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Encyclopedia > Sai Ying Pun

Sai Ying Pun (西營盤) is an area in Western District of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. A region in Victoria, Australia. ... Hong Kong Island (香港島, colloquially the Island side) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory, Victoria City, was founded. ...


The Chiense Sai (西) means west and Ying Pun (營盤) means camp, especially military camp. It was where early Britsh military stayed.


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Sai Ying Pun Community Complex (387 words)
Rehabilitation and revitalization of the street and the district of Sai Ying Pun.
This approach and the site conditions allowed the construction of a larger building (taller and wider than the original one) providing space and flexibility for the new functions and new requirements.
It avoids total demolition of the building and enhances historical heritage and vitality to the district of Sai Ying Pun.
NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Sai Ying Pun (270 words)
Sai Ying Pun (西營盤) is an area in Western District of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
　　Sai Ying Pun is one of the oldest districts in Hong Kong.
In 1894 an epidemic of bubonic plague struck and afflicted Sai Ying Pun residents.
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