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.
Sham Shui Po is an area of Kowloon,Hong Kong,situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula,north of Tai Kok Tsui,east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei (石硤尾). It is located in and is the namesake of the Sham Shui Po 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.
The former Central Police Station of Hong Kong,located at the eastern end of Hollywood Road,in Central,Hong Kong has been redeveloped into a cultural and shopping destination generally called Tai Kwun (大館). Tai Kwun is composed of three declared monuments:the former Central Police Station,former Central Magistracy and Victoria Prison.
Tai O is a fishing town,partly located on an island of the same name,on the western side of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The village name means large inlet,referring to outlet for the waterways merges as it moves through Tai O.
The Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound,completed in 1884,is located in Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong. From 1884 to 1996,the Compound served as the headquarters for the Marine Police,which moved to Sai Wan Ho in 1996 and became a branch in the Hong Kong Police Force.
Shek Kip Mei Estate is the first public housing estate in Hong Kong. It is located in Sham Shui Po and is under the management of the Hong Kong Housing Authority. The estate was constructed as a result of a fire in Shek Kip Mei in 1953,to settle the families of inhabitants in the squats over the hill who lost their homes in one night.
Mei Ho House,formerly part of Shek Kip Mei Estate,Hong Kong,is the last remaining example of a "Mark I" building in a single-block configuration. While the other buildings of the estate dating from the 1950s have been demolished,being replaced by new ones,Mei Ho House was chosen to be preserved and was reopened in 2013 as a youth hostel and heritage museum.
Established in 1971,Sino Group comprises three listed companies –Sino Land Company Limited,Tsim Sha Tsui Properties Limited,Sino Hotels (Holdings) Limited –and private companies held by the Ng Family.
Wong Uk Village is a village at the southwest of Yuen Chau Kok,Sha Tin,New Territories,Hong Kong. With the exception of the "Old House",the village was demolished in the 1970s to make way for high-density housing and re-established nearby.
Daryl Ng Win-kong, SBS,JP,is a Singaporean businessman and company director based in Hong Kong. He is the eldest son of Robert Ng,chairman of Sino Group and its subsidiaries. Daryl is deputy chairman of Sino Group,which comprises Sino Land,Sino Hotels and Tsim Sha Tsui Properties. He is also Chairman of Yeo Hiap Seng.
This is a list of public housing estates on Lantau Island,Hong Kong.
The North Kowloon Magistracy is a historic building and former Magistrate's Court located at No. 292,Tai Po Road,Shek Kip Mei,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
The Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail is a heritage trail in Hong Kong that comprises 22 waterworks structures with historical value near the Tai Tam group of reservoirs. The Trail is about 5 km long and takes about two hours to complete. The Trail is located along the Tai Tam Reservoir Road with entrance at Wong Nai Chung Gap near Hong Kong Parkview or at the junction of Tai Tam Road and Tai Tam Reservoir Road. Ten information stations were established en route to introduce the functions and historic values of the structures. Guided tours will be organised for schools and non-profit making organisations.
The Old Tai Po Police Station is a former Hong Kong police station at the top of Tai Po Wan Tau Tong Hill. It is located at No. 11 Wan Tau Kok Lane,Tai Po,New Territories,Hong Kong,near the Old District Office North.
The Revitalising Historic Buildings through Partnership Scheme is an initiative launched by the Hong Kong Government,part of a broader policy of heritage conservation in Hong Kong. In order to preserve and put historic buildings into good use and promote public participation in conserving historic buildings,the Hong Kong Government has chosen Government-owned buildings for adaptive reuse under the Scheme.
The former Lai Chi Kok Hospital,located at No.800 Castle Peak Road,Lai Chi Kok,Kowloon,was listed as one of the Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong on 24 June 2010. The site has now been transformed into Jao Tsung-I Academy under batch 1 of the Hong Kong Government's revitalisation scheme.
Dances with Dragon is a 1991 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Wong Jing and starring Andy Lau as a rich businessman who ends up being mistaken as an illegal immigrant from China on Lantau Island,where falls in love with an employee of his company who is unaware of his real identity.
Tai Kwun,or the Former Central Police Station Compound includes three declared monuments in Central,Hong Kong:the former Central Police Station,the Former Central Magistracy,and the Victoria Prison. Surrounded by Hollywood Road,Arbuthnot Road,Chancery Lane and Old Bailey Street,the compound underwent a heritage revitalisation and reopened to the public on 29 May 2018 as "Tai Kwun",a centre for heritage and arts.
Shui Hau is a small village on Lantau Island in Hong Kong.
