Braemar Hill, Hill with observation point in Eastern District, Hong Kong.
Braemar Hill is a 200-metre hill south of Braemar Point on Hong Kong Island, in Eastern District. Its peak lies at the eastern end of Braemar Hill Road, not at the western end where the climb toward Red Incense Summit is steeper. The northern and western slopes are built up with private housing, and the hillside holds Hong Kong Shue Yan University and many schools.
The hill's name probably comes from the Scottish village of Braemar, given by British officials in the 19th century. In 1949 a Cathay Pacific DC-3 crashed on Braemar Hill, killing all 23 people on board. In 1985 the Braemar Hill murders, in which a British couple was killed, drew widespread attention to the area.
The name "Red Incense Burner Summit" (紅香爐峰) belongs to a roughly 228-metre knoll southwest of Braemar Hill, not to Braemar Hill itself. Its summit triangulation station is labelled "Braemar Hill", so hikers often mistake the knoll for the hill's true peak, which lies at the eastern end of Braemar Hill Road.
The peak lies at the eastern end of Braemar Hill Road, not at the steeper western ascent towards Red Incense Summit. Buses 25, 25A, 27, 85 and minibus 25 from Causeway Bay serve the area. A pedestrian escalator link to Fortress Hill MTR station is under construction, with completion estimated for 2027.
The trigonometrical station on the 228-metre summit southwest of Braemar Hill is labelled "Braemar Hill", so hikers often mistake this point, known locally as Red Incense Summit, for the actual 200-metre hill. Surveyors from the Lands Department use the station for triangulation, so photographers should not ring it with tripods for long periods.
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