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Yau Kom Tau (Tsuen Wan District)
Yau Kom Tau, sometimes transliterated as Yau Kam Tau (; ) is an area in the Tsuen Wan District of Hong Kong. Yau Kom Tau Village and Tsuen Wan Sam Tsuen are located in this area. Education Yau Kom Tau is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 62, which includes schools in Tsuen Wan and areas nearby. The net includes multiple aided schools and one government school, Hoi Pa Street Government Primary School. See also * Approach Beach * Castle Peak Road * The Westminster Terrace * Tsuen Wan West * Yau Kom Tau (other) Yau Kom Tau or Yau Kam Tau () may refer to: * Yau Kom Tau (Tsing Yi) on Tsing Yi island, Hong Kong * Yau Kom Tau (Tsuen Wan District) in the Tsuen Wan District of Hong Kong. Yau Kom Tau Village Yau Kom Tau Village (), sometimes transliterated a ... References Tsuen Wan District {{NewTerritories-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yau Kom Tau is located in this area.
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Yau Kom Tau or Yau Kam Tau () may refer to: * Yau Kom Tau (Tsing Yi) on Tsing Yi island, Hong Kong * Yau Kom Tau (Tsuen Wan District) in the Tsuen Wan District of Hong Kong. Yau Kom Tau Village Yau Kom Tau Village (), sometimes transliterated as Yau Kam Tau Village, is a village located in the Yau Kom Tau area, west of Tsuen Wan, in Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong. Administration Yau Kom Tau is a recognized village under the New Territo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuen Wan District
Tsuen Wan District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the New Territories and is served by the Tsuen Wan line of the MTR metro system. Its area is 60,7 km². Its residents, who mostly live in Tsuen Wan Town, enjoy the highest income in the New Territories. Part of the Tsuen Wan New Town is located in the Tsuen Wan District. An exclave of Tsuen Wan is also located on the northeastern part of Lantau island. The Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is within the boundary of Tsuen Wan District. History The district was set up in 1982 covering the present-day Tsuen Wan District and Kwai Tsing District. Kwai Chung and the island of Tsing Yi were split from Tsuen Wan District in the mid-1980s, and subsequently formed a new district known as Kwai Tsing. Sights The Sam Tung Uk Museum is a cultural and agricultural museum and was set up in a former Hakka walled village. Behind Tsuen Wan is Shing Mun reservoir, a valley that was once home to 10 villages that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yau Kom Tau Village
Yau Kom Tau Village (), sometimes transliterated as Yau Kam Tau Village, is a village located in the Yau Kom Tau area, west of Tsuen Wan, in Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong. Administration Yau Kom Tau is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Tsuen Wan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Yau Kom Tau Village is part of the Lai To constituency, which was formerly represented by Ronald Tse Man-chak until July 2021. History Yau Kom Tau Village was established in 1864 and settled by the Yeung family from Yuen Long. It was originally located at the place of the current Nan Fung Centre, next to Tsuen Wan station. The village was resited to the present location in 1984, following the development of the MTR. Features An ancestral hall, rebuilt in 1984, is located at the entrance of the village. A Tin Hau Temple is located in Yau Kom Tau Village. It is a single storey stone house. It lies by the side of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuen Wan Sam Tsuen
Tsuen Wan Sam Tsuen () is a village located in the Yau Kom Tau area, west of Tsuen Wan, in Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong. It lies directly to the east of Yau Kom Tau Village. Administration Tsuen Wan Sam Tsuen is one of the villages represented within the Tsuen Wan Rural Committee. History As the consequence of the development of Tsuen Wan into a new town in 1965-1966, Kwan Mun Hau village, Ho Bui Village and Yeung Uk Village were relocated to the Tai Wo Hau Tai Wo Hau is a place in Tsuen Wan across Tsuen Wan District and Kwai Tsing District. Its area mainly includes Tai Wo Hau Estate, Kwai Yin Court, Kwai Yung Court, and private buildings along Texaco Road. It also includes Kwok Shui Road (the vi ... area. Because of land shortage, some villagers had to move to the land near the then new Yau Kam Tau Village, and formed a new village called 'Tsuen Wan Sam Tsuen'. References External links Delineation of area of existing village Tsuen Wan Sam Tsuen (Tsuen Wan) for el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Education Bureau
The Education Bureau (EDB) is responsible for formulating and implementing education policies in Hong Kong. The bureau is headed by the Secretary for Education and oversees agencies including University Grants Committee and Student Finance Office. History The Education Department ( and before 1983) was responsible for education matters in the territory, with the exception of post-secondary and tertiary education. In 2003, the department was abolished and a new bureau, the Education and Manpower Bureau ( abbreviated EMB) was formed. In July 2007, under newly re-elected Chief Executive Donald Tsang, the manpower portfolio was split away to the new Labour and Welfare Bureau, leaving this body as the Education Bureau. The bureau was formerly housed at the Former French Mission Building. Structure The bureau mainly consists of seven branches, which are responsible for different policies. Each branch is led by a Deputy Secretary for Education. *Further & Higher Education B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Approach Beach
Approach Beach is a gazetted beach located near Yau Kom Tau on Castle Peak Road in Ting Kau, New Territories, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. The beach is rated as Grade 2 by the Environmental Protection Department for its water quality. The beach, along with Ting Kau Beach, is one of the only two gazetted beaches in Tsuen Wan District that can "swim in Victoria Harbour". The beach offers views of the Ting Kau Bridge as well as Tsing Ma Bridge. History In May 1987, the beach was gazetted by the Hong Kong Government and Hong Kong Jockey Club assisted Regional Council to open the beach. Less than ten years after the opening, the oil pollution problem due to large ships had become more and more serious. However, since May 1995, the beaches in Tsuen Wan District were closed due to the construction of the nearby Ting Kau and Tsing Ma Bridges and no longer allowed the public to swim d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Peak Road
Castle Peak Road is the longest road in Hong Kong. Completed in 1920, it runs in the approximate shape of an arc of a semi-circle. It runs West from Tai Po Road in Sham Shui Po, New Kowloon, to Tuen Mun, then north to Yuen Long then east to Sheung Shui, in the very north of the New Territories. It is divided into 22 sections. It serves south, west and north New Territories, being one of the most distant roads in early Hong Kong. Name The road was named after Castle Peak, a peak in the western New Territories. The area to the east of the peak was hence named Castle Peak. Later at the dawn of the development of new town, the area was renamed to its old name, Tuen Mun. The road was originally known in Chinese as ''Tsing Shan To'' () for its entire length. The Chinese name of the section of the road in the New Territories was later changed to ''Tsing Shan Kung Lo'' () Lit. "Castle Peak public road" or "Castle Peak Highway". In everyday conversation, however, the term ''Tsing Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Westminster Terrace
The Westminster Terrace () is a private housing estate located in Yau Kom Tau, Tsuen Wan District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Developed by Grosvenor Group in conjunction with Asia Standard Group, the single residential building consists of 59 four ensuite-bedroom duplex flats ranging from 3,200 to 6,500 sq ft. Politics The Westminster Terrace is located in Lai To constituency of the Tsuen Wan District Council. It was formerly represented by Ronald Tse Man-chak, who was elected in the 2019 elections until July 2021. See also * Golden Villa * Bellagio (Hong Kong) Bellagio () is a private housing estate on reclaimed land along Castle Peak Road, Sham Tseng, New Territories, Hong Kong. History Formerly the site of the San Miguel Factory, the estate consists of three phases (Phase 1: Tower 6 to 9; Phase 2 ... References External links The Westminster Terrace {{DEFAULTSORT:Westminster Terrace Residential buildings completed in 2010 Tsuen Wan District Private hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuen Wan West
Tsuen Wan West () is situated at the west of Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong, along Castle Peak Road between Yau Kom Tau and Chai Wan Kok. There are mainly private residential estates, including Belvedere Garden, Bayview Garden, Greenview Court, the Panorama and Serenade Cove. The largest one is Belvedere Gardens. Previously, a bus terminus called "Tsuen Wan West Bus Terminus" was located in Tsuen Wan West, but it was later relocated to Bayview Garden after the construction of Bayview Garden was completed. Now there is still one sports centre named as "Tsuen Wan West" and called "Tsuen Wan West Sports Centre". See also * *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yau Kom Tau (other) is located in this area.
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Yau Kom Tau or Yau Kam Tau () may refer to: * Yau Kom Tau (Tsing Yi) on Tsing Yi island, Hong Kong * Yau Kom Tau (Tsuen Wan District) in the Tsuen Wan District of Hong Kong. Yau Kom Tau Village Yau Kom Tau Village (), sometimes transliterated as Yau Kam Tau Village, is a village located in the Yau Kom Tau area, west of Tsuen Wan, in Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong. Administration Yau Kom Tau is a recognized village under the New Territo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
