Pok Fu Lam

Pok Fu Lam is a residential area on Hong Kong Island, at the western end of the Southern District.

Pok Fu Lam can claim several 'firsts' in Hong Kong's history: it was reputed to be the spot where Europeans first dicovered Hong Kong Island; it was the place where Hong Kong's floral emblem, Bauhinia blakeana, was first discovered; the site for Hong Kong's first reservoir (1883, now part of a country park); and the site for Hong Kong's first dairy farm (1885, no longer in existence).

At the centre of Pok Fu Lam there is an indigenous village, which is often mistaken as a shanty town by the residents of the surrounding apartments, who are nevertheless attracted by Pok Fu Lam's quiet, green environment. Not surprisingly, there are a signifant number of expatriates living in Pok Fu Lam, many of whom work at the nearby University of Hong Kong. Pok Fu Lam is also the location for the Queen Mary Hospital (colloquially known as QM, established in 1937), one of Hong Kong's major hospitals.

Pok Fu Lam

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