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Pok Fu Lam ( 薄扶林) or Pokfulam is a residential area on Hong Kong Island, at the western end of the Southern District. It is a valley between Victoria Peak and Mount Kellett, around Telegraph Bay .
At 493m above sea level, High West towers between Victoria Harbour and Mount Davis with a magnificent view of Hong Kong from Pok Fu Lam Reservoir right over to Victoria Harbour. It is one of the most famous sunset spots on The Peak.
At the centre of Pok Fu Lam is an indigenous village, the Pok Fu Lam Village (薄扶林村), the only one of its kind remaining on Hong Kong Island.
Built on a sloping hillside, peaceful Pok Fu Lam Village looks like a shanty town compared to the high-density middle-class residences around it. Though no stunner, it's valued by historians not only for the famous fire dragon dance at the Mid-Autumn Festival, but equally for its ties to Hong Kong's dairy industry.
Aug 20, 2020 · Pok Fu Lam is one of the oldest residential neighbourhoods on Hong Kong Island but is it the best? It certainly offers a standard of living far removed from the urban jungle of some areas of the city. CLAIRE LOCKING unveils a few highlights of the neighbourhood.
Conveniently located country park and simple hikes near the Peak. Feb 2020. The Pok Fu Lam Country Park is situated in the area directly south and west of Victoria Peak. This is a 270-hectare park designated in 1979 that provides hiking trails and outdoors area for residents and tourists to enjoy on Hong Kong Island.
Pok Fu Lam Country Park surrounds Pok Fu Lam Reservoir, Hong Kong's oldest water storage facility. Located in the hills of Victoria Peak, hikers are able to begin Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Hong Kong Trail (a through trail listed in AllTrails) or go on a leisurely native plant species walk.
