Chai Wan Kok
Area in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong
Place in Hong Kong, China
Chai Wan Kok 柴灣角 | |
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 Chai Wan Kok | |
| Coordinates: 22°23′N 114°06′E / 22.383°N 114.100°E / 22.383; 114.100 | |
| Country | China |
| Special Administrative Region | Hong Kong |
| Town | Tsuen Wan |
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| Traditional Chinese | 柴灣角 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 柴湾角 | ||||||||||||||
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Chai Wan Kok (Chinese: 柴灣角) is an area in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. It is located at the west end of Tsuen Wan Town. While its southeast is industrial area, its hilly northeast and coastal southwest are residential. It is on the main access between Tuen Mun and Tsuen Wan.
According to the book Hong Kong monuments (Chinese: 香港文物), published in 1991 by Hong Kong regional council, there were antiques traced back to around five thousand years, there were also antiques traced back to Western Han dynasty and Eastern Han dynasty.
Industry
Between southeast seafront and Castle Peak Road are the industrial area, the major textile factories had chosen the area for their business. As the economy of Hong Kong shifting to tertiary industry, some factory building are transformed into offices. The headquarters of I-CABLE, a major cable TV and internet service provider in Hong Kong, is sited in the area.
Due to the industries along the waterfront, there is a high amount of copper pollution among the species living in the region.[1]
Residential
The hilly northeast sited some early Hong Kong private housing estate like Allway Gardens and Tsuen King Garden.
The southwest coast is also residential and major private housing estate includes Belvedere Garden.
Transport
Historically Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail, a hilly path connecting Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long, was once a major access between two areas. The trail remains good for hiking and Chai Wan Kok is the start on the Tsuen Wan end.
The area is the transportation crossroads of several major roads connecting Tsuen Wan and Tuen Mun. Tuen Mun Road, Castle Peak Road and Tsuen Wan Road joins in the area.
The former location of Tsuen Wan Pier is now the Tsuen Wan West station on the Tuen Ma line, the MTR station closest to the Chai Wan Kok area.
Education
Chai Wan Kok is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 62, which includes schools in Tsuen Wan and areas nearby. The net includes multiple aided schools and one government school, Hoi Pa Street Government Primary School.[2]
See also
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- Chai Wan (an area on Hong Kong Island which is easily confused with Chai Wan Kok)
- The Mills, Hong Kong
- Tsuen Wan New Town
References
- ^ The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China III: Fouling and pollution, morphology, behaviors and physiology, Hoi Ha Wan. Hong Kong University Press. 1992. p. 588-593. ISBN 9789073348172.
- ^ "POA School Net 62" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
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Urban areas of Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories
| Central and Western District2 | |
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| Wan Chai District2 | |
| Eastern District2 | |
| Southern District |
| Yau Tsim Mong District | |
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| Sham Shui Po District | |
| Kowloon City District |
| Sham Shui Po District | |
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| Kowloon City District | |
| Wong Tai Sin District |
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| Kwun Tong District |
| Kwai Tsing District6,7,8 | |
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| Tsuen Wan District6,7 (Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula on Lantau Island excluded) |
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Official place names are from "Hong Kong Guide" of Lands Department and "Hong Kong Guide Book" of Universal Publications Ltd.
KL: Kowloon Peninsula at the south of Boundary Street
NKL: Former New Territories area at the north of Boundary Street and at the south of Lion Rock
1: Common definition (1)
2: Common definition (2)
3: Common definition (3)
4: Areas not adopting small house concessionary right of indigenous inhabitants
5: Jurisdiction area of former Urban Council
6: Definition of "Metropolitan Area" of Planning Department
7: Jurisdiction area of Urban Renewal Authority
8: Unique operating area of urban taxis
KL: Kowloon Peninsula at the south of Boundary Street
NKL: Former New Territories area at the north of Boundary Street and at the south of Lion Rock
1: Common definition (1)
2: Common definition (2)
3: Common definition (3)
4: Areas not adopting small house concessionary right of indigenous inhabitants
5: Jurisdiction area of former Urban Council
6: Definition of "Metropolitan Area" of Planning Department
7: Jurisdiction area of Urban Renewal Authority
8: Unique operating area of urban taxis
