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| Traditional Chinese | 鑽石山 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 钻石山 | ||||||||||||
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Diamond Hill is a hill in the east of Kowloon,Hong Kong. The name also refers to the area on or adjacent to the hill. It is surrounded by Ngau Chi Wan,San Po Kong,Wong Tai Sin and Tsz Wan Shan. Its northeast is limited by the ridge. It is principally a residential district. Administratively,the area is part of Wong Tai Sin District.
The village settlements in the area,Sheung Yuen Leng (上元嶺) and Ha Yuen Leng (下元嶺),predated British colonization,and may have been established as early as the early eighteenth century.
There were squatter dwellings (shanties) up and down the hill that were demolished after years of effort by the Hong Kong Government. The squatter population peaked at around 50,000 people. [1] Parts of the squatter settlement were demolished over the years,including for expansion of the Kai Tak Airport during the Japanese occupation,construction of the Mass Transit Railway,Lung Cheung Road,and the Tate's Cairn Tunnel. Due to the dramatic shortage of public housing available for resettlement,the final sections were only demolished in 2001.
Contrary to its name,the area does not contain any diamond deposits. There are a number of theories as to why the misnomer came about,but the most accepted version states that the English name for this area was a simple mistranslation,for in Cantonese,the word "鑽石" can mean either "diamonds" or "to drill for rocks". In this case,the area was known as a stone quarry for many years before urban development took place. Due to that,the English name only became a euphemism. There are other theories as to why the area became known as "Diamond Hill",such as the crystals contained within the rocks mined from the area have a diamond-like luminance,or that the hill resembles the shape of a diamond.
Diamond Hill Urn Cemetery is high in the hill. Diamond Hill MTR station is located near Plaza Hollywood,a nearby shopping centre was so named to associate it with the former movie studio nearby,where many films were produced after World War II. It most notably launched the career of international star,Bruce Lee. Sam Hui and brothers lived around the area,too. Tate's Cairn Tunnel has its Kowloon entrance in Diamond Hill. The shopping centre has an array of shops,such as H&M,Levi's,Uniquo, and many more boutiques. There are also many restaurants serving a variety of cuisines,BUGIS @ 叻沙海南雞飯 serving Singaporean cuisine,Genki Sushi serving Japanese food,and dishes from America,and Asia. [2]
The Buddhist Chi Lin Nunnery and Nan Lian Garden were built according to the style of the Tang dynasty and are tourist attractions.
Diamond Hill is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 45. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money);no government primary schools are in this net. [3]
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of 43,033/km2 (111,450/sq mi) in 2006,it is the most populous area in Hong Kong,compared with Hong Kong Island and the rest of the New Territories. The peninsula's area is about 47 km2 (18 sq mi).
Shek Kip Mei,originally known as Shek Kap Mei, is an area in New Kowloon,to the northeast of the Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong. It borders Sham Shui Po and Kowloon Tong.
San Po Kong is an area in New Kowloon in Hong Kong. It is largely industrial and partly residential. Administratively,it belongs to Wong Tai Sin District.
Tai Wai is an area in the New Territories,Hong Kong,located between Sha Tin and the Lion Rock,within the Sha Tin District.
Plaza Hollywood is a large shopping centre in Diamond Hill,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It is part of Galaxia,a residential estate of Wharf Holdings.
Sheung Shui is an area in the New Territories,Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Town,a part of this area,is part of the Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town in the North District of Hong Kong. Fanling Town is to its southeast.
Fanling is a town in the New Territories East of Hong Kong. Administratively,it is part of the North District. Fanling Town is the main settlement of the Fanling area. The name Fanling is a shortened form of Fan Pik Leng (粉壁嶺). The area has several public and private estates.
Wong Tai Sin is an area in Wong Tai Sin District,New Kowloon,Hong Kong. The area was named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple.
Sha Tin,also spelt Shatin,is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories,Hong Kong. Administratively,it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project.
Chuk Yuen or Chuk Un was a village and an area in New Kowloon of Hong Kong. The area located in the approximate area of present-day Wong Tai Sin. The name now also refers to two public housing estates,Chuk Yuen North and Chuk Yuen South Estates.
Lok Fu is a place in Wong Tai Sin District,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It is located to the east of Kowloon Tsai,the west of Wong Tai Sin and the north of Kowloon City. It geographically includes nearby Wang Tau Hom.
Chuk Yuen Estate is a public housing estate in Kowloon,Hong Kong,located north of Wong Tai Sin and underneath Lion Rock. Its site was formerly the Chuk Yuen Resettlement Area.
The Stone House is the last structure remaining from the former Tai Hom squatter village. The building is located at No. 4 Tai Koon Yuen (大觀園),Tai Hom,in the Wong Tai Sin District of Kowloon,Hong Kong,China. In 2002,Hong Kong's Antiquities Advisory Board recognized Stone House as a Grade III historic building.
The following is a list of public housing estates in Wong Tai Sin,Kowloon,Hong Kong including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS),Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS),Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS),Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS),and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.
Fung Tak Estate is a mixed TPS and public housing estate in Diamond Hill,Kowloon,Hong Kong,near Lung Poon Court,Plaza Hollywood,Galaxia and MTR Diamond Hill station. It has seven residential blocks built in 1991 and is named from nearby Fung Tak Road. Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 1 in 1998.
The following shows the public housing estates in Diamond Hill,Wong Tai Sin District,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
The following shows the public housing estates in Ngau Chi Wan,Wong Tai Sin District,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
Tai Kei Leng is a village in Shap Pat Heung,Yuen Long District,Hong Kong.
