 A view of Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan Chai Wan (柴灣, lit. firewood bay) is at east end of the urban area on the Hong Kong Island and next to Shau Kei Wan in Hong Kong. It formerly was a bay and the bay was gradually reclaimed. The land extended west near Lei Yue Mun in Heng Fa Chuen and east to Siu Sai Wan. The hills, Mount Collinsion and Pottinger Peak on her south and Mount Parker on her west, inhibit the town development. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 434 KB) Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan, taken from Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (Taken by Tsui Sing Yan Eric) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this...
ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 434 KB) Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan, taken from Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (Taken by Tsui Sing Yan Eric) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this...
The night view of the Island side as seen from the Kowloon side - the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Hong Kong Island (Traditional Chinese: 香港島; Simplified Chinese: 香港岛; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Mandarin Pinyin: XiÄnggÇŽngdÇŽo) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory...
Shau Kei Wan (ç²ç®•ç£) or Shaukeiwan is a town in Eastern district, Hong Kong. ...
In geography, a bay or gulf is a collection of water that is surrounded by land on three sides. ...
Lei Yue Mun (鯉éšé–€, literally Carps channel) (a. ...
A birds eye view of Heng Fa Chuen. ...
Siu Sai Wan (Chinese: å°è¥¿ç£, Jyutping: siu2 sai1 waan1, pinyin: XiÇŽoxÄ«wÄn, literally small west bay) is a newly developed residential area in Eastern District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong on the eastern part of Chai Wan. ...
Mount Parker (柏架山) is the second highest peak (531 metres) on Hong Kong Island, after Victoria Peak (552m). ...
The area is currently administrated in Eastern District, with mosaic of industrial and residental area. The town is with a population 186,505 at the year of 2001. The Eastern District (æ±å€) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
Shek O Country Park is at the south of Chai Wan.
History Chai Wan was formerly known as Sai Wan (西灣). At the beginning of the 18th century, there were 6 villages there: Dai Ping Village, Law Uk, Luk Uk, Nam Uk, Sai Village, Sing Uk. West Point or Sai Wan (西環) is an area in Hong Kong that corresponds to Sai Ying Pun, Shek Tong Tsui, Belcher Bay and Kennedy Town. ...
In 1845, the British military built a fort and a barrack there. 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
In 1929, the Boy Scouts Association, Hong Kong Branch purchased a land for Chai Wan Campsite where Chai Wan Park is now situated. The land returned to Hong Kong Government for the urban development in early 1970s. 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The emblem of the Scout Association of Hong Kong The Scout Association of Hong Kong (香港童è»ç¸½æœƒ) is the sole Scout organisation in Hong Kong, recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement. ...
On July 1, 1997, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) resumed its exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, ending more than 150 years of British colonial control. ...
The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...
In 1952, the government built low-cost housing and gradully replacing rural villages in the area. 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Culture The Law Uk Folk Museum was formerly a village and now is the museum, a branch of the Hong Kong Museum of History. A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ...
The Hong Kong Museum of History (香港æ·å²åšç‰©é¤¨) is a museum to preserve Hong Kongs historical and cultural heritage . ...
Mount Collinsion has a range of cemetery:
- Cape Collinsion Chinese Permanent Cemetery,
- Holy Cross Roman Catholic Cemetery,
- Sai Wan War Cemetery,
- Cape Collinsion Muslim Cemetery,
- Cape Collinsion Buddhist Cemetery, and
- crematorium.
Cremation is the practice of disposing of a corpse by burning. ...
Transportation The area is served by the MTR Chai Wan Station, which is the eastern terminus of Island Line. There is another station, Heng Fa Chuen Station, at Heng Fa Chuen. Logo of the MTR corporation Causeway Bay station on the Island Line. ...
MTR Train waiting to depart from Chai Wan Station. ...
Causeway Bay MTR station on the Island Line. ...
Heng Fa Chuen station sign Heng Fa Chuen (Chinese: æ花邨; Jyutping: hang6 faa1 cyun1; pinyin: XìnghuÄcÅ«n; lit. ...
A birds eye view of Heng Fa Chuen. ...
Expressways Island Eastern Corridor (Chinese: æ±å€èµ°å»Š) is an expressway along the north shore of Hong Kong Island in the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. ...
Large crowd of shoppers can be seen on Causeway Bay. ...
Major roads Chai Wan Road (柴ç£é“) in Hong Kong, is one of the major roads in Chai Wan on Hong Kong Island. ...
Tai Tam Road (大潭道) in Hong Kong, links between Chai Wan and Stanley, on Hong Kong Island. ...
Siu Sai Wan Road located at eastern end of Chai Wan. ...
Bus Routes - New World First Bus:8, 8P, 81, 81A, 82, 84S, 84M, N8, N8P
- Citybus:8S, 8X, 698R, 780, 780P, N8X, A12
- Cross-harbour routes:106, 118, 118P, 606, 682, 682P, 694, 802, N118
New World First Bus Services Limited (First Bus, or NWFB) was established in 1998, taking over China Motor Buss franchise on 1 September 1998 to provide bus services on Hong Kong Island together with Citybus. ...
Citybus may refer to: Citybus, a bus operator in the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. ...
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