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Tung Tau Tsuen (Kowloon)
Tung Tau Tsuen () is the name of several features in Hong Kong: * Tung Tau Tsuen (Yuen Long Kau Hui), in the Yuen Long Kau Hui area, next to Yuen Long Station, Yuen Long * Tung Tau Tsuen (Ha Tsuen), in the Ha Tsuen area, this one closer to Tin Shui Wai Station, Yuen Long * Tung Tau Tsuen (Kowloon), a village that was located in Kowloon * Tung Tau Tsuen Road, a street in Kowloon City District and Wong Tai Sin District of Hong Kong * Tung Tau Estate, a public housing estate on that road See also: * Tung Tau Wai Tung Tau Wai () or Wang Chau Tung Tau Wai (), is a village in Wang Chau, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Tung Tau Wai (referred to as 'Tung Tau Tsuen' in this context) is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House ...
, a village in Wang Chau, Yuen Long District * Tung Tau Wai San Tsuen (lit. 'Tung Tau Wai New Village'), adjacent to Tung Tau Wai {{dab, geodis ...
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Tung Tau Tsuen (Yuen Long Kau Hui)
Tung Tau Tsuen () is a village in the Yuen Long Kau Hui area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Tung Tau Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History Tung Tau Tsuen is so called because it is located in the east of the old Yuen Long Kau Hui market. It was established in the 17th century by the members of several clans, the Chans () being the major one, and others being the Loks () and the Lis () from Dongguan. The village was originally called Chan Lok Li Tsuen (). Tung Tau Tsuen is part of the Tung Tau alliance ()Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building AppraisalYi Shing Temple, Wong Uk Tsuen/ref> or "Joint Meeting Group of Seven Villages", together with Nam Pin Wai, Choi Uk Tsuen, Ying Lung Wai, Shan Pui Tsuen, Wong Uk Tsuen and Tai Wai Tsuen. The Yi Shing Temple in Wong Uk Tsuen is an alliance temple of the Tung Tau Alliance. Ss. Peter and Paul Church, located at No. 201 Castle Peak Road in Yuen Long, near Shui P ...
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Tung Tau Tsuen (Ha Tsuen)
Tung Tau Tsuen (), formerly Tung Tau Lei,Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information SystemTung Tau Tsuen/ref> is a village in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Tung Tau Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History During the Hungwu reign of the Ming Dynasty, two members of Tang clans in Kam Tin Kam Tin, or Kam Tin Heung, is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies on a flat alluvial plain north of Tai Mo Shan mountain and east of Yuen Long town. It was formerly known as Sham Tin (岑田). Administratively, it is part o ... left for Ha Tsuen as they saw the potentials of this place as markets and places of producing fish and salt. These two members of Tang clans, Tang Hung Wai and Tang Hung Chih, built two villages there.Fung Chi Ming. 1996. ''Yuen Long Historical Relics and Monument''. Yuen Long District Board. The two villages are Tseung Kong Wai (, ...
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Tung Tau Tsuen (Kowloon)
Tung Tau Tsuen () is the name of several features in Hong Kong: * Tung Tau Tsuen (Yuen Long Kau Hui), in the Yuen Long Kau Hui area, next to Yuen Long Station, Yuen Long * Tung Tau Tsuen (Ha Tsuen), in the Ha Tsuen area, this one closer to Tin Shui Wai Station, Yuen Long * Tung Tau Tsuen (Kowloon), a village that was located in Kowloon * Tung Tau Tsuen Road, a street in Kowloon City District and Wong Tai Sin District of Hong Kong * Tung Tau Estate, a public housing estate on that road See also: * Tung Tau Wai Tung Tau Wai () or Wang Chau Tung Tau Wai (), is a village in Wang Chau, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Tung Tau Wai (referred to as 'Tung Tau Tsuen' in this context) is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House ...
, a village in Wang Chau, Yuen Long District * Tung Tau Wai San Tsuen (lit. 'Tung Tau Wai New Village'), adjacent to Tung Tau Wai {{dab, geodis ...
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Kowloon
Kowloon () is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of in 2006, it is the most populous area in Hong Kong, compared with Hong Kong Island and the rest of the New Territories. The peninsula's area is about . Location Kowloon is located directly north of Hong Kong Island across Victoria Harbour. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait to the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen, Butterfly Valley and Stonecutter's Island to the west, a mountain range, including Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock to the north, and Victoria Harbour to the south. Also, there are many islands scattered around Kowloon, like CAF island. Administration Kowloon comprises the following districts: *Kowloon City * Kwun Tong *Sham Shui Po *Wong Tai Sin * Yau Tsim Mong Name The name 'Kowloon' () alludes to eight mountains and a Chinese emperor: Kowloon Peak, Tung Shan, Tate's Cairn, Temple Hill, Unicorn Ridge, Lion Rock, Be ...
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Kowloon City District
Kowloon City District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the city of Kowloon. It had a population of 381,352 in 2001, and increased to 418,732 in 2016. The district has the third most educated residents while its residents enjoy the highest income in Kowloon. It borders all the other districts in Kowloon, with Kwun Tong district to the east, Wong Tai Sin district to its northeast, Sham Shui Po district to its northwest, and Yau Tsim Mong district to its southwest. Kowloon City district covers about 1,000 hectares, and is mainly a residential area; most of its people live in private sector housing, including old tenement buildings, private residential developments and low-rise villas; the rest of them mainly live in public rental housing and the Home Ownership Scheme estates. It is the only district that incorporated into the land of Hong Kong in different stages (Convention of Peking, Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory and the demolit ...
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Wong Tai Sin District
Wong Tai Sin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the only landlocked district in Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon, and is the northernmost district in Kowloon. It borders the districts of Kwun Tong to its southeast, Kowloon City to its southwest, Sai Kung to its east, and Sha Tin to its north. Geography The district contains the areas of Diamond Hill, Wang Tau Hom, Lok Fu, Chuk Yuen, Wong Tai Sin, Tsz Wan Shan, Fung Wong, Choi Hung and Choi Wan, an area that includes several major public housing estates. Demographics Wong Tai Sin District has a population of 444,630 (2001 figures). The district has the least educated residents with the lowest income, the oldest residents and the second highest population density. Over 85% of the district's residents live in public housing. Religion The district derives its name from the Wong Tai Sin Temple, dedicated to Wong Tai Sin, which is located there. The district is also the location of the Chi Lin Nunnery, ...
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Tung Tau Estate
Tung Tau Estate () is a public housing estate and Tenants Purchase Scheme estate in the south of Wong Tai Sin, located between San Po Kong and Kowloon City, in Hong Kong. It was first built in the 1960s as resettlement housing, but has since been reconstructed. It was divided into Tung Tau (I) Estate () and Tung Tau (II) Estate (). The sole remaining housing block of Tung Tau (I) Estate was subsequently demolished. Tung Tau (II) Estate has 20 blocks built during the redevelopment in the 1980s and the 1990s. Background In the 1960s, Tung Tau Estate was built as a resettlement estate which had a total of 23 blocks (21 Mark II and two Mark IV blocks). Mark II blocks were rudimentary structures built to fulfil emergency housing needs, while the other two blocks were of the Old Slab typology. The 21 Mark II blocks of Tung Tau Estate housed approximately 49,200 people in 7,750 households, as well as around 586 shops. All 21 Mark II blocks were demolished to make way for 20 new blocks ...
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