Lantau Island is the largest island in Hong Kong,located West of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula,and is part of the New Territories. Administratively,most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong. A small northeastern portion of the island is located in the Tsuen Wan District.
Tung Chung,meaning "eastern stream",is an area on the northwestern coast of Lantau Island,Hong Kong. One of the most recent new towns,it was formerly a rural fishing village beside Tung Chung Bay,and along the delta and lower courses of Tung Chung River and Ma Wan Chung in the north-western coast of Lantau Island. The area was once an important defence stronghold against pirates and foreign military during the Ming and the Qing dynasties.
Ma Tau Chung is an area in Kowloon,Hong Kong,west of Ma Tau Kok and east of Ma Tau Wai. It was named after a creek which originated in Quarry Hill emptying into Kowloon Bay. The village of Ma Tau Chung stood on its banks near the river mouth near the Sacred Hill.
Citygate is a commercial complex at the town centre of Tung Chung,Lantau Island,Hong Kong. It comprises a shopping centre called Citygate Outlets,an office tower,and the Novotel Citygate hotel.
Dame Rosanna Wong Yick-ming also known by her married name,Rosanna Tam Wong Yick-ming,in her former marriage from 1979 lasting until 1992,and primarily known as Dr Rosanna Wong in public occasions after 1997,is a Hong Kong social work administrator and politician who has served as the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups since 1980.
The Hong Kong Japanese School and Japanese International School (HKJS&JIS) is a Japanese international school in Hong Kong. It consists of a Japanese section and international section. The Hong Kong Japanese School Limited operates the school system.
Dai pai dong is a type of traditional food stall in Hong Kong. It was popular in Hong Kong during the 1960s and 1970s. The literal meaning of dai pai dong in English is “big license stall”. The characteristics of dai pai dong are a lack of air-conditioners,unclean environment,and various kinds of food. Starting from 1980s,the government stopped issuing new licenses and began buying them back. Due to its hygienic problem and the deaths of the license holders,most dai pai dong closed down and were replaced by different kinds of restaurants. Urban development has also had an impact on dai pai dong. There are only 25 dai pai dong left in Hong Kong according to the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department,which manages the licenses. Because of the desire to preserver the local food culture,it has been suggested that licenses should be issued again for new and existing dai pai dong owners.
The Hong Kong 2030:Planning Vision and Strategy is a study group tasked with preparing a strategic land use planning framework for Hong Kong up to year 2030. The HK2030 Study aimed to provide strategic framework for future land use in New Territories to address long-term housing demands in the New Development Areas (NDAs) of Kwu Tung North (KTN) and Fanling North (FLN). In 2008 “The North East New Development Areas Planning and Engineering Study”began;it continued until 2013.
Hong Kong–mainland China relations refer to the relationship between Mainland China and Hong Kong. According to the 1997 Sino-British Joint Declaration,the United Kingdom handed control of Hong Kong over to the People's Republic of China,making it a special administrative region. In principle,Hong Kong became an autonomous administrative division based on the Hong Kong Basic Law.
Scenic Hill Tunnel is a road tunnel located on the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge,in Scenic Hill,Chek Lap Kok,Lantau Island,Hong Kong. The west exit of the tunnel is near the Ngong Ping 360 Airport Island Angle Station and the fuel storage centre. It runs through Scenic Hill and along the current Airport Road and under the MTR Airport Express lines,and passes through the new reclamation areas,connecting the Hong Kong road sections and the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge port.
Chun Yeung Estate is a public housing estate in Fo Tan,New Territories,Hong Kong. It is the only public housing estate in Fo Tan,located at the junction of Wong Chuk Yeung Street and Kwei Tei Street. It comprises 5 blocks and 1 shopping centre with total of 4,846 flats. Its name prefix "Chun" means "horse" in English since Sha Tin Racecourse is located in Fo Tan. It was completed in 2020.
Between 1978 and 2000,a number of detention centres were formed by the Corrections Department in Hong Kong for the internment of Vietnamese refugees. As the government of Hong Kong took more actions against the refugees,tightened restrictions and deporting them to Vietnam,the centres were depopulated and disestablished over time.
Cheng Tat-hung,known as Tat Cheng,is a Hong Kong politician,formerly affiliated with the Civic Party. He was a member of Eastern District Council for Tanner from 2016 to 2021.
Wong Ho-wa is a Hong Kong data scientist and pro-democracy activist. He led the open government data community g0vhk from 2016 to 2021. He was an Election Committee member representing the information technology (IT) industry from 2016 to 2021 and ran for the Information Technology constituency in the 2020 Hong Kong legislative election as part of the pro-democratic caucus.
The British Consulate General Hong Kong is the sole governmental agency currently tasked with offering professional formal English-to-Cantonese name translation services to British officials. No similar services are offered by UK diplomatic missions within the Greater China area. It is a long tradition for the UK government to provide such uniform translation for certain cabinet members and other officials. This practice has its origin in the distasteful translation of the name of the 16th Colonial Governor of Hong Kong,and the UK government keeps this tradition alive even after the transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China in 1997. The translation process is very refined,and there is a set of principles that they observe to avoid taboo,undesirable,or embarrassing translations as well as making the translated names more relatable,approachable,and agreeable to local Hong Kongers.
The Sixth District Councils of Hong Kong is the current meeting of the local councils of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. The membership of the council is based on the 2019 election. The term of the session is from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023. The pro-democracy camp in conjunction with the localist camp achieved its biggest landslide victory in the history of Hong Kong,gaining absolute majority in votes and electoral seats in all of the 18 District Councils. The election was widely viewed as a de facto referendum on the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.
Public housing estates in Hong Kong are the most common kind of public housing in Hong Kong. Typically,estate units are leased to low-income people. There are three organizations that provide housing units. They are Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA),Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS),and Hong Kong Settlers Housing Corporation Limited.
H Blocks is a 1970s block design in Hong Kong. Most of the blocks are constructed as public housing.
Chan Hon-yee,JP is a Hong Kong medicine specialist and civil servant who served as Director of Health and Director of the Auxiliary Medical Service.
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