Ngau Chi Wan was a bay beneath Hammer Hill in

New Kowloon New Kowloon is an area in Hong Kong, bounded in the south by Boundary Street, and in the north by the ranges of the Eagle's Nest, Beacon Hill, Lion Rock, Tate's Cairn and Kowloon Peak. It covers the present-day Kwun Tong District and Wong Tai S ...

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. It now refers to an area where

Choi Hung Estate Choi Hung Estate () is a public housing estate in Ngau Chi Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was built by the former Hong Kong Housing Authority () and is now managed by the current Hong Kong Housing Authority (). It received a Silver Medal at the 1965 ...

is situated.

Features

Amidst in an urban built-up area, the original

Ngau Chi Wan Village Ngau Chi Wan Village () is a village in Ngau Chi Wan, in Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong. History In the past the village was mostly inhabited by war and political refugees from mainland China. In the 2019 and 2020 policy addresses, the chief e ...

remains.

St. Joseph's Home for the Aged St. Joseph's Home for the Aged is located at No. 35 Clear Water Bay Road, Ngau Chi Wan, Wong Tai Sin, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The site spans .Sophia Wong, “''New life nears for historic old people’s home; Kowloon Development reveals $5b un ...

is famous in the area and now under redevelopment. The cluster of

Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre ''Lepidium oleraceum'' is a herb in the family Brassicaceae, endemic to New Zealand. Its English common name is Cook's scurvy grass; Māori names include nau, ngau, naunau and heketara. Its specific epithet ''oleraceum'' means "vegetable/herb ...

Ngau Chi Wan Municipal Services Building ''Lepidium oleraceum'' is a herb in the family Brassicaceae, endemism, endemic to New Zealand. Its English common name is Cook's scurvy grass; Māori language, Māori names include nau, ngau, naunau and heketara. Its specific epithet (botany), ...

and Ngau Chi Wan Sports Centre serve the needs of neighbouring housing estates. Sam Shan Kwok Wong Temple () is located in Ngau Chi Wan, along

Kwun Tong Road Kwun Tong Road () is a major thoroughfare in Kwun Tong District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. Location Kwun Tong Road starts at the junction with Prince Edward Road East, Clear Water Bay Road and Lung Cheung Road in Ngau Chi Wan. It runs along the c ...

. “Sam Shan” refers to three famous mountains of Chaozhou in Guangdong , namely Du Shan , Ming Shan and Jin Shan. The Hakkas also worship the Lords of the Three Mountains and would build a temple in their new migrated place. The temple has been renovated for several times. At the end of the lunar year, there will also be a small flower fair at the open area outside the temple.

Ngau Chi Wan Park ''Lepidium oleraceum'' is a herb in the family Brassicaceae, endemic to New Zealand. Its English common name is Cook's scurvy grass; Māori names include nau, ngau, naunau and heketara. Its specific epithet ''oleraceum'' means "vegetable/herb ...

opened in 2011.

Transport

The area is close to MTR

Choi Hung station Choi Hung () is a station on the Hong Kong MTR in Ngau Chi Wan. The station is named after the nearby Choi Hung Estate, a public housing estate. History Choi Hung station was opened when Modified Initial System opened on 1 October 1979. Li ...

. There are also bus and minibus links, via routes to

Sai Kung District Sai Kung District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China. The district comprises the southern half of the Sai Kung Peninsula, the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the New Territories and a strip of lan ...

and

HKUST The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public research university in Clear Water Bay Peninsula, New Territories, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991 by the British Hong Kong Government, it was the territory's third institution ...

Education

Good Hope Primary School and Kindergarten (Primary Section) is in the area.

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described it as "renowned" in 2021.

References

External links

Sam Shan Kwok Wong Temple in Ngau Chi Wan
Bays of Hong Kong New Kowloon Populated places in Hong Kong Wong Tai Sin District {{NewKowloon-geo-stub