Kwai Shing (葵盛) is an area on the hill between

Kwai Fong Kwai Fong is an area of Kwai Chung Town, Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong. Location The mainly residential area extends to Kwai Hing () in the north, Lai King in the south, Tsing Yi South Bridge, Tsing Yi Bridge to the west, and Tai Lin Pai ...

and

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 ...

in the

Kwai Chung Kwai Chung is an urban area within Tsuen Wan New Town in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Together with Tsing Yi Island, it is part of the Kwai Tsing District District of Hong Kong. It is also part of Tsuen Wan New Town. In 2000, it had a populat ...

area of Hong Kong. The area is named after the two major

public housing estate Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, def ...

s on the hill,

Kwai Shing East Estate Kwai Shing East Estate () is a public housing estate in Kwai Shing, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong located at the east of Kwai Shing West Estate and near MTR Kwai Hing station. It consists of ten residential blocks completed between 199 ...

and

Kwai Shing West Estate Kwai Shing West Estate () is a public housing estate in Kwai Shing, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong located at the east of Kwai Shing East Estate. It consists of ten residential blocks completed between 1975 and 1977. Houses Demographic ...

, accommodating the influx of immigrants after

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. The area hosts some major facilities in Kwai Chung, like

Kwai Shing Swimming Pool Kwai may refer to: * Kwai (app), a Chinese video sharing app, * River Kwai (disambiguation), two rivers in Thailand * Kwai (DC Comics) * KWAI, radio station, See also * Kwaio language * Kwaio people Kwaio is an ethnic group found in central Mala ...

, South Kwai Chung Jockey Club Polyclinic and

Kwai Shing Wet market Kwai may refer to: * Kwai (app), a Chinese video sharing app, * River Kwai (disambiguation), two rivers in Thailand * Kwai (DC Comics) * KWAI, radio station, See also * Kwaio language * Kwaio people Kwaio is an ethnic group found in central Mala ...

. It is surrounded by many primary and secondary schools. For example,

Lam Wo Memorial School Lam or LAM may refer to: Organizations * Laguna Art Museum, California, US * Lam Eng Rubber, a Malaysian manufacturer * Lam Research, American semiconductor equipment company * LAM Mozambique Airlines, flag carrier airline of Mozambique * Librar ...

, Buddhist Sin Tak College, Daughter of Mary Help of Christians Siu Ming Catholic Secondary School and so on. There are some public transport stations in Kwai Shing community which makes the place quite convenient. The nearest MTR station is

Kwai Hing station Kwai Hing () is an elevated railway station on the of Hong Kong MTR system. It is named after the nearest public housing estate, and is between and stations. Opened on 10 May 1982, it forced most direct bus services into Kowloon to be c ...

and it requires 15 minutes to walk down there.

Education

Kwai Shing is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 65, which includes multiple aided schools (schools operated independently of the government but funded with government money); none of the schools in the net are government schools.

References

Places in Hong Kong Kwai Chung {{HongKong-geo-stub