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In 2011, an application was made to the Town Planning Board to rezone the area as a Historic site, and cap the building heights to the height of the existing buildings.
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The hill has been the administrative centre of Hong Kong since the early days of British colonial rule, and has remained so after the
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and preserved many century-old trees. Higher up the hill in the south is
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in Hong Kong, is also on the Government Hill. Adjacent to it is the
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