A pedestrain footpath in Happy Valley previously used by horses to get to the racecourse.

Happy Valley (快活谷; more popular form: 跑馬地, lit. horse racing ground) is a mostly residential suburb of Hong Kong, located in the north of Hong Kong Island. It is one of the early communities of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of Wan Chai District. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 563 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 563 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... The night view of the Island side as seen from the Kowloon side - the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Hong Kong Island (香港島, colloquially the Island side) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory, Victoria City, was founded. ... District slogan: none Location within Hong Kong S.A.R. (Click here for satellite image) District Council Chairman Ada Wong Ying-kay JP Area   â€“Land   â€“Water ? km² km² km² Population   â€“Total (2000)   â€“Density 190,300 /km² Latitude Longitude  ?°? N ?°? E Official website: Wanchai District Council The Wan Chai District (灣仔區, literally...

Happy Valley Racecourse, one of the two race tracks of the Hong Kong Jockey Club is located in Happy Valley. Happy Valley Horse Racing Track is one of the two racecourses for horse racing in Hong Kong. ... A race track (or racetrack), is a purpose-built facility for the conducting of races. ... The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC, 香港賽馬會) (formerly The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club, 英皇御准香港賽馬會) is a non-profit organisation providing horse racing, sporting and betting entertainments in Hong Kong. ...

The Hong Kong Racing Museum, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, and a number of cemeteries are also located in Happy Valley.

History

In early 1840, the British Army had set a military camp in Happy Valley. The camp is later closed due to the increasing number of soldiers succumbing to malaria (the cause of malaria was unknown at the time). In 1846, the British felt that the valleyed terrain is ideal for horse-racing, and developed the Happy Valley Racecourse. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Red blood cell infected with Malaria (Italian: bad air; formerly called ague or marsh fever in English) is an infectious disease which in humans causes about 350-500 million infections and approximately 1. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Horse racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ...

Now, Happy Valley is now one of Hong Kong's higher class residential areas, with quite a number of foreigners present. Happy Valley's real estate prices usually influence the rest of Hong Kong's. Happy Valley also provides a number of high end restarurants and hotels, and is one rendevous for many Hong Kong celebrities. Because of this, many papparazzi hound the area. Many Hong Kong television series are filmed in Happy Valley, too. For the article on the 2004 film, see Paparazzi (movie) Photographers crowd around a starlette at the Cannes Film Festival. ...

The Happy Valley Racecourse is still operational today. Whenever a race runs, surrounding traffic patterns have to be changed: Cars will have to enter Happy Valley and the racecourse via Wong Nai Chung Road in a clockwise fashion, and the road will be heavily congested. The stadium lights in the racecourse illuminates nearby buildings even when the buildings themselves are unlit.

Transport

Happy Valley is served by trams, which is the extension introduced in 1930s. The extension has one terminus. Hong Kong Double Decker Tram (#120) A broken-down tram may result in a serious traffic congestion Hong Kong Tramways (香港電車 Cantonese IPA: ; Mandarin Pinyin: xiang1gang3 dian4che1) is one of the two tramways in the world which provide regular operation of double-decker trams (the other being Blackpool, England), and is...

Currently, residents can access the Causeway Bay MTR station via minibuses. The proposed MTR South Island Line will have one station named after the place. The station platform, towards Sheung Wan Causeway Bay (Chinese: 銅鑼灣站, Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: tung4 lo4 waan1 zaam5, Mandarin Pinyin: Tóngluówān Zàn) is a station on MTRs Island line on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... Logo of the MTR corporation Causeway Bay station on the Island Line. ... Logo of the MTR corporation Causeway Bay station on the Island Line. ... The West Island Line and South Island Line are two new proposed lines of the Hong Kong MTR metro system. ...

Aberdeen Tunnel, Wong Nai Chung Road and Canal Road Flyover also serve Happy Valley. Aberdeen Tunnel (Chinese: 香港仔隧道) is a tunnel linking Happy Valley and Wong Chuk Hang near Aberdeen on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... Canal Road East (堅拿道東), Canal Road West (堅拿道西) and the Canal Road Flyover (堅拿道天橋) are important roads in Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, Wan Chai District of Hong Kong. ...

Happy Valley is the terminus for one of Hong Kong's oldest bus routes (No. 1) which went from Green Lane of Happy Valley to Central; it now terminates at Kennedy Town. The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: 中環; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: Zhōnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... Kennedy Town (堅尼地城) is at the western end of Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ...

Residential Developments

• Beverly Hill
• Broad View Villa
• Broadville
• Broadwood Park
• Colonnade
• Gracedale
• San Francisco Towers
• Valley View Terrace
• Ventris Court
• Ventris Place
• Villa Lotto
• Villa Rocha
• Winfield Building

See also

• List of buildings, sites, and areas in Hong Kong

The following is a list of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong: // List of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, with a partial list of their sub-areas and streets Hong Kong Island Central and Western Central Admiralty Kennedy Town Mid-levels Sai Ying Pun Shek Tong Tsui Sheung...