Sunset View from Garden Hill & Mei Ho House - Hong Kong Photo Spot
Travel Guide to the best place for photography in Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong.
Garden Hill is undoubtedly one of the best places to photograph the landscape of Kowloon. You certainly would not want to just go to Shek Kip Mei for a sunset picture. Make sure to make a stop at the Heritage of Mei Ho House Museum at the foot of the hill to learn more about the social history of Hong Kong.
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Opening hours of Mei Ho House:
Tue - Sun: 9:30am - 5pm
Closed on Mondays (except public holidays) and the first three days of the Chinese New Year
Closed at 3pm at Christmas Eve and Chinese New Year’s Eve
For more information on Mei Ho House, check out their website:
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HK Mei Ho House awarded UNESCO Awards for heritage conservation
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation was awarded to Hong Kong Mei Ho house here on Friday.
The Works：Mei Ho House Heritage Museum; Michael Joo at SCAD;
Mei Ho House Heritage Museum; Michael Joo at SCAD; Li Gang and Qin Chong Shedding Constraints; Miss Rose
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Mei Ho House is a part of Shek Kip Mei Estate, Hong Kong's first public housing estate. The estate itself was constructed, with financial help from the United Nations, after a devastating Christmas Day fire that had swept through squatter huts on the same location in 1953 leaving over 53,000 people homeless. Today, Mei Ho House is the only surviving Mark I H-shaped resettlement block. It has been transformed, under the revitalization scheme, and now incorporates a café, a hostel, and a museum.
The Mei Ho House museum is part of a refurbished public housing block. Not so far away, the Savannah College of Art and Design's Hong Kong school is housed in the former North Kowloon Magistracy building. For his exhibition at the school's Moot Gallery Korean-American artist Michael Joo wants his work to not just engage with the history of the space, but also to conduct a dialogue with the past.
Mainland Chinese artists Li Gang and Qin Chong work with traditional material: brushes, ink, and paper. But despite using those traditional materials both artists try to break away from conventional styles of Chinese ink painting. Until August 3rd, at the Galerie du Monde in Central, you can see a joint exhibition of their work, Shedding Constraints.
While you're sitting at your office desk have you ever dreamed of being in the spotlight? On the coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday you can see a a preview of Miss Rose at ArtisTree. The play is a collaboration between the home-grown non-profit theatre company Theatre Noir Foundation and staff and tenants who work in two of Hong Kong's office buildings. The newcomers to the stage received two-months of coaching on acting, dancing and singing by theatre professionals. In our studio are the cast and director of Miss Rose.
The History of Mei Ho House Youth Hostel | 42nd Class
Hotels and hostels aren't often known for having history, but Mei Ho House in Hong Kong is very different. This youth hostel has a half-century of history, dating back to the city's first public housing projects.
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Top 10 Things to Do in SHEUNG WAN, Hong Kong - Man Mo Temple, PMQ & More
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Mei Ho House
The hostel that I stayed in Hong Kong; it was located at Sham Shui Po of Kowloon. It was a great hostel!
YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel, Kowloon, Hong Kong
YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Block 41, Mei Ho House, Shek Kip Mei Estate, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Hostel with restaurant, near Apliu Street Market
Free WiFi
HERITAGE OF MEI HO HOUSE & YOUTH HOSTELS 美荷樓生活館及青年旅舍21/10/13開幕
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美荷樓，在香港有一個深刻和重要的歷史。 石硤尾大火在1953左數千人無家可歸。 據ARTINFO ，該物業是為那些流離失所的第一安置建屋之一，它也包括一個購物中心和學校。 二戰期間，大陸移民也感動到現場。 中國政府已經花了近兩年來恢復四台機組的建設，建立文物博物館擁有1200多件家具和其他文物建築的60年history.An驚人的網絡已經形成，其中包括166前居民博物館誰給導遊和分享他們的回憶的空間。
除了 博物館的美荷樓，129間客房已經變成YHA美荷樓青年旅舍 。 振興整個過程是非常獨特的。 多數大型城市或世界各國將拆除舊建築物，或將其轉換成公寓，使用的空間為賣點的遺產。
逢周二至日上午9時半至下午5時開放（包括公眾假期），周一休息。
The Mei Ho House has a deep and important history in Hong Kong. The Shek Kip Mei fire in 1953 left thousands homeless. According to ArtInfo, the property was one of the first resettlement estates built for those displaced, and it also included a shopping center and schools. During WWII, mainland immigrants also moved to the site. The Chinese government has spent the last two years restoring four units in the building to create a heritage museum with over 1200 pieces of furniture and other artifacts from the building's 60 year history.An amazing network has been formed for the museum which includes 166 former residents who give guided tours and share their memories of the space.
In addition to the museum, 129 rooms of the Mei Ho House has been turned into the YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel. The entire revitalization process is very unique. Most large cities or countries around the world would demolish old buildings or convert them into condos, using the heritage of the space as a selling point.
Every Tuesday to Sunday 9:30 to 5:00 pm (including public holidays), Monday off.
【改變世界的小店】佐敦Hoho HOSTEL 好棧
「這裏會發生很多很有趣的相遇。」Hoho Hostel的店長Maggie對我們說。
Hoho Hostel位於佐敦，是由Maggie和Spencer夫婦經營的一間青年旅舍。半年前，他們為了共同的夢想，放棄各自穩定的工作投身旅館行列。「我們希望在香港也能有一間『對人』的旅舍。」
到底怎麼樣才是「對人」的旅舍？ 這「人性化」的想法，在競爭激烈的香港能生存下來嗎？入住Hoho Hostel經驗，怎樣改變旅客和他們倆對於香港、社區和本土的想法？
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text by 布冧
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photos by Andy Wong
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全文請讀：《Hoho Hostel：為遊客開一間盞鬼Hostel》
Mei Ho House a revitalised refuge (3.11.2013)
Hong Kong's first and only remaining resettlement estate, Mei Ho House, has been transformed into a luxurious youth hostel. Now fully modernised, the grade two historic building is set to become a magnet for young tourists. An on-site museum and former residents serving as tour guides will help them envision bygone days when creature comforts were few, but smiles were plentiful.
Tsui Lin-foon, 64, moved into a tiny unit in Mei Ho House with five of her family members when she was aged five. A devastating blaze had razed the nearby shantytown they had been living in in 1953, leaving them and thousands of others homeless.
We were satisfied even though the unit was just 120 square feet because we didn't have to live on the street any more, Ms Tsui said, while leading news.gov.hk on a tour of the revitalised block.
The Youth Hostel Association, which now manages the building, built the Heritage of Mei Ho House museum following exhaustive research that included listening to former residents recount their stories. It features two authentically reconstructed flats, modelled on the units of 1950s and 1970s, and 1,200 artefacts the residents donated, including photos and furniture.
After the Tsui family moved into their Mei Ho House flat, they welcomed three new family members. How did they manage to accommodate nine people in such a small space?
Four sisters slept in the cockloft and the boys slept on the floor or the cot, said Ms Tsui. It was crowded - but we were happy.
There was no spare cash to buy toys, so the youngsters entertained themselves by running up and down the mountains in their backyard, and raising chickens.
We let the chickens run free, but when the housing department officers came, we had to catch them and put them into their cage or they would be confiscated, Ms Tsui recalled.
Living in such a crowded environment was testing, especially when up to 320 people shared just six toilets on any given floor. Despite the hardship, residents were not miserable.
We never compared our lives with those of the rich. We were content, and we had hope.
It was a friendly environment, Ms Tsui said, adding neighbours treated each other like family.
Joyce Man agrees. She was among the last of the Mei Ho House residents to live there before it was redeveloped.
My neighbour gave red packets to my siblings and I every Chinese New Year. They also gave us yummy carrot cakes, she said.
Before moving into the block in the 1990s, Ms Man's family had lived in a shabby rooftop unit - waiting 11 years before they were offered the improved accommodations.
It was already an old building when we moved in. But to us, it was bliss, she said. For once, there was no water leaking into our place. I had my own bed and desk. I could hear birds singing outside my window in the morning. Isn't that Paradise?
In the 1970s, the flats in the building had been enlarged and modernised, with toilets installed in each unit. Ms Man and her five family members shared a 360-square-foot flat.
It doesn't sound big, but we felt it was big enough for us since we were able to put two bunk beds, two wardrobes and two desks in the room.
To document Mei Ho House's history, the Youth Hostels Association established an alumni network, enlisting more than 160 former residents as volunteers. This network reconnected former residents of Mei Ho House and Shek Kip Mei Estate, and reached out to other neighbouring residents to gather artefacts and procure oral history contributions. Some, like Ms Tsui and Ms Man, enthusiastically offered their services as guides.
Ms Tsui is pleased to see Mei Ho House revitalised as a youth hostel.
Although it has been around for 60 years, it can still serve the community. It has a new mission, a new life.
Big Blog Exchange 2014 UK Winner - Ruth's 7 best moments in Hong Kong
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YHA 美荷樓青年旅舍 (yha.org.hk)
位於鬧市的二級歷史建築，現已改建成年輕時尚和活力十足的青年旅舍，匯聚先進設施與香港獨特文化及傳統，為旅客帶來無可比擬的住宿體驗。
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YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel @ Kowloon, Hong Kong (yha.org.hk/eng)
We are Hong Kong's newest, funkiest, most vibrant Hostel!!! Within only a few minutes walk to Sham Shui Po or Shek Kip Mei MTR station - we are the perfect place to explore Hong Kong, Asia's World City.
Big Blog Exchange 2014 UK Winner - Journey through the hostel
Discover Ruth's journey through YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel
Interviewee: Ruth Silverton (UK)
YHA 美荷樓青年旅舍 (yha.org.hk)
位於鬧市的二級歷史建築，現已改建成年輕時尚和活力十足的青年旅舍，匯聚先進設施與香港獨特文化及傳統，為旅客帶來無可比擬的住宿體驗。
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YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel @ Kowloon, Hong Kong (yha.org.hk/eng)
We are Hong Kong's newest, funkiest, most vibrant Hostel!!! Within only a few minutes walk to Sham Shui Po or Shek Kip Mei MTR station - we are the perfect place to explore Hong Kong, Asia's World City
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Kowloon cultural Highlights private car tour is your must-do tour in Hong Kong.
Kowloon cultural Highlights private car tour ( offers YOU good value for money by bringing YOU to Chinese cultural attractions, showing YOU Hong Kong’s history and giving YOU a chance to taste the local delicacies.
YOU can visit the hidden gems of Kowloon, Nan Lian Garden and Chi Lin Nunnery, to learn the Chinese gardening, landscaping and traditional wooden architecture.
YOU can see the interesting local religious activities at the Wong Tai Sin Temple.
YOU can see the history of Kowloon by visiting the Kowloon Walled City Park or Heritage of Mei Ho House.
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The Works：Sculptor Ho Siu-kee, Spanish artist Alberto Reguera at HKU, Spotlight Hong Kong in Singa
Hong Kong's rents so high and land and room so much in demand, it would probably be easier for Hong Kong artists to work on miniatures or puppets rather than sculptures. Ho Siu-kee, whose sculptures often involve interaction with his own body, has taken the more demanding path.
Spanish artist Alberto Reguera likes to go beyond the borders of just one medium, or even one canvas. In his current exhibition at the University of Hong Kong’s University Museum and Art Gallery he’s mixing paintings, sculptures and installations to create a borderless space linked by the colour blue. The exhibition “Blue Expansive Landscape” is on show till the end of August.
Organised by the Hong Kong Fringe Club, “Spotlight Hong Kong” is a programme involving a series of cultural exchanges between cities in Asia. Over the past few years, the programme has taken local artists to South Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore, the latter of which it is revisiting this year. Last weekend, The Works followed a group of Hong Kong artists, musicians and filmmakers on this year’s three-day meeting of creative minds in Singapore.
That’s all from us this week, and in fact this season of The Works. We will be back with more art and culture for you at the end of September. In the meantime, you can catch any previous episodes you may have missed or, or watch favourites again, on our RTHK website. And don’t forget you can also chat to us on our Facebook page: RTHK’s The Works. We’ll see you in September. Goodbye.
Hong Kong PMQ: A Revitalization Initiation
Hong Kong as a growing economic finance centre has been in a cycle of tearing down old buildings in order to set up new ones. PMQ, built in 1951, is the former police married quarters and has a long historic tie with Hong Kong's history. Since 2009, it has been revitalized into a creative hub where young designers can display their products and different art galleries and stores showcase different forms and styles of art today. PMQ is a debatable place, regarding its success in revitalization and the new uses it has today. Let's see how PMQ and those working around it see this revolutionary architecture.
Produced by Natalie Kwan Tsz Ching