrop of rocks, which you can clamber up and see Hong Kong from a magnificent angle.