Victoria Gap Electric Substation, Grade III historic electric substation in Central and Western District, Hong Kong.
The Victoria Gap Electric Substation is a three-storey building at 35 Lugard Road, near Old Peak Road on Victoria Peak. Hong Kong Electric built it in 1928: the ground floor holds the power-supply machinery serving the district, while the two upper floors were staff quarters and offices for engineers and their families.
Hong Kong Electric built the substation in 1928 at 35 Lugard Road, near Old Peak Road, to supply power to the Victoria Gap area. Its three-storey layout placed the generating machinery on the ground floor, with staff quarters and offices for engineers and their families on the two floors above. The building is now a Grade III historic building.
The building's name comes from Victoria Gap, the pass on Victoria Peak where Lugard Road meets Old Peak Road. Hong Kong Electric built it in 1928, and the top two floors served as quarters and offices for engineers and their families, so the site was both a workplace and a home.
The site is easily reached via hiking trails from Victoria Peak and sits on a popular trekking route. Visitors can photograph the exterior from the nearby path but should respect its active operating status.
The top two of its three floors were built as staff quarters and offices, where engineers lived with their families above the machinery hall. The building is one of 1,444 historic structures identified by the Antiquities and Monuments Office.
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