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Ma Tau Wai
Ma Tau Wai (, originally , historically ) is an area in the Kowloon City District, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was originally a walled village (Cantonese: ''Wai'') between present-day Argyle Street and Prince Edward Road West, east of present-day St. Teresa's Hospital. The area of Ma Tau Wai is not as well-defined as the original village, as the geographic features have been lost. The public housing estate Ma Tau Wai Estate is named after the area / the original village. Other landmark of the areas Hong Kong's Notre Dame College is in Ma Tau Wai. New Asia College, one of three founding colleges of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, was located near Tin Kwong Road (天光道) and Farm Road. After the college moved to Ma Liu Shui, Sha Tin, New Asia Middle School was founded at the former campus. See also *Ma Tau Chung *Ma Tau Kok Ma Tau Kok Road Old apartments Ma Tau Kok () is a place north of To Kwa Wan, south-east of modern-day Ma Tau Chung and south-west of the former K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notre Dame College (Hong Kong)
Notre Dame College is a Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ... secondary school in Ma Tau Wai, Hong Kong. It serves years secondary 1-6 and was established in 1967. (Application for the school) Version in Traditional Chinese - Hosted at the Committee on Home-School Cooperation (CHSC; 家庭與學校合作事宜委員會). Retrieved on 1 July 2016. References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Tau Kok
Ma Tau Kok Road Old apartments Ma Tau Kok () is a place north of To Kwa Wan, south-east of modern-day Ma Tau Chung and south-west of the former Kai Tak Airport (now Kai Tak Development) in Hong Kong. It was a cape in Kowloon Bay in Victoria Harbour and opposite to the Sacred Hill and the mouth of Ma Tau Chung. Ma Tau Kok is a mixed industrial and residential area. Ma Tau Kok Road is named after Ma Tau Kok. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Ma Tau Kok was 212. The number of males was 145. Industrial history Ma Tau Kok Gas Holder (2015) In 1935, a gas work was built at the junction of To Kwa Wan and Ma Tau Kok roads. It was operational until about 1994. Today, Grand Waterfront building stands there. In 1956, a second gas work was built west of To Kwa Wan Road. Later it switched from coal to naphtha gasification. Today, it is a storage facility with a small gasification plant as a backup. Cattle Depot Artist Village A former cattle depot and slaughterhou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Tau Chung
Ma Tau Chung ( or ) is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, It was named after a creek (hence , ''Chung'', in the name) which originated in Quarry Hill emptying into Kowloon Bay. The village of Ma Tau Chung stood on its banks near the river mouth near the Sacred Hill. Ma Tau Chung Road is named after the place name. It is the major surface road for traffic between Kowloon City and other areas to the east, onwards through Prince Edward Road West and Prince Edward Road East, and areas in southern Kowloon, through Ma Tau Wai Road. History During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in the Second World War between 1941 and 1945, most of the Indian POWs captured in Hong Kong were interned at a POW camp here. The Japanese 'encouraged' these men to join the Indian National Army of the Indian Independence League, but met with little success. While hundreds of these POWs were not considered a threat by the Japanese, and were used as 'guards' at Gun Club Hill Barracks and other areas, 500 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Asia Middle School
New Asia Middle School (), abbreviated as NAMS, is an aided secondary school founded in 1973. It is located at Farm Road, Kau Pui Lung, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The school was founded by Prof. Ch'ien Mu as a non-profit-making Chinese secondary school at the former campus of New Asia College, after the latter became a member college of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and moved to Ma Liu Shui, Sha Tin. The spirit of the school is to promote Chinese culture, revive Chinese ethics, and cultivate the ''New Asian qualities'' of students. Recently, the school uses Chinese as the main medium of instruction, offering four classes each from Form 1 to Form 6. In the 1970s, the members of the school board included Prof. Tang Chun-i and Prof. Yu Ying-shih etc. The school receives positive evaluation of students' polite behaviour from shop owners as well as the staff working in the vicinity. School administration The founder of the school was Prof. Ch'ien Mu. After their retirement from c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
