Kornhill and Kornhill Gardens are apartment buildings on the northern slope of Mount Parker, in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Kornhill is a private housing estate and Kornhill Gardens is a Private Sector Participation Scheme estate. The total population is approximately 30,000. History The name comes from a small hill within the area close to the foot of Mount Parker. Kornhill was the site of the company residence of the senior manager of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery and the first senior manager was Ferdinand Korn. The hill was almost levelled by the early 1980s, and can hardly be recognised. The modern-day housing estate was constructed in concert with the MTR Island line and opened by 1987. Modern development There are a total 44 blocks, with heights ranging from 20 to 34 storeys, including 42 conventional residential buildings, one block of serviced apartments, and an office tower. The residential blocks in Kornhill are named after English letters and there are two blocks of each letter (i.e. A1, A2, D1, D2, P1, P2.) In Kornhill Gardens, the blocks are named in Arabic numbers from 1 to 10. Kornhill Gardens blocks are sold under the HOS Scheme. Blocks A1 to H2 are on Hong Shing Street (). Blocks J1 to M2 are on Hong Yue Street (). Blocks N1 to R2 are on Hong On Street (). There is no block I, O, and S to Z. Blocks 1 to 10 are on southern side (western bound) of King's Road. Management MTR Property is responsible for management. Developers They were developed by Hang Lung, New World Development, and MTR Property. Education Primary schools There are two primary schools: Shanghai Alumni Primary School (滬江小學) Buddhist Chung Wah Kornhill Primary School (佛教中華康山學校) Kornhill is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 14. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and North Point Government Primary School. Kindergartens and Nurseries There are nine kindergartens: Kornhill Anglo-Chinese Kindergarten (康怡中英文幼稚園) Kornhill International Kindergarten (康怡國際幼稚園) Kornhill Japanese Kindergarten (康怡日本語幼稚園) Kornhill Christian Anglo-Chinese Kindergarten (基督教康山中英文幼稚園) (Protestant) Creativity (Kornhill Gardens) Child Care Centre (躍思(康山)幼稚園) Victoria Infant & Toddler Playland (維多利亞嬰幼樂園) Victoria (Kornhill) International Kindergarten (維多利亞(康怡)國際幼兒園) Victoria Kindergarten + Victoria International Nursery (維多利亞幼稚園,維多利亞國際幼兒園) Parks and recreation Greeneries are all around the residential areas. A clubhouse, in two phases (one near Block B and another near Block H) with two swimming pools, six tennis