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Tin Chiu Street () is a street in
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The Standard, 19 Sept 2016 * Tin Chiu Street Children's Playground, north of Java Road
Tin Chiu Street () is a street in Tsat Tsz Mui
Tsat Tsz Mui or Braemar Point is a neighbourhood, formerly a village, east of North Point, in Hong Kong. It is centred on Tsat Tsz Mui Road.
Name
Tsat Tsz Mui in Cantonese means "seven sisters". There was a tragic story about them. Once upon a ...
of North Point in Hong Kong.
Location
Tin Chiu Street runs south to north, from the base of the hill toVictoria Harbour
Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on South China Sea were instrumental i ...
. The street starts at the junction of Tanner Road and Kai Yuen Street. It intersects with Tsat Tsz Mui Road, King's Road, Marble Road and Java Road.
History
During World War II, the northern section of today's Tin Chiu Street and King's Road Playground were occupied by parts ofNorth Point Camp
North Point Camp was a Japanese World War II Prisoner-of-war camp in North Point, Hong Kong which primarily held Canadian and Royal Naval prisoners.
History
Built by the Hong Kong government as a refugee camp before the war, it was severely ...
, initially a refugee camp, and later a prisoner-of-war camp
A prisoner-of-war camp (often abbreviated as POW camp) is a site for the containment of enemy fighters captured by a belligerent power in time of war.
There are significant differences among POW camps, internment camps, and military prisons. P ...
. There is no on-site memorial.
Features
A major office building,Island Place Tower
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, is located at the junction with King's Road. The headquarters of the Customs and Excise Department are located in the section of the street between Marble and Java Road. The facility commenced operation at the end of 2010 and was officially opened on 21 February 2011.
Several urban parks
An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to re ...
are located along the street:
* King's Road Playground, between King's Road and Marble Road
* Tin Chiu Street Playground, between Java Road and Marble Road (proposed to be redeveloped as a 110-metre-high residential building, as at 2016)The Standard, 19 Sept 2016 * Tin Chiu Street Children's Playground, north of Java Road
See also
*List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
The following are incomplete lists of notable expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, avenues, streets, crescents, Town square, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong.
Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to the contours of the hill landscape. S ...
References
Roads on Hong Kong Island Tsat Tsz Mui {{HK-road-stub