Lei Yue Mun | |||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 鯉魚 門 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 鲤鱼 门 | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Carp Gate | ||||||||||||||
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Lei Yue Mun is a short channel in Hong Kong. It lies between Junk Bay and Victoria Harbour,separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The channel is an important passage for the city,forming the eastern entrance of Victoria Harbour.
The lands around the channel are also called Lei Yue Mun. On Kowloon side,it is famous for its seafood market and restaurants in the fishing villages. [1] On the Hong Kong Island side,it has former military defence facilities.
The Chinese name for the channel means "Carp Gate" [2] and is pronounced Lei5 yu4 mun4 in Cantonese. It has been variously transcribed and translated over the years,appearing as the Ly-ce-moon Pass, [3] the Ly-ee-moon Pass, [4] Ly-e-Mun Pass, [5] Lyemun,Lymoon,and the Lye Moon Passage.[ citation needed ]
Lei Yue Mun is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 48. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Kwun Tong Government Primary School. [12]
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It has a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of 43,033/km2 (111,450/sq mi) in 2006. It is one of the three regions of Hong Kong,along with Hong Kong Island and the New Territories,and is the smallest and most densely populated.
Hong Kong counts approximately 600 temples,shrines and monasteries. While Buddhism and Christianity are the most widely practiced religions,most religions are represented in the Special Administrative Region.
Tai Wai is an area in the New Territories,Hong Kong,located between Sha Tin and the Lion Rock,within the Sha Tin District.
Lam Tin is an area in the Kwun Tong District in southeastern New Kowloon,Hong Kong. Lam Tin is primarily a residential area but also hosts a major transport interchange and several shopping attractions. Lam Tin was once a large field in the vicinity of Kowloon Bay. During the Song dynasty,it was a site of salt production. Since the 1980s,a number of housing estates were constructed in Lam Tin.
Yau Tong is an area of Hong Kong,located in the southeastern end of Kowloon,between Lei Yue Mun and Lam Tin,at the east shore of Victoria Harbour,west of Tseung Kwan O. Administratively,it is part of Kwun Tong District,the most densely populated district in Hong Kong.
Tsuen Wan is a town built on a bay in the western New Territories of Hong Kong,opposite of Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged from the surrounding villages and fleets of fishing boats in the area. The now-crowded city is around the present-day Tsuen Wan station of the MTR. Its coastline was further extended through land reclamation.
Cha Kwo Ling is a hill in the eastern New Kowloon area of Hong Kong,and the area around it. It is adjacent to Victoria Harbour and located to the west of Yau Tong and southwest of Lam Tin. Administratively,it belongs to the Kwun Tong District. The northeastern entrance to the Eastern Harbour Crossing is located in this area.
Lei Yue Mun Road is a major road in Lam Tin,Hong Kong. It runs from the junction with Tsui Ping Road and Kwun Tong Road near MTR Kwun Tong station to the roundabout with Ko Chiu Road near Lei Yue Mun Estate in Yau Tong. The westernmost section of Lei Yue Mun Road is a part of Hong Kong Route 7 and serves as a connection between Route 7 and Route 2.
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The following is an overview of public housing estates in Yau Tong,Kwun Tong,Kowloon,Hong Kong,including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS),Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS),and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.
The following shows the public housing estates,including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS),Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS),Tenant Purchase Scheme (TPS) in Lam Tin of Kwun Tong District,Kowloon,Hong Kong.