Siu Sai Wan () is a

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in the northeastern part of

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in Hong Kong. It is located in the eastern part of

Chai Wan Chai Wan (; ), formerly known as Sai Wan (西灣), lies at the east end of the urban area of Hong Kong Island next to Shau Kei Wan. The area is administratively part of the Eastern District, and is a mosaic of industrial and residential area ...

, and is administratively under the Eastern District. The population was 59,729 in June 2011.

Location

The current perimeter of Siu Sai Wan includes the rest of Chai Wan east of Wing Tai Road. Prior to

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, Siu Sai Wan was a small bay east of Chai Wan. Chai Wan was once known as ''Sai Wan'' (; ''West Bay''), and the small bay as Siu Chai Wan (; ''Small Chai Wan'') or Chai Wan Tsai (; ''Little Chai Wan''), and over time the names combined into the current name Siu Sai Wan.

History

Siu Sai Wan was originally an intelligence gathering centre for the

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. In 1947,

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and

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signed an agreement to jointly pursue the gathering of intelligence. The

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then set up an intelligence gathering centre in Siu Sai Wan, one of the largest in the

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, to monitor wireless communications from

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(ROC) to

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(PRC). In 1985, shortly after the

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to China was agreed, the centre was dismantled. At the same time, along with the development of the

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, the resettlement estates in Chai Wan were to be demolished. To accommodate residents from these estates and from the expanding urban population, the

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decided to develop Siu Sai Wan. At that time the name Siu Sai Wan was deemed "indecent" by the Government, who suggested to name the area "Siu Chai Wan" instead. This didn't sit well with local residents, and as a result when the Siu Sai Wan Estate was built a few years later, the name Siu Sai Wan was returned to the area. Nevertheless, taxi drivers are known to use a similar-sounding profane term when they refer to the area. Siu Sai Wan faces

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and Lei Yue Mun, an entrance to the

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. The government has built

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housing such as Harmony Garden.

Housing

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include: ** Island Resort * Public housing estates in Siu Sai Wan ** Siu Sai Wan Estate

Education

A number of schools including both primary and secondary schools can be found in Siu Sai Wan. * Secondary schools: ** Fukien Secondary School (Siu Sai Wan) ** Hon Wah College ** Lingnan Hang Yee Memorial Secondary School ** The Chinese Foundation Secondary School (CFSS) ** The Methodist Church Hong Kong Wesley College * Primary schools: ** Pui Kiu Primary School ** Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Lee Chi Hung Memorial Primary School (Chai Wan) (Closed down on 31 August 2011) * Kindergartens: ** Cannan Kindergarten (Siu Sai Wan) ** Gar Lam Anglo-Chinese Kindergarten (Siu Sai Wan) Siu Sai Wan is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 16. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and two government schools: Shau Kei Wan Government Primary School and Aldrich Bay Government Primary School.

Social amenities

Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground () is a multi-purpose stadium in Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It occupies about 43,000 square metres and its construction cost over HK $230 million. Opened in December 1996 ...

* Siu Sai Wan Promenade * Siu Sai Wan Complex

Transport

With the Island Resort now constructed, the population of Siu Sai Wan has been steadily increasing, so both First Bus and Citybus extended routes ending at Chai Wan (East) to Siu Sai Wan Estate and Island Resort. The government suggested to the

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(MTR) in 2001 that they should consider extending the

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Siu Sai Wan Siu Sai Wan () is a residential area in the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located in the eastern part of Chai Wan, and is administratively under the Eastern District. The population was 59,729 in June 2011. Loca ...

from

. In June 2005, the MTR revealed that they had started planning for the extension. In 2014, the MTR withdrawn the plan of extension, due to the difficulties of extension.

Main roads

* Siu Sai Wan Road * Harmony Road

Public transportation

There is currently no direct MTR service to Siu Sai Wan. However, residents can walk or take

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route 82M to reach

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, the terminus of the

. * Buses **

: 8H, 8P, 49X, 82, 82M, 82S, 82X, 88X, N8P ** Citybus: 8S, 8X, 19, 85, 85P, 314, 788, 789, A12, N8X, NA12 ** Cross-harbour routes: 106, 106P, 118, 118P, 606, 606X, 682, 694, N118 *

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es ** Green Public Light Buses *** 44M, 47E, 47M, 47S, 61, 62, 62A

References

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