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Encyclopedia > Hung Hom
Hung Hom Kwun Yum Temple
Hung Hom Kwun Yum Temple
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The landmark of Whampoa Garden, a ship-like shopping centre building. A Jusco department store is in its basement.
The landmark of Whampoa Garden, a ship-like shopping centre building. A Jusco department store is in its basement.
Hung Hom KCR station and the Hong Kong Coliseum in the background
Toll plaza of the Cross Harbour Tunnel at Hung Hom
Toll plaza of the Cross Harbour Tunnel at Hung Hom

Hung Hom (紅磡) is an area of Kowloon, in Hong Kong, administratively part of the Kowloon City District, with a portion west of the railway in the Yau Tsim Mong District. It is located nearby to Tsim Sha Tsui. The north part of the area is mainly for residential purposes and is mixed with some industrial buildings. The south part is a residential area, nearby the Victoria Harbour. The Hung Hom Bay was reclaimed. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Kuan Yin (Pinyin: Guanyin; also written Kwan Yin or in other variants which hyphenate or remove the space between the two words) is the bodhisattva of compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Hkpolyu. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Hkpolyu. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Whampoagarden. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Whampoagarden. ... A JUSCO store in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. ... Download high resolution version (3585x1497, 294 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (3585x1497, 294 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 417 KB)Toll of Cross harbour Tunnel, Hong Kong (Taken by Tsui Sing Yan Eric) File links The following pages link to this file: Cross-Harbour Tunnel ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 417 KB)Toll of Cross harbour Tunnel, Hong Kong (Taken by Tsui Sing Yan Eric) File links The following pages link to this file: Cross-Harbour Tunnel ... In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon refers to the urban area made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutters Island in the west, Tates Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and... Kowloon City (Chinese: 九龍城; pinyin: ; Cantonese IPA:; Jyutping: gau2 lung4 sing4) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... The territory of Hong Kong is divided in 18 administrative districts (Population as of 2000) Hong Kong Island Central and Western (274,400) Eastern (620,800) Southern (282,400) Wan Chai (190,300) Kowloon (New Kowloon included) Kowloon City (406,000) Kwun Tong (564,700) Sham Shui Po (372,200... Yau Tsim Mong District (油尖旺區) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ... Victoria Harbour The night view of the Victoria Harbour with the skyscrapers in Central behind, viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui Victoria Harbour (Traditional Chinese: 維多利亞港; Simplified Chinese: 维多利亚港; Cantonese Jyutping: wai4 do1 lei6 aa3 gong2; Mandarin Pinyin: Wéiduōlìyà GÇŽng) is the harbour between the Kowloon Peninsula and the... Hung Hom Bay (紅磡灣) is a bay of Victoria Harbour between Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom in the South Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. ...

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The proper Hung Hom is much smaller than present-day context. It is located on the shore of Hung Hom Bay, south of the valley Lo Lung Hang. Later a town was developed eastward parallel to Hong Kong Kowloon & Whampoa Dock. Lo Lung Hang (老龍坑) is a valley in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ...


Places in the area include

Chatham Road (漆咸道) is a road in Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... The Fishermans Wharf (Chinese: 漁人碼頭) in Kowloon, Hong Kong is a shopping mall. ... Hok Yuen (鶴園) or formerly Hok Un is a place in at the southeastern coast of Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. ... Hong Kong Coliseum (Traditional Chinese: 香港體育館; Simplified Chinese: 香港体育馆; informally, 紅磡體育館, 香港紅磡體育館, 紅館) is a major multi-purpose indoor stadium in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... HK Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) (Traditional Chinese: ) is a university located in Hung Hom, Hong Kong, right next to the Hung Hom KCR station and the Kowloon side of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel. ... No. ... The landmark of Whampoa Garden, a ship-like shopping centre building. ...

Transport

Hung Hom is also the name of the KCR (Kowloon-Canton Railway) main station (terminal before) situated on the east side of the Kowloon Peninsula. Facade of the Hung Hom station, in front of the Hong Kong Coliseum Platform of the station Hung Hom (紅磡車站, formerly Kowloon Station: 九龍車站) is a station on the Hong Kong KCRCs East Rail. ... For other uses, see KCR (disambiguation). ... The Kowloon Peninsula, commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a peninsula, in the south of the mainland part of the Hong Kong territory. ...


Whampoa Garden station of MTR Kwun Tong Line is proposed. Whampoa Garden (黃埔花園) is a proposed station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line. ... This article is about the metro system in Hong Kong. ... The Kwun Tong Line is one of the six lines of the MTR network in Hong Kong. ...


The Cross-Harbour Tunnel was the first tunnel in Hong Kong that was built under water. It connects Hong Kong Island and Kowloon at respectively Kellett Island (now connected to Hong Kong Island) and a reclaimed site at Hung Hom Bay. Toll plaza of Cross Harbour Tunnel at Hung Hom Kowloon Entrance of XHT The area around the entrance of the Cross Harbour Tunnel at the Island side in the 1970s, when the tunnel was being contructed. ... A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ... 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: Xiānggǎngdǎo) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory... In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon refers to the urban area made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutters Island in the west, Tates Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and... Kellett Island (奇力島, also 燈籠洲 in Chinese) is a former island off East Point in Hong Kong. ...


Ferries serving Hung Hom: The Pride of Rotterdam, One of the P&O Ferriess Flagships operating the Hull-Rotterdam Route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ...

Lower deck of a Star Ferry in the morning Old Star Ferry Pier in Central, Hong Kong. ... Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre New Wing Harbour view of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre New Wing The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (香港會議展覽中心; often abbreviated as HKCEC or 會展) is a convention and exhibition venue in Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island, the business hub of Hong... Wan Chai as seen from the Victoria Harbour. ... New World First Ferry (新世界第一渡輪, First Ferry) is a ferry company in Hong Kong. ... North Point (北角; Min Nan: Pak-kak, Jyutping: bak1 gok3; Cantonese IPA: ) is an area of Hong Kong, located in the northern part of Hong Kong Island. ...

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Hung Hom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (280 words)
Hung Hom KCR station and the Hong Kong Coliseum in the background
Hung Hom (紅磡) is an area of Kowloon, in Hong Kong, administratively part of the Kowloon City District, with a portion west of the railway in the Yau Tsim Mong District.
Hung Hom is also the name of the KCR (Kowloon-Canton Railway) main station (terminal before) situated on the east side of the Kowloon Peninsula.
The Standard - Now for the cultural crisis - Metro Section (828 words)
Central to mounting dissatisfaction over the Hung Hom and West Kowloon projects is suspicion over less-than-transparent deals between property tycoons and a government that tends to play into their hands.
Heated debates over alleged government-developer collusion in relation to the Hung Hom Peninsula debacle, memories of the Cyberport farce and recently reignited rows over suspected sweet deals at Discovery Bay are potent and dangerous seasonings in the West Kowlooon mix.
``Hung Hom will not be laid to rest so soon, what with conspiracy theories pointing at government foreknowledge of the demolition, and investigations into why it hid this knowledge,'' he said.
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