Kwai Tsing District

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Kwai Tsing
葵青區
District
Kwai Tsing District
Kwai Tsing District
Hong Kong Kwai Tsing District.svg
Location of Kwai Tsing within Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°21′18″N114°05′02″E / 22.35488°N 114.08401°E / 22.35488; 114.08401
CountryChina
SAR Hong Kong
Region New Territories
Constituencies 32
Government
 •  District Council Chairman Lo Yuen-Ting
 •  District Council Vice-Chairman Chan Chi-Wing
Area
 • Total21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total520,572
 • Density24,000/km2 (62,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time)
Largest neighbourhood by population Kwai Chung (167,455 – 2016 est) [1]
Website Kwai Tsing District Council

History

In 1669, the Qing dynasty forced the people in Hong Kong and the coastal regions such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, etc., to move to the inland areas of mainland China. After this move inland policy ceased, a large number of Hakka people from the Huayang region of Guangdong province, as well as the Hakka districts of Fujian province, moved to what is now Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Traditionally, Kwai Tsing District has been a Hakka speaking region; the original inhabitants of the villages in this area were mainly of Hakka extraction.

Geography

Kwai Tsing District borders in the north and west with Tsuen Wan District, east with Sha Tin District, southeast with Sham Shui Po District and Yau Tsim Mong District (marine), south with Central and Western District (marine), and southwest with Islands District (marine liners and similar).

Constituencies

Constituencies in 2003 District Council Election. Kwai Tsing District Council Election 2003.png
Constituencies in 2003 District Council Election.

2003

By 2003 District Councils Election, the Kwai Tsing District Council is divided into 28 constituencies:

Kwai Chung

Tsing Yi

2015

It has 29 constituencies in 2015 election. [3]

  • S01 Kwai Hing
  • S02 Kwai Shing East Estate
  • S03 Upper Tai Wo Hau
  • S04 Lower Tai Wo Hau
  • S05 Kwai Chung Estate North
  • S06 Kwai Chung Estate South
  • S07 Shek Yam
  • S08 On Yam
  • S09 Shek Lei South
  • S10 Shek Lei North
  • S11 Tai Pak Tin
  • S12 Kwai Fong
  • S13 Wah Lai
  • S14 Lai Wah
  • S15 Cho Yiu
  • S16 Hing Fong
  • S17 Lai King
  • S18 Kwai Shing West Estate
  • S19 On Ho
  • S20 Wai Ying
  • S21 Tsing Yi Estate
  • S22 Greenfield
  • S23 Cheung Ching
  • S24 Cheung Hong
  • S25 Shing Hong
  • S26 Tsing Yi South
  • S27 Cheung Hang
  • S28 Ching Fat
  • S29 Cheung On

Town centre

The district is part of Tsuen Wan New Town. Unlike other new towns in Hong Kong, the district has no clear town core in the course of development. Cores emerge only after Metroplaza in Kwai Fong and Maritime Square in Tsing Yi was built, but they are still incomparable to their counterparts in other new towns in Hong Kong.

Industry

Industry is an integral part of the district. Both light and heavy industries share substantial land in the district.

Education

Like other early new towns of Hong Kong, the district was primary for settling the influx of Chinese population around the year of the change of sovereignty in China in 1949 and the baby boom afterwards. Public housing estates were built throughout the district. Many schools have been established by various charities and religious organisations. Some have provided vocational training for industries in Hong Kong while some have become liberal schools. As the community has aged, the number of school children declined after the 2000s, and schools are facing survival problems.

Secondary schools in 2006:

Leisure

There are several sports grounds in the district. Biu Chun Rangers are based in Tsing Yi. Kwai Tsing Theatre in Kwai Fong is gradually becoming an important performance venue in Hong Kong.

Transport

The usual forms of transportation in the district are buses, minibuses and metro.

The MTR (metro) Tsuen Wan line has four stations on three lines running through the district:

Bus

See also

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References

  1. ↑ District Profiles, Hong Kong Government, 8 December 2017, retrieved 15 April 2020
  2. ↑ 2016 HK By-Census Population result Retrieved 2018-05-23
  3. ↑ 2015 District Council Election - Kwai Ching, 2015-11-23 Retrieved 2018-05-30
Kwai Tsing District
Traditional Chinese 葵青區
Simplified Chinese 葵青区
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