Jardine's Lookout

Meanings

proper noun

A hill in Wan Chai district, Hong Kong.
Her Hong Kong hotel suite had a view of Jardine’s Lookout, which commemorates William Jardine, an opium agent and one of the founders of the powerful trading company known today as Jardine Matheson Holdings.
2011 August 18, Joyce Hor-Chung Lau, “Highlighting Differences in Interpretations of the Opium War”, in The New York Times (Books section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2011
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The 58-year-old male worker fell from a wooden ladder while installing an air-conditioner at a house on Jardine’s Lookout, the Labour Department said on Monday night. He was sent to hospital and later certified dead.
2025 January 21, Irene Chan, “Use step platforms, NGO says after Hong Kong worker dies following fall from wooden ladder”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2025, Hong Kong
A residential area of Wan Chai district, Hong Kong.
Chen owns a home on Purves Road in the luxury district of Jardine's Lookout, which overlooks Happy Valley racecourse, local media reported.
2012 August 31, Alex Frew McMillan, Joy Leung, Umesh Desai, “Chinese home builder Agile's chairman arrested over indecent assault”, in Daniel Magnowski, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2024, Markets

Named after William Jardine of the Jardine, Matheson & Company.

Chinese Cantonese 渣甸山, 渣甸山

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