Kowloon Tong (Traditional Chinese: 九龍塘), formerly Kau Lung Tong, is an area in Hong Kong. Within New Kowloon , it is administratively divided by Kowloon City District and Sham Shui Po District. It is an expensive low density residential district, popular among the upper class and upper middle class in the city. It is also famous for hourly hotel. Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... New Kowloon (Chinese: 新九龍; Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: san1 gau2 lung4, Mandarin Pinyin: XÄ«n JiÇ”lóng) is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, bounded in the south by Boundary Street, and in the north by the ranges of the Lion Rock, Beacon Hill, Tates Cairn and Kowloon Peak. ... Sovereign state  Peoples Republic of China Administrative region  Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Location within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Satellite image) District Officer Miss Agnes Wong, JP Constituencies 22 Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 9. ... Sham Shui Po District (深水埗區) is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Upper class refers to the group of people at the top of a social hierarchy. ... Vacations to destinations such as Hawaii, shown above, may be seen as a hallmark of the Upper-middle class. ...

Places in Kowloon Tong include:

• Beacon Hill — a hill with a height of 457 m, and a few residential developments
• Festival Walk — a shopping centre operated by Swire Group and CITIC
• Broadcast Drive — a famous area which most radio station and TV station have ever located, including Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), TVB, ATV etc.

Beacon Hill (Chinese: 煙墩山 or 筆架山, Pinyin: Bijia Shan) is a hill in the Kowloon Tong area of Hong Kongs Kowloon peninsula. ... Festival Walk is a shopping centre in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. ... The Swire Group is a transnational corporation headquartered in London, England. ... China International Trust Investment Company (中國國際信托投資公司) or commonly known as CITIC is a state-owned investment company of the Peoples Republic of China, established by Rong Yiren in 1979 with the approval from Deng Xiaoping. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The logo of RTHK Radio Television Hong Kong (abbreviation: RTHK; Chinese: 香港電台; Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 din6 toi4, Yale: hēung góng dihn tòih; Mandarin Pinyin: ) is a broadcasting organisation in Hong Kong that is operated as an independent department in the government under the Broadcasting Authority. ... Television Broadcasts Limited (SEHK: 0511), commonly known as TVB, was the first over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. ... Asia Television Limited (ATV) (亞洲電視有限公司; pinyin: Yàzhōu Diànshì Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) was Hong Kongs first television station and was founded on May 29, 1957. ...

History

The proper Kowloon Tong was a large village located in present-day Police Sport Association near Boundary Street, south of unnamed hill. Extensive cultivation was possible in the fertile lands formed by rivers from Beacon Hill. Boundary Street (Chinese: 界限街; Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping gaai3 haan6 gaai1; Mandarin Pinyin: Jiè Xiàn Jiê) is a three-lane one-way street in Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Beacon Hill is a name shared by many hills, suburbs, villages and other places around the world. ...

In 1920s, Hong Kong Government later decided to develop the land of east of Kowloon Tong and proper Kowloon Tsai on both side of Kowloon-Canton Railway into a low density residential area based on the British model. The residential area is thus known as Kowloon Tong. The area is well-planned, and the broad roads and streets are largely named after the counties in England, probably because that it was the home of large number of wealthy English businessmen. The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... 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. ... Kowloon Tsai (九龍仔) is a place between Kowloon City and Kowloon Tong in Hong Kong. ... The Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a railway network in Hong Kong, China, comprising intercity rapid transit and light rail systems. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130...

After years, the proper location of Kowloon Tong and Kowloon Tsai is long forgotten. The name of Kowloon Tsai is preserved in the hill west of former village of Kowloon Tsai.

Currently, luxurious houses in or around LaSalle Road, Kadoorie Avenue and Oxford Road sells for 100 million HKD. It is home to many celebrities, billionaires, movie-stars and CEOs.^{[citation needed]}

Education

The Hong Kong Baptist University and the City University of Hong Kong are located in Kowloon Tong. For primary education and secondary education, most top EMI schools on the Kowloon peninsula are located in the area, Bishop Hall Jubilee School is one of the EMI schools, as well as the British primary school Kowloon Junior School, Beacon Hill School. Also the American International School ,Australian International School, and Delia school of Canada. Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) (Traditional Chinese: 香港浸會大學) is a public-funded tertiary institution with Christian education heritage. ... Main campus of CityU The City University of Hong Kong (CityU) (Traditional Chinese: ) is one of the eight universities in Hong Kong. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Secondary education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Kowloon Peninsula, commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a peninsula, in the south of the mainland part of the Hong Kong territory. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... Kowloon Junior School (九龍小學, KJS) open since 1902 (when it was known as Kowloon British School), Kowloon Junior School operates on two campuses. ... Beacon Hill School (畢架山小學) is an international school in Hong Kong, offering primary education. ... The American International School The American International School, abbreviated AIS, is a privately-owned school in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. ... Australian International School Hong Kong (香港澳洲國際學校), also known as AISHK, is a co-educational, international school in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon of Hong Kong. ... Delia School of Canada, with campuses in Taikoo Shing and Kowloon, was established in 1986. ...

Transport

Kowloon Tong is served by the stations of the same name of the KCR railway (East Rail) and of the MTR metro system (Kwun Tong Line). The two lines interchange here. The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (九廣鐵路公司), frequently abbreviated to KCRC, is wholly owned by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and based in Hong Kong. ... Opening Date 10 October 1911 Stations 14 Number of trains 34 Service Area North District, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon City The East Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... This article is about the metro system in Hong Kong. ... A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway — usually in an urban area — with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ... The Kwun Tong Line is one of the six lines of the MTR network in Hong Kong. ...

The stretch of Waterloo Road through Kowloon Tong forms part of Hong Kong's Route 1. It leads into the Lion Rock Tunnel, and as such it serves as an important artery for traffic heading into and out of the New Territories (in particular Sha Tin). Yau Ma Tei is also accessible via Waterloo Road. Waterloo Road is a major road running north–south in Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Route 1 (一號幹綫) in Hong Kong is a major artery that runs in a generally north-south direction from Aberdeen to Sha Tin. ... Entrance of the Second Lion Rock Tunnel The Lion Rock Tunnel (Traditional Chinese: ) is a twin-bored toll tunnel in Hong Kong, connecting Sha Tin in the New Territories and New Kowloon near Kowloon Tong. ... A major road, Kwong Fuk Road in Tai Po, a town in the New Territories. ... Shing Mun River and Lek Yuen Bridge (瀝源橋). Sha Tin ( also spelt Shatin ) is an area in the New Territories, in the Hong Kong special administrative region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Yau Ma Tei, also Yaumatei, Yau Ma Ti or Yaumati (Chinese: 油麻地; pinyin: ), is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong district, in the south of the Kowloon peninsula in Hong Kong. ...

See also

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• Kowloon Tong (MTR) — the MTR station serving the area
• Kowloon Tong (KCR) — the KCR station serving the area
• List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong