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Pok Fu Lam can claim several 'firsts' in Hong Kong's history: it was reputed to be the spot where Europe ans first discovered Hong Kong Island; it was the place where Hong Kong 's floral emblem, '' Bauhinia Blakeana '', was first discovered; the site for Hong Kong's first Reservoir , Pokfulam Reservoir , ( 1883 , now part of A Country Park ); and the site for Hong Kong's first dairy farm ( 1885 , no longer in existence). At the centre of Pok Fu Lam there is an indigenous village, the Pok Fu Lam Tsuen (θζΆζζ), which is often mistaken as a Shanty Town by the residents of the surrounding apartments, who are nevertheless attracted by Pok Fu Lam's quiet, green environment. Not surprisingly, there are a significant number of Expatriate s living in Pok Fu Lam, many of whom work at the nearby University Of Hong Kong . Pok Fu Lam is also the location for the Queen Mary Hospital (colloquially known as ''QM'', established in 1937 ), one of Hong Kong's major Hospital s. There was once a dairy which produced milk and milk products during the 1950's in Pokfulam. Pok Fu Lam is connected to the Mid-levels , Sai Ying Pun and Aberdeen by the Pok Fu Lam Road . SEE ALSO |
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