 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 Gǎng) is the harbour between the Kowloon Peninsula and the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. With an area of about 41.88 km² as at 2004, its natural depth and sheltered location enticed the British to occupy the Hong Kong Island during the First Opium War, and subsequently established the colony as a trade post. Victoria Harbour, viewed west from North Point. ...
Victoria Harbour, viewed west from North Point. ...
Download high resolution version (1024x768, 243 KB)Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, China You are welcome to download the 1024 x 768 version and set as the wallpaper for your Windows desktop. ...
Download high resolution version (1024x768, 243 KB)Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, China You are welcome to download the 1024 x 768 version and set as the wallpaper for your Windows desktop. ...
Chung Wan or Choong Wan on older maps, one of the four major areas (四環九約) in Victoria City Areas around Central and Admiralty MTR stations, and areas east of Sheung Wan station. ...
The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ...
Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets. ...
Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体å—; Traditional Chinese: ç°¡é«”å—; pinyin: jiÇŽntÇzì; also called 简化å—/簡化å—, jiÇŽnhuà zì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ...
Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ...
Jyutping (Traditional Chinese: 粵拼; Simplified Chinese: 粤拼; pinyin: yuèpīn; Yale: yuhtpīng; Jyutping: jyut6ping3; sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. ...
Standard Mandarin is the official Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Singapore. ...
Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉è¯æ‹¼éŸ³; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Pinyin: Hà nyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme of the Chinese phonetic alphabet (Simplified Chinese: 汉è¯æ‹¼éŸ³æ–¹æ¡ˆ; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音方案; Pinyin: Hà nyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n fÄngà n), while pin means spell(ing) and yin means sound(s)), is a system of romanization (phonemic notation...
A harbor (or harbour) or haven is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. ...
The Kowloon Peninsula, commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a peninsula, in the south of the mainland part of the Hong Kong territory. ...
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...
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...
The First Opium War or the First Anglo-Chinese War was fought between Great Britain and the Qing Empire in China from 1839 to 1842 with the aim of forcing China to import British opium. ...
The harbour is famous for its spectacular panoramic views, and is in itself a top tourism attraction. It is a natural focal point of the territory, and considered a crucial natural geographical element for city dwellers. This sense of geographical attachment is most notably demonstrated in recent years, when the Government's efforts to undertake reclamation projects in the harbour were met with widespread popular protests, despite reclamation work having taken place in the harbour for the past one and a half centuries. In its most general sense, a panorama is any wide view of a physical space. ...
Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. ...
Geography
Islands Islands in the Harbour include: Former islands (connected to adjacent lands or larger islands following land reclamation): Green Island (青洲) is an island off the coast of the northwest coast of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, separated by the Sulphur Channel. ...
Green Island (é’æ´²) is an island off the northwest coast of Kennedy Town on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, separated by the Sulphur Channel. ...
Kowloon Rock (九龍石) is an island in the middle of Kowloon Bay in Hong Kong. ...
Tsing Yi (青衣), or Tsing Yi Island (青衣島) is an island of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island. ...
Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. ...
Stonecutters Island or Ngong Shuen Chau (昂船洲) is a former island in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. ...
Lai Chi Kok (è”æžè§’) is an area in Sham Shui Po District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. ...
New Kowloon (Chinese: æ–°ä¹é¾; 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. ...
Channel Rock (海峽石) was a big rock in the midst of Kowloon Bay in the east Victoria Harbour of Hong Kong, opposite to Kwun Tong Ferry Pier. ...
Kwun Tong (觀塘; originally 官塘; Jyutping: gwun1 tong4; Cantonese IPA: ) is an area in Kwun Tong District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. ...
Kellett Island (奇力島, also 燈籠洲 in Chinese) is a former island in Hong Kong. ...
Large crowd of shoppers can be seen on Causeway Bay. ...
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...
Hoi Sham Island (海心島), also called To Kwa Wan Island (土瓜灣島), is a former island in Kowloon Bay off the coast at To Kwa Wan, Kowloon City district, Hong Kong. ...
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Location within China In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon (ä¹é¾; Cantonese IPA:; Jyutping: gau2 lung4; Mandarin Pinyin: JiÇ”lóng; lit. ...
Nga Ying Chau (牙鷹洲), or Cap Island, was a island off the northeast shore of Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong, separated by a small harbour, Mun Tsai Tong (門仔塘), and Tsuen Wan is at its northeast, just across the Rambler Channel. ...
Tsing Yi (青衣), or Tsing Yi Island (青衣島) is an island of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island. ...
A major road, Kwong Fuk Road in Tai Po, a town in the New Territories. ...
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Kwai Chung (Chinese: 葵涌; Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: kwai4 cung1; Mandarin Pinyin: kuà chÅng) is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. ...
Mong Chau (芒洲) was an island off South Kwai Chung, in Rambler Channel, Hong Kong. ...
Kwai Chung (Chinese: 葵涌; Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: kwai4 cung1; Mandarin Pinyin: kuà chÅng) is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. ...
Chau Tsai (洲仔) was a small island off the southern shore of Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong. ...
Tsing Yi (青衣), or Tsing Yi Island (青衣島) is an island of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island. ...
History
Recent developments After completion of the Central and Wan Chai Reclamation Feasibility Study in 1989, the Land Development Policy Committee endorsed a concept for gradual implementation of the reclamation. The reclamation consists of three district development cells separated by parks, namely, Central, Tamar and Exhibition. An Australian park A park is any of a number of geographic features. ...
The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: ä¸ç’°; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: ZhÅnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ...
Panorama of Tamar site Close up view of Tamar site Tamar site (添馬艦), 4. ...
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è°å±•è¦½ä¸å¿ƒ; 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...
Part of the harbour being engulfed by reclamation off the shore of Central. The latest proposed reclamation extends along the waterfront from Sheung Wan to Causeway Bay faced public opposition, as the harbour has become a pivotal location to Hongkongers in general. Activists has denounced the government's actions as destructive not only to the natural environment, but also to what is widely considered as one of the most prized natural assets of the territory. NGOs, including the Society for Protection of the Harbour, were formed to resist further attempts to reduce the size of the waterbody, with its chairman, Christine Loh, quoted as saying that the harbour "...is a precious national asset and we must preserve it for future generations. I believe an insightful and visionary Chief Executive would support our stance and work with us to protect the harbour." [1] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (4197x1333, 360 KB) Summary en:View of Star Ferry and Queens Pier being engulfed by reclamation projects in Victoria Harbour. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (4197x1333, 360 KB) Summary en:View of Star Ferry and Queens Pier being engulfed by reclamation projects in Victoria Harbour. ...
The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: ä¸ç’°; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: ZhÅnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ...
Sheung Wan (上環) is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island (in between Central and Sai Ying Pun). ...
Large crowd of shoppers can be seen on Causeway Bay. ...
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a non-profit group or association that acts outside of institutionalized political structures and pursues matters of interest to its members by lobbying, persuasion, or direct action. ...
Christine Loh Kung-wai (陸æè•™) is a former Hong Kong Legislator and founder of the Citizens Party. ...
Tourism
 Panorama Night View of Victoria Harbour, as at early 2004, with A Symphony of Lights at night. Many buildings in this photo also have Chinese New Year related decorations on their outer walls. The Victoria Harbour is famous around the world for its stunning panoramic night view and skyline, particularly in the direction towards Hong Kong Island where the skyline of skyscrapers is superimposed over the ridges behind. The best place to view the Harbour is at the Victoria Tower on the Victoria Peak, or from the piazza at the Culture Centre or the promenade of Tsim Sha Tsui on the Kowloon side. Rides on the Star Ferry to view the harbour are also widely popular. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (10962x1288, 2829 KB) Summary Taken by Wing-Chi Poon on 2nd February 2004 from Tsim Sha Tsui. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (10962x1288, 2829 KB) Summary Taken by Wing-Chi Poon on 2nd February 2004 from Tsim Sha Tsui. ...
A Symphony of Lights (Chinese: å¹»å½©è© é¦™æ±Ÿ) is an orchestrated light and laser show featured on buildings near the Victoria Harbour of Hong Kong. ...
In its most general sense, a panorama is any wide view of a physical space. ...
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...
Victoria Tower is the square tower at the south end of the Palace of Westminster. ...
Sightseeing from Victoria Peak Victoria Peak or The Peak (扯旗山, çˆå³¯, å¤ªå¹³å±±é ‚, Tai Ping Shan, Mount Austin) is a mountain in the South-West of Hong Kong Island. ...
The Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Chinese: 香港文化ä¸å¿ƒ) is located in Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China. ...
The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ...
Location within China In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon (ä¹é¾; Cantonese IPA:; Jyutping: gau2 lung4; Mandarin Pinyin: JiÇ”lóng; lit. ...
Meridian Star (åˆæ˜Ÿè™Ÿ) of Hong Kong Star Ferry. ...
As the natural epicentre of the territory, the harbour has played host to many major public shows, including the annual fireworks displays on the 2nd night of the Lunar New Year. These shows are popular for tourists and locals alike, with the show usually telecast on local television. To add to the popularity of the harbour as a sightseeing location, the government introduced a show dubbed A Symphony of Lights, using use audio, lights and pyrotechnics to introduce the city to its viewers every evening. Chinese New Year decoration in Londons Chinatown Hand-painted Chinese New Years poetry pasted on the sides of doors leading to peoples homes, Lijiang, Yunnan, China. ...
A Symphony of Lights (Chinese: å¹»å½©è© é¦™æ±Ÿ) is an orchestrated light and laser show featured on buildings near the Victoria Harbour of Hong Kong. ...
Also recently opened, was the Avenue of Stars, built along the promenade outside the New World Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui. Modelled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, it honours the most illustrious people the Hong Kong film industry has produced over the past decades. Located along the Victoria Harbour waterfront in Hong Kong, the Avenue of Stars is a walk of fame honoring celebrities of the Hong Kong film industry. ...
A Promenade is a seaside walkway constructed so that people can enjoy walking near the sea without getting their clothes wet and dirty. ...
The New World Centre The New World Centre (Chinese: 新世界ä¸å¿ƒ) is a shopping centre on Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ...
The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ...
An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ...
By the end of November every year, the outer walls of buildings in the central business districts on both side of the harbours are dressed with Christmas-related decorations, and replaced with Lunar New Year-related ones by January. Christmas is a Christian holiday held on December 25 which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. ...
Transport
Port facilities Victoria Harbour is home to most of the port facilities of Hong Kong, making Hong Kong amongst the world's busiest. An average of 220,000 ships visit the harbour each year, including both ocean going vessels and river vessels, for both goods and passengers. The Kwai Chung Container Terminals in the western part of the harbour is the main container handling facility, operating round the clock and handling about 62 percent of the 21,930 TEUs handled by the territory in 2004. Some 400 container liners serve Hong Kong weekly, connecting to over 500 destinations around the world. The Port of Hong Kong has always been a key factor in the development and prosperity of Hong Kong, which is strategically located on the Far East trade routes and is in the geographical centre of the now fast-developing Asia-Pacific Basin. ...
The worlds busiest port is contested by several ports around the world, as there is as yet no standardised means of evaluating port performance and traffic. ...
The Port of Hong Kong has always been a key factor in the development and prosperity of Hong Kong, which is strategically located on the Far East trade routes and is in the geographical centre of the now fast-developing Asia-Pacific Basin. ...
For many years until 2004, Hong Kong handled the most containers (measured by TEUs), but it faces competition from the ports in nearby Shenzhen in recent years, with the ports in Shenzhen combined handling more containers than the Kwai Chung terminals since August 2004 [2]. Overall, the Hong Kong port has also lost out to the Port of Singapore in containers handled, with the Singaporean port outpacing Hong Kong since the first quarter of 2005 Containers in the port of Kotka (Finland) on the Baltic Sea. ...
Shenzhen (Chinese: 深圳; Pinyin: ShÄ“nzhèn; Hakka:cim1 zun4; Cantonese Jyutping: sam1 zan3, Yale: sÄm jan; Sham Chun or Shamchun in old or Hong Kong documents; lit. ...
The Port of Singapore refers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade handling functions in Singapores harbours and which handle Singapores shipping. ...
Tunnels
 Meridian Star (午星號) of Hong Kong Star Ferry crossing Victoria Harbour There is no bridge crossing the harbour, but three cross-harbour tunnels: Cross Harbour Tunnel (opened 1972), Eastern Harbour Crossing (1989), and Western Harbour Crossing (1997). They connect Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula across Victoria Harbour. The three tunnels act as important linkages between the Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. Download high resolution version (1280x960, 317 KB)Star Ferry of Hong Kong. ...
Download high resolution version (1280x960, 317 KB)Star Ferry of Hong Kong. ...
A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ...
A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ...
The area around the entrance of the Cross Harbour Tunnel in the 1970s. ...
Entrance to Eastern Harbour Crossing at Cha Kwo Ling with tollgates EHC redirects here. ...
The Western Harbour Crossing (abbreviation WHC; Chinese: 西å€æµ·åº•éš§é“) is an underwater tunnel in Hong Kong. ...
The Kowloon Peninsula, commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a peninsula, in the south of the mainland part of the Hong Kong territory. ...
Three MTR routes also have tunnels under the Harbour. They are namely: Causeway Bay station on the Island Line. ...
Tsuen Wan Line route map (with detailed interchanges) The Tsuen Wan Line is one of the six lines of the metro network in Hong Kong known as the MTR. It is indicated in red on the MTR map. ...
The Tseung Kwan O Line is one of the six lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong. ...
The Tung Chung Terminus The Tung Chung Line (東涌線) is one of the six lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong. ...
This is the complete route map of the Airport Express. ...
Ferries The Star Ferry has been crossing the harbour since the late 1800s. The operated ferry routes today are: Central to Tsim Sha Tsui; Wanchai to Tsim Sha Tsui; Central to Hung Hom and Wan Chai to Hung Hom. Some other regular ferry services also operate in the harbour. Meridian Star (åˆæ˜Ÿè™Ÿ) of Hong Kong Star Ferry. ...
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. ...
District slogan: none Location within Hong Kong S.A.R. (Click here for satellite image) District Council Chairman Chan Tak-chor Area –Land –Water 12. ...
The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ...
The Wan Chai district (灣仔區), or simply Wan Chai or Wanchai, is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, located in the north of Hong Kong island. ...
Hung Hom Kung Yum Temple Hung Hom (紅磡) is an area of Kowloon, in Hong Kong, administratively part of the Kowloon City District. ...
The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company used to operate numerous cross-harbour routes between various piers of Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. Many of the routes are now operated by First Ferry. Some of the piers no longer exist because of reclamation projects, or many of the routes became unprofitable. Currently, the company continues to operate vehicular ferry services for vehicles carrying dangerous goods that are prohibited within tunnel crossings. The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company Limited (香港油蔴地å°è¼ªæœ‰é™å…¬å¸), HYF, is a ferry company founding 1923 in Hong Kong. ...
New World First Ferry (新世界第一渡輪, First Ferry) is a ferry company in Hong Kong. ...
For international passenger traffic and traffic to mainland China and Macau, there are two ferry terminals, namely Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal and Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal, and a terminal for cruises, the Ocean Terminal. Another cruise terminal has been proposed. The highlighted area in the map is what is commonly known as mainland China. Mainland China (Simplified Chinese: ä¸å›½å¤§é™†; Traditional Chinese: ä¸åœ‹å¤§é™¸; pinyin: ZhÅnggúo Dà lù; literally The Chinese Massive Landmass or Continental China) is an informal (disputed — see talk page) geographical term which is usually synonymous with the area...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier. ...
China Ferry Terminal China Ferry Terminal (ä¸åœ‹å®¢é‹ç¢¼é or ä¸æ¸¯ç¢¼é ) is a ferry terminal, within and outside China Hong Kong City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ...
Ocean Terminal (æµ·é‹å¤§å»ˆ), built in 1966, is a cruise terminal and shopping centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. ...
- See also Victoria Harbour crossings
Crossings of the Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. ...
See also The following is a list of harbours in Hong Kong: Victoria Harbour (維多利亞港), (維港) Aberdeen Harbour (香港仔海港) Double Haven (印洲塘) Port Shelter (牛尾海) Inner Port Shelter (西貢海) Tolo Harbour (吐露港) Tai Tam Harbour (大潭港) Rocky Harbour (糧船灣海) Three Fathoms Cove (企嶺下海) See also List of buildings, sites, and areas in...
The following is a list of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong: List of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, with a partial list of their sub-areas and streets Hong Kong Island Central and Western Central Admiralty Kennedy Town Mid-levels Sai Ying Pun Shek Tong Tsui Sheung...
The territory of Hong Kong has a highly developed and sophisticated transportation network, encompassing both public and private transport. ...
Harbour Business Forum(海港商界論壇), Hong Kong. ...
External links - Live webcam of Victoria Harbour
- Satellite image of the Harbour by Google Maps
- Hong Kong Tourism Board
- Hong Kong Port Development Council
- Cap 1 Sched 3 Boundary of the Harbour
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