Mong Kok is an area in Kowloon,Hong Kong. The Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok.
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.
Chan Wah-shun,nicknamed Money Changer Wah (找錢華) and Money Clutcher Wah (爪錢華),was a student of the Wing Chun grandmaster Leung Jan (梁贊). He is noted for being the martial arts teacher of Ip Man.
Leung Jan was a Chinese martial artist and Wing Chun practitioner from Heshan,Guangdong. He was known in Foshan as Mr. Jan of Foshan and King of Wing Chun Kuen.
Tai Kok Tsui is an area west of Mong Kok in Yau Tsim Mong district in the Kowloon region of Hong Kong. The mixed land use of industrial and residential is present in the old area. The Cosmopolitan Dock and oil depots were previously located there. Blocks of high-rise residential buildings have been erected on the reclaimed area to the west,which marked the revitalisation of the area with many restaurants and bars setting up shop. Many of the older residential buildings have been vacated and are set to be replaced by high-rise residential and commercial buildings.
Lai Chi Kok Road is a road in western Kowloon,Hong Kong. It links Lai Chi Kok to Mong Kok,via Tai Kok Tsui,Sham Shui Po and Cheung Sha Wan. It starts from a junction with Nathan Road near Pioneer Centre in the south and ends near Mei Foo Sun Chuen. The road is bidirectional except the section at Lai Chi Kok,between the junction with Butterfly Valley Road and Mei Foo Sun Chuen,where it serves New Territories-bound traffic only. The Kowloon-bound traffic uses Cheung Sha Wan Road,separated by the flyover of Kwai Chung Road. The road once hosted shipyards,fish,meat and vegetable wholesale markets,which were moved closer to the coast after extensive reclamation.
Shanghai Street is a 2.3 km long street in the Jordan,Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok areas of Kowloon,Hong Kong. Completed in 1887 under the name of Station Street (差館街),it was once the most prosperous street in Kowloon. It originates from the south at Austin Road,and terminates in the north at Lai Chi Kok Road. Parallel to Shanghai Street are Nathan Road,Temple Street,Portland Street,Reclamation Street and Canton Road. Though parallel,Shanghai Street was marked by 2- to 3-floor Chinese-style buildings while Nathan Road was marked by Western-style buildings.
Jockey Club Government Secondary School or JCGSS,formed in 1960,is a government funded full-time secondary school in Oxford Road,Kowloon Tong,Hong Kong. The school was named after the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club who funded the construction of the school building complex.
Lok Wah Estate is a public housing estate located in Ngau Tau Kok,Kwun Tong,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
Blue House refers to a 4-storey balcony-type tenement block located at 72-74A Stone Nullah Lane,Wan Chai,Hong Kong. It is named after the blue colour painted on its external walls. It is one of the few remaining examples of tong lau of the balcony type in Hong Kong and is listed as a Grade I historic building.
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The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monuments. The AAB was established in 1976 along with the Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) when the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap. 53) was enacted,and comprises members appointed by the Chief Executive. The corresponding governmental ministry is the Development Bureau,and executive support for the AAB is provided by the AMO which is under the Development Bureau.
Tong lau or ke lau are tenement buildings built from the late 19th century to the 1960s in Hong Kong,Taiwan,Southern China,and Southeast Asia. Designed for both residential and commercial uses,they are similar in style and function to the shophouses with five-foot way of Southeast Asia. Over the years,tong lau construction has seen influences of Edwardian-style architecture and later the Bauhaus movement.
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.
Nos. 600–626 Shanghai Street,or more specifically Nos. 600,602,604,606,612,614,620,622,624 and 626,is a group of ten pre-war shophouses (tong-lau) in the Mong Kok section of Shanghai Street,in Hong Kong,that have been listed as Grade I historical buildings for their historical value.
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.
Wars of Bribery is a 1996 Hong Kong crime television series produced by TVB that aired on its channel TVB Jade from 10 June to 5 July 1996. This drama is also that final series that stars Aaron Kwok and Athena Chu filmed for the television station.
Ngau Shi Wu is a village in the North District of Hong Kong.
