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Leighton Hill

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The exact origins of the name is unclear but there is reference to a merchant named Leighton whom owned town lot at nearby Caroline Hill in the 1840s. A H. Leighton acquired a marine lot in 1841. In the 1842 map the hill is also noted with names J. P. Larkins (Captain John Paul Larkins of the
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In 2002, a private housing estate with the same name
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Happy Valley, Hong Kong
The Leighton Hill

The Leighton Hill
Chinese
hill
Causeway Bay
Happy Valley
Leighton Road
East India Company
air-raid shelters
downhill
Victoria City
Japanese occupation
Battle of Hong Kong
World War II
The Leighton Hill
https://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/c3fe44a0864222804f1bc6bbb29bc2ca.pdf
"1842 Map of Initial Land Sales in the Colony | Gwulo"
"1842 Map of Initial Land Sales in the Colony | Gwulo"
"Tunnels under Mount Parish"
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"Life in Hong Kong's ARP tunnels"
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"Mike Wong's speech at media tour of The Leighton Hill"
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