Kwun Tong

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Kwun Tong
觀塘
Neighbourhood
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Kwun Tong Town Centre
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Kwun Tong
Location within Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°18′54″N114°13′30″E / 22.315°N 114.225°E / 22.315; 114.225
Country China
SAR Hong Kong
District Kwun Tong District
Time zone UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time)

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Kwun Tong
Traditional Chinese 觀塘
(originally '官塘')
Simplified Chinese 观塘
Jyutping Gun1 tong4
Literal meaning"viewing a pond"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Guāntáng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization Gūn tòhng
Jyutping Gun1 tong4
IPA [kun˥.tʰɔŋ˩]

22°18′54″N114°13′30″E / 22.315°N 114.225°E / 22.315; 114.225