- Government Hill
Chinese|c=政府山|i=tsɪŋ33 fʊ35 san55|y= jing fú sāan|j=zing3 fu2 saan1|p=Zhèngfǔ Shān The Government Hill is a hill in Central,
Hong Kong Island ,Hong Kong , bounded by upper section ofUpper Albert Road on the south,Queen's Road Central north, Garden Road east, andGlenealy west ofHong Kong Island .The hill has been the administrative centre of Hong Kong since the early days of British colonial rule, and has remained after the transfer of sovereignty. The Government House, residence of chief executive and colonial governor, and the
Central Government Offices (Government Headquarters), occupies large portion of the hill.St. John's Cathedral of the
Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui , theAnglican Church in Hong Kong, is also on the Government Hill. Adjacent to it is theCourt of Final Appeal , inside theFormer French Mission Building , withBattery Path leading to Queen's Road Central.Beside the already crowded
central business district , the hill is free fromskyscraper s and preserved many century-old trees. Higher up the hill in the south isHong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens .As of 2006 , theHong Kong Government had finally approved by the Legislative Council to move its headquarters from the Central Government Offices on the hill to a new headquarters complex on the formerTamar site . The future use of Government Hill is not yet decided. It thus arouses much concern from Hong Kong society.Fact|date=August 2007ee also
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Parliament Hill ,Ottawa, Ontario
*Parliament Hill, London
* Queen's Park,Toronto
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