Pok Fu Lam - Village

Village

At the centre of Pok Fu Lam is an indigenous village, the Pok Fu Lam Village (θ–„ζ‰Άζž—ζ‘), 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 significant 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 is connected to the Mid-levels, Sai Ying Pun and Aberdeen by the Pok Fu Lam Road. Pok Fu Lam also outlooks Lamma Island. Pok Fu Lam is connected to Kennedy Town via Smithfield and Shek Tong Tsui via Hill Road.

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