Braemar Hill

English

Etymology

Named after British Royal Navy officer Gordon Bremer.[1]

Proper noun

Braemar Hill

  1. An area in Eastern district, Hong Kong.
    • 2015 December 18, Nury Vittachi, “Nury’s Diary: Concentration camp being built in Macau”, in Hong Kong Free Press‎, archived from the original on 23 November 2023:
      MEANWHILE ON THE internet, people are swapping examples of the worst examples of parking in Hong Kong. Here’s a picture this columnist took the other day in Braemar Hill. The motorist has managed to park not exactly in the middle of the road, but pretty close.
  2. A hill in Eastern district, Hong Kong.
    • 2014, Kwong Chi Man, Tsoi Yiu Lun, Eastern Fortress: A Military History of Hong Kong, 1840–1970, Hong Kong University Press, →ISBN, page 195:
      The British positions at Mount Butler, Mount Parker, Braemar Hill and the urban area of North Point were all under heavy assault.

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References
  1. Andrew Yanne; Gillis Heller (2009) Signs of a Colonial Era, Hong Kong University Press, →ISBN, page 41
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