Ma Tau Wai (, originally , historically ) is an area in the

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 res ...

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, Hong Kong. It was originally a

walled village A walled village () is a type of large traditional multi-family communal living structure found in China, that is designed to be easily defensible. It is completely surrounded by thick defensive walls, protecting the residents from the attack o ...

(Cantonese: ''Wai'') between present-day Argyle Street and

Prince Edward Road West Prince Edward Road East and Prince Edward Road West are roads in Kowloon, Hong Kong, going in an east-west direction and linking Tai Kok Tsui, Mong Kok, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon City and San Po Kong (outside the retired Kai Tak Airport). The roa ...

, 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 Ma Tau Wai Estate () is a public housing estate in Ma Tau Wai, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is the oldest existing public housing estate in Kowloon City District and it consists of five residential blocks completed in 1962 and 1965. Although it was d ...

is named after the area / the original village.

Other landmark of the areas

Hong Kong's

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is in Ma Tau Wai.

New Asia College New Asia College is a constituent college of the Chinese University of Hong Kong located in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. History New Asia College was founded in 1949 by Chinese scholars Ch'ien Mu (Qian Mu), Tang Junyi (Tang Chun-i), ...

, one of three founding colleges of the

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, was located near Tin Kwong Road (天光道) and Farm Road. After the college moved to

Ma Liu Shui Ma Liu Shui is an area in Sha Tin District, in the New Territories, Hong Kong. The area faces Tide Cove (Sha Tin Hoi) and Tolo Harbour. The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Science Park are located in Ma Liu Shui. Name ety ...

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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 secondar ...

was founded at the former campus.

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Report on the Collapse of the Building at 45J Ma Tau Wai Road … on 29 January 2010
HKG Buildings Dept. {{Coord, 22.32351, 114.18646, display=title Kowloon City District Populated places in Hong Kong

Other landmark of the areas

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