Aldrich Bay (), named after Major

Edward Aldrich Colonel Edward Aldrich (30 December 1802 – 23 November 1857) was a British military engineer, architect and surveyor of the Corps of Royal Engineers who carried out the first detailed survey of Palestine together with John Symonds, RE. Car ...

(), was formerly a bay in the north shore on the

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, Hong Kong. It is now

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and is a housing area outside the area of

Shau Kei Wan Shau Kei Wan or Shaukiwan is a neighborhood in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island. The area is bordered by Chai Wan to the east, Mount Parker to the south, Sai Wan Ho to the west, and Victoria Harbour to the north. Shau Kei Wan is consi ...

, neighbouring

A Kung Ngam A Kung Ngam () is a village and an area in northeast Shau Kei Wan in the northeast of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It contains a fish terminal market, several temples and the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence. Name ''A Kung'' literally ...

and Lei King Wan. Outside Aldrich Bay, it is the

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. It is not a small community. It contains Oi Tung Estate,

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and other private housings, with several primary school and secondary school. It is administratively part of the Eastern District.

Name

The Chinese transcription for "Aldrich" roughly means "Loving Discipline", matching the achievement of Major Aldrich that bringing good discipline to his force.

Education

Primary School: *

CCC Kei Wan Primary School (Aldrich Bay) The list of primary schools in Hong Kong is arranged by 18 districts of Hong Kong. It includes government schools, aided schools, Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools, private schools, as well as English Schools Foundation (ESF) schools and other ...

Aldrich Bay Government Primary School
Secondary School: * St. Mark's School *

Munsang College (Hong Kong Island) Munsang College (Hong Kong Island) (IMSC, zh, 港島民生書院) is a top-ranked Christian secondary school located in Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong, at the waterfront of Aldrich Bay. Established in 1999 by Munsang College Education Council, it o ...

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