Tai Kok Tsui is an area west of
Mong Kok
Mong Kok (also spelled Mongkok, often abbreviated as MK) is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok.
Mong Kok is one of the major shopping areas in Hong Kong. The area is characterised ...
in
Kowloon, Hong Kong. The mixed land use of industrial and residential is present in the old area. The
Cosmopolitan Dock Cosmopolitan Dock () was one of the major dockyards in Hong Kong.
History
Founded in 1880 and located on the exterior of former Tai Kok Tsui peninsula in Kowloon, the dockyard belonged to then-British owned Hutchison Whampoa. The dockyard was creat ...
and oil depots were previously located there. Blocks of high-rise residential buildings have been erected on the reclaimed area to the west, which marked the revitalisation of the area with many restaurants and bars setting up shop. Many of the older residential buildings have been vacated and are set to be replaced by high-rise residential and commercial buildings.
Demography
Until recently, many of the residents in Tai Kok Tsui were senior citizens but there has been a more recent influx of younger people, especially those returning to Hong Kong after time spent overseas. Traditionally the area has been known as one characterised by the presence of immigrants - often described as 'illegal immigrants' though this term is used rather intolerantly in Hong Kong and at times may describe people who are no such thing.
History
Before any reclamation, Tai Kok Tsui was geographically a long island of Hong Kong of
granite
Granite () is a coarse-grained ( phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies under ...
linked by an isthmus at its north to
Kowloon Peninsula. The long granite hill divided the reclamation in its east and dock area in the west in 1924. The tip of the cape hosted the Asia oil tanks. The area was mainly for dock facilities at this period as reflected in present-day Anchor Street. The
Cosmopolitan Dock Cosmopolitan Dock () was one of the major dockyards in Hong Kong.
History
Founded in 1880 and located on the exterior of former Tai Kok Tsui peninsula in Kowloon, the dockyard belonged to then-British owned Hutchison Whampoa. The dockyard was creat ...
survived till the 1960s which is now
Cosmopolitan Estate
Cosmopolitan may refer to:
Food and drink
* Cosmopolitan (cocktail), also known as a "Cosmo"
History
* Rootless cosmopolitan, a Soviet derogatory epithet during Joseph Stalin's anti-Semitic campaign of 1949–1953
Hotels and resorts
* Cosmopoli ...
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The
Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link
Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL), also known as “Guangshengang XRL” (officially Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway, Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong section), is a high-speed railway line t ...
was built underneath Tai Kok Tsui. In January 2010, the local residents protested and said the railway would cause unbearable noise pollution to residents in some districts and could cause a number of old buildings with poor foundations to collapse.
The
plans to build its permanent office at Tai Kok Tsui.
Coast and reclamation
The Chinese character ''Tsui'' () in ''Tai Kok Tsui'' implies that the area was originally an elongated
cape
A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck.
History
Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. Th ...
on the west side of
Kowloon Peninsula. The
cove
A cove is a small type of bay or coastal inlet. Coves usually have narrow, restricted entrances, are often circular or oval, and are often situated within a larger bay. Small, narrow, sheltered bays, inlets, creeks, or recesses in a coast are o ...
between the cape and
Kowloon Peninsula was
reclaimed
Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamati ...
during the period of 1867–1904. More reclamation along its shore took place during the period of 1904–1924 and more covered its tip during the period of 1924–1945. Minor reclamation was needed during the period 1964–1982 when the
Tai Kok Tsui Ferry Pier
Tai Kok Tsui Ferry Pier (1972–1992) () was a ferry pier in Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It started operation in 1972, together with an adjacent bus terminus, to replace the Mong Kok Ferry Pier in Mong Kok. It provided a ferry service to an ...
() was built. The launch of the
Airport Core Programme in the 1990s gave rise to substantial reclamation as well as revitalisation of the district. Part of Tai Kok Tsui - the area newly reclaimed in the 1990s - is increasingly referred to as ''Olympic'' due to the nearby
MTR station opened in 1998, and the
Olympian City
Olympian City () is a shopping and residential complex built on reclaimed land in Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, next to the MTR Olympic station. It is one of the main shopping and residential areas in West Kowloon. The shopping arcades, Olym ...
shopping centre.
Housing
Island Harborview
Island Harbourview (), completed in 1999, was the first
private housing estate
A housing estate (or sometimes housing complex or housing development) is a group of homes and other buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country.
Popular throughout the United States ...
to be built in the newly reclaimed area, it is located next to Olympian City 1. There are 9 blocks in total which form an 'L' shape. Blocks 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 faces east–west while blocks 7, 8, 9 and 10 face north–south. The estate has a clubhouse with many facilities such as a swimming pool and two badminton courts. It is located at 11 Hoi Fai Road, Tai Kok Tsui, but its car entrance is at Hoi Fan Road (near the intersection with Hoi Fai Road).
Central Park
Central Park () is a
private housing estate
A housing estate (or sometimes housing complex or housing development) is a group of homes and other buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country.
Popular throughout the United States ...
located in the area. It is one of the projects of
MTR Olympic station
Olympic is a station on the of Hong Kong's MTR. The livery is dodger blue.
The station was originally named Tai Kok Tsui in proposals outlined by the government in the Airport Core Programme during the 1990s. In 1996, however, when Lee ...
Phase II and is built on the reclaimed land of the old
Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter
Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter () is a typhoon shelter located near Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
History
The Government of Hong Kong planned for the construction of a second typhoon shelter after Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter in late 1906. In ...
. Developed in 2001 by a
consortium composed of
MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation Limited is a majority government-owned public transport operator and property developer in Hong Kong which operates the Mass Transit Railway, the most popular public transport network in Hong Kong. It is listed on the Hon ...
,
Sino Land
Established in 1971, Sino Group () comprises three listed companies – Sino Land Company Limited (HKSE: 083), Tsim Sha Tsui Properties Limited (HKSE: 0247), Sino Hotels (Holdings) Limited (HKSE: 1221) – and private companies held by the Ng Fa ...
,
Kerry Properties
Kerry Properties Limited is a listed company engaged in property development in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Asia Pacific region; infrastructure projects in Hong Kong and Mainland China; and hotel ownership and operations in Mainland China. The ...
,
Bank of China (Hong Kong)
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited () also known as its short name Bank of China (Hong Kong) or BOCHK (), is a subsidiary of the Bank of China (via a Hong Kong-listed intermediate holding company BOC Hong Kong (Holdings)). Bank of China (Hong ...
and
China Overseas Land and Investment, it comprises 4
high-rise buildings
A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, residential tower, apartment block, block of flats, or office tower is a tall building, as opposed to a low-rise building and is defined differently in terms of height depending on the jurisdictio ...
(Block 1, 2, 3, 5) with a total of 1,344 units.
Central Park is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 31.
Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Jordan Road Government Primary School.
Florient Rise
Florient Rise (), formerly Cherry Street Project () is a private estate in
Cherry Street. It was jointly developed by
Nan Fung Group
Nan Fung Group () is a privately held group of companies carrying on the business of real estate development, property development as its core business in Greater China, including shipping, textiles and financial services. It is also one of the l ...
and
Urban Renewal Authority
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) is a quasi-governmental, profit-making statutory body in Hong Kong responsible for accelerating urban redevelopment.
History
The authority's predecessor, the Land Development Corporation (土地發展 ...
(URA) in 2008, and construction was completed in May 2009. It comprises three blocks with a total of 522 units.
There is a residential block called "Hoi Ming Court" in the middle of the site which was excluded from the
redevelopment
Redevelopment is any new construction on a site that has pre-existing uses. It represents a process of land development uses to revitalize the physical, economic and social fabric of urban space.
Description
Variations on redevelopment include: ...
project due to its young age and high acquisition cost. Florient Rise was built around Hoi Ming Court.
Harbour Green
Harbour Green () is a private estate and part of the
Olympic station
Olympic is a station on the of Hong Kong's MTR. The livery is dodger blue.
The station was originally named Tai Kok Tsui in proposals outlined by the government in the Airport Core Programme during the 1990s. In 1996, however, when Lee ...
Phase III project. It comprises five 48 or 56 floors towers with a total of 1,514 units. It was jointly developed by
Sun Hung Kai Properties
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP; ) is a listed corporation and the largest property developer in Hong Kong as of 2019. The company is controlled by the Kwok family trust, largely the Kwok brothers. The Kwok family trust was set up by Kw ...
and
MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation Limited is a majority government-owned public transport operator and property developer in Hong Kong which operates the Mass Transit Railway, the most popular public transport network in Hong Kong. It is listed on the Hon ...
and completed in 2007.
Harbour Green is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 32.
[ Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Tong Mei Road Government Primary School (塘尾道官立小學).][
]
One Silversea
One Silversea () is a private estate located at the waterfront site of the former Tai Kok Tsui Temporary Bus Terminus, it was developed by Sino Land
Established in 1971, Sino Group () comprises three listed companies – Sino Land Company Limited (HKSE: 083), Tsim Sha Tsui Properties Limited (HKSE: 0247), Sino Hotels (Holdings) Limited (HKSE: 1221) – and private companies held by the Ng Fa ...
and completed in 2006.
Shining Heights
Shining Heights (), at 83 Sycamore Street, was developed by Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Company Limited
Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Company Limited () is a holding company in Hong Kong involved in property development, ferry, shipyard, travel and hotel operations. It operated franchised ferry services in Hong Kong until 2000, when its ferry licen ...
and its parent company, Henderson Land Development
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. () is a listed property developer in Hong Kong and a constituent of the Hang Seng Index. The company's principal activities are property development and investment, project management, construction, hotel op ...
. It was formerly Hong Kong Ferry Staff Quarters It comprises one tower with a total of 348 units, which was completed in 2009.Henderson Land kicks off '09 plans as sentiment rises
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The Hermitage
The Hermitage () is a private estate located above the newly developed Olympian City 3 with 6 towers. Towers 1-3 are the 19th tallest building in Hong Kong.
The Hermitage is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 31.[ Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Jordan Road Government Primary School.][
]
Hampton Place
Hampton Place () is a private estate located at No 11 Hoi Fan Road and Olympic station
Olympic is a station on the of Hong Kong's MTR. The livery is dodger blue.
The station was originally named Tai Kok Tsui in proposals outlined by the government in the Airport Core Programme during the 1990s. In 1996, however, when Lee ...
. It is composed of 3 blocks. The estate has a clubhouse with many facilities such as a swimming pool, spa, fishing area, BBQ, and cinema. There is also a 3-storey carpark. A 3-storey commercial building was later built and now accommodates a kindergarten and a medical centre.
Schools and colleges
* Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School
Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon) (SEKSS(WK)) is a secondary school in Tai Kok Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong District, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
It was established on 16 October 1916 as The Ellis Kadoorie School for Indians by the Governor of ...
* PLK Vicwood KT Chong Sixth Form College
Po Leung Kuk Vicwood K. T. Chong Sixth Form College (KTC) is a government-subsidised sixth form college in Yau Tsim Mong District, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was established on 26 July 1991 to provide quality education to secondary pupils matricula ...
* St. Francis Xavier's College
* Lau Wong Fat Secondary School
* CCC Ming Kei College
Tai Kok Tsui is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 32. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Tong Mei Road Government Primary School (塘尾道官立小學).
Transport
MTR's Olympic station
Olympic is a station on the of Hong Kong's MTR. The livery is dodger blue.
The station was originally named Tai Kok Tsui in proposals outlined by the government in the Airport Core Programme during the 1990s. In 1996, however, when Lee ...
serves the area. It is also served by numerous bus routes.
See also
* Hung Shing Temple, Tai Kok Tsui
References
External links
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{{Private housing estates in Hong Kong