Jordan () is an area in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

, located on

Kowloon Peninsula The Kowloon Peninsula is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong, alongside Victoria Harbour and facing toward Hong Kong Island. The Kowloon Peninsula and the area of New Kowloon are collect ...

. It is named after a

road A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are paved. Th ...

of the same name in the district. The area is bordered by King's Park to the east,

Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui ( zh, c=尖沙咀), often abbreviated as TST, is an list of areas of Hong Kong, area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed ...

to the south, Ferry Point to the west, and

Yau Ma Tei Yau Ma Tei is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. Name ''Yau Ma Tei'' is a phonetic transliteration of the name (originally written as ) in Cantonese. It can also be spelt as Yaumatei, Y ...

to the north. Administratively, it is part of

Yau Tsim Mong District Yau Tsim Mong District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong, located on the western part of Kowloon Peninsula. It is the core urban area of Kowloon. The district has the second highest population density of all districts, at . The 2016 B ...

Geography

Jordan is located in the central part of the

. The western portion is officiallyknown as Kwun Chung (), especially before the

MTR The Mass Transit Railway system, known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of Rail transport in Hong Kong, railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), ...

metro system went into service in 1979. Jordan is considered as an area surrounded by Cox's Road to the east, Austin Road to the south, Ferry Street to the west, and to the north. This would make Jordan approximately in size with a population of about 150,000. Like most of southern

Kowloon Kowloon () is one of the areas of Hong Kong, three areas of Hong Kong, along with Hong Kong Island and the New Territories. It is an urban area comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It has a population of 2,019,533 and a populat ...

, Jordan is entirely developed and urbanised other than a few small parks. Motor and pedestrian traffic throughout most of the day is very dense.

Character

Jordan is a microcosm of working-class Hong Kong. Like nearby districts of

Mong Kok Mong Kok (Chinese language, Chinese: 旺角), also spelled Mongkok, often abbreviated as MK, is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Prince Edward, Hong Kong, Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok. As one of the major sho ...

and

, large sections of Jordan hosts a mix of older residential high-rises, office buildings, street markets, hotels, eateries and an almost infinite variety of small shops. There are also sections offering

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s and massage parlours; nearby Mong Kok is better known for such services, however. Although Jordan lacks the sights and comforts to support mass mainstream tourism, it still attracts a small cadre of adventurous tourists interested in experiencing authentic working-class life in Hong Kong. For locals, many live in Jordan for its relatively affordable housing, its centralised location on the spine of Hong Kong's transportation network and its diverse cultural flavour. Jordan is home to a large number of Indians, Pakistanis, Nepalese and other ethnic minorities. The area bordering Ferry Point therefore hosts a wide array of South Asian and other restaurants and market stores.

History

On 23 January 2021, HKSAR government imposed the first COVID-19 lockdown in Jordan at 04:00. The lockdown area reopened at 03:30 on 25 January, lasting for 23.5 hours.

Tourism and recreation

The following noteworthy places are located in Jordan: * Australia Dairy Company * Diocesan Girls' School * Gun Club Hill Barracks * Jade Market & Jade Street * Kowloon Union Church * Man Wah Sun Chuen * Temple Street Night Market * King George V Memorial Park, Kowloon * Kowloon Cricket Club *

Kowloon Park Kowloon Park is a large public park in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It has an area of and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.Leisure and Cultural Services DepartmentKowloon Park: Historical Background History ...

(North Entrance) Jordan is also home to a number of prominent hotels in

: * Novotel Nathan Road Kowloon Hong Kong * Eaton Hotel Hong Kong * Nathan Hotel * Mayfair Garden Hotel

Major roads and streets

* Austin Road * Battery Street * Bowring Street *

Gascoigne Road Gascoigne Road () is a main road in Kowloon, Hong Kong, going west-east from Nathan Road to Chatham Road#Chatham Road South, Chatham Road South through the head of King's Park, Hong Kong, King's Park, leading vehicles from West Kowloon to t ...

* Cox's Road * Jordan Path *

Jordan Road Jordan Road () is a road in Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It spans from the West Kowloon Highway in West Kowloon, through Kwun Chung and Ferry Point to Gascoigne Road and is a major east–west road in southern Kowloon. History Jordan Roa ...

* Kansu Street * Kwun Chung Street * Min Street * Nanking Street * Ning Po Street * Pak Hoi Street *Parkes Street (), named after Harry Parkes * Pilkem Street * Reclamation Street * Saigon Street * Temple Street * Woosung Street

Transport

Nathan Road Nathan Road () is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong, aligned south–north from Tsim Sha Tsui to Sham Shui Po. It is lined with shops and restaurants and throngs with visitors, and was known in the post–World War II years as the Gol ...

and

run through the area. The intersection of these two roads is a major intersection in Kowloon. Jordan is served by the

station of the same name, on the

Tsuen Wan line The Tsuen Wan line () is one of the ten lines of the rapid transit, metro network in Hong Kong's MTR. It is indicated in on the MTR map. There are 16 stations on the line. The southern terminus is Central station (MTR), Central statio ...

, as well as numerous bus lines. Jordan is also the site of a bus terminal for transport to the Huanggang Border Crossing in

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, China.

References

External links

Map of Jordan

MTR Map of Jordan
{{Reclaimed land in Hong Kong * Places in Hong Kong Yau Tsim Mong District