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Ma Tau Wai (Chinese :馬頭圍, originally 碼頭圍, [1] historically 古瑾圍) is an area in the Kowloon City District, Kowloon, Hong Kong. [2] [3] It was originally a walled village (Cantonese: Wai) between present-day Argyle Street and Prince Edward Road West, east of present-day St. Teresa's Hospital. [4]

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The area of Ma Tau Wai is not as well-defined as the original village, as the geographic features have been lost. The Ma Tau Wai Road in To Kwa Wan does not pass through Ma Tau Wai proper, although it was originally intended to. Ma Tau Wai is sometimes referred to the area south of Argyle Street and north of To Kwa Wan.[ citation needed ]

The public housing estate Ma Tau Wai Estate is named after the area / the original village.

Other landmark of the areas

Hong Kong's Notre Dame College is in Ma Tau Wai.

New Asia College, one of three founding colleges of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, was located near Tin Kwong Road (天光道) and Farm Road. After the college moved to Ma Liu Shui, Sha Tin, New Asia Middle School was founded at the former campus.

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References

  1. ↑ 劉健宇 (21 January 2021). 馬頭圍得名竟然唔關「馬」事. Stand News (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kowloon City - HungHom" (PDF). e-HongKongGuide 2020. Hong Kong: Lands Department. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ↑ 2018香港大地圖 [Complete City Guide of Hong Kong 2018] (in Chinese). Wan Li Book.
  4. ↑ 蕭險峰; 岑智明; 劉國偉 (15 April 2016). 九龍城「上帝古廟」原址考證 (PDF). Fieldwork and Documents: South China Research Resource Station Newsletter (in Chinese) (83): 13. ISSN   1990-9020.

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