Lee Gardens (Chinese: 利園) was a theme park, then present day a collection of shopping malls and property development in East Point west of Causeway Bay on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, approximately the area between Percival Street, Hennessy Road and Leighton Road. It was built on a hill called East Point Hill also known as Jardine's Hill.

Lee Garden in 1920s
Lee Garden One in Hysan Avenue.
Lee Garden
Traditional Chinese利園
Simplified Chinese利园
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLì Yuán
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinglei6 jyun4*2

In the early 19th century, the land of East Point, including the hill, was largely owned by Jardine Matheson and as a result the hill was known as Jardine's Hill. In 1923, Hong Kong tycoon Lee Hysan bought the Jardine's Hill property, west of Causeway Bay from Jardines for HK$3.8 million, and developed the property into a hotel. The site has since been redeveloped as a commercial development which includes office accommodation and a shopping mall

The area now contains Lee Garden One (formerly called Manulife Plaza), Two, Three, Five and Six. They are owned by Hysan Development.[1]: 185 

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  1. ^ 2017 Annual Report (PDF). Hong Kong: Hysan Development. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018 – via Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing website.

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