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Tin Hau () is an area in

Wan Chai District Wan Chai District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. Of the four on Hong Kong Island, it is north-central, and had 152,608 residents in 2011, a fall from 167,146 residents in 2001. The district has the second-highest educationally quali ...

, on the north side of

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, in

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. Tin Hau is not a formalised district in Hong Kong, but rather

Causeway Bay Causeway Bay is an area and a bay on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, straddling the border of the Eastern and the Wan Chai districts. It is a major shopping, leisure and cultural centre in Hong Kong, with a number of major shopping centres. Th ...

proper. The colloquial name arose from Tin Hau station, so named due to its proximity to the Causeway Bay Tin Hau Temple; and as the use of the name Causeway Bay shifts eastwards due to Causeway Bay Tram Terminus and later

Causeway Bay station Causeway Bay () is a station on the MTR network on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The station is between and stations on the . It serves the locality of East Point within Wan Chai District. The station is at the core of the historical East Po ...

. The term "Tin Hau" is also used to describe the location of places like Queen's College (beside Tin Hau MTR station) and the Central Library and the Causeway Bay Sports Ground which is located in the

. Several government offices and facilities such as

Causeway Bay Market A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tr ...

are located there.

Places in Causeway Bay (Tin Hau)

Streets

* Electric Road *

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(partially)

Public facilities

Hong Kong Central Library Hong Kong Central Library is the largest library in Hong Kong, flagship library of Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL) and used as Hong Kong Public Library headquarters, functioning as the territory's National Library. It is located at the in ...

(Tin Hau MTR Exit B's name) * Victoria Park (Tin Hau MTR Exit A's name) * Causeway Bay Sports Ground * Causeway Bay Market (No. 142 Electric Road) * Causeway Bay Community Centre

Hotels

* L'hotel Causeway Bay Harbour View * Causeway Bay Metro Park Hotel * TUVE

Schools

* Queen's College (The first boys school in Hong Kong) *

Belilios Public School Belilios Public School (, abbreviated as BPS) is the first government school for girls in Hong Kong, founded in 1890. It was also the first bilingual school in Hong Kong. It is in Tin Hau. History In 1890, the Hong Kong Government set up the ...

(The first girls school in Hong Kong. This school is still in Eastern District, as it was excluded from a constituency boundaries change from Eastern District to Wan Chai District in 2016.)
Causeway Bay Victoria Kindergarten and International Nursery
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Kindergarten)

Estates

*The Pavilla Hill *Park Towers *Dragon Court

Others

* Tin Hau Temple * Ngo Wong Temple () (No. 150-160 Electric Road)Agreement No. CE 43/2005 (EP), Harbour Area Treatment Scheme (HATS). Final EIA Report
p. 12

Transportation

* Tin Hau is served by the Tin Hau MTR station. * There are multiple buses and the Hong Kong tramway * Tin Hau is also walking distance away from nearby Fortress Hill and

References

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