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| Traditional Chinese | 牛池灣 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 牛池湾 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Ngàuh chìh wāan | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Cattle pond bay [1] | ||||||||||||
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Ngau Chi Wan was a bay beneath Hammer Hill in New Kowloon,Hong Kong. It now refers to an area where Choi Hung Estate is situated.
Amidst in an urban built-up area,the original Ngau Chi Wan Village remains. St. Joseph's Home for the Aged is famous in the area and now under redevelopment. The cluster of Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre,Ngau Chi Wan Municipal Services Building and Ngau Chi Wan Sports Centre serve the needs of neighbouring housing estates.
Sam Shan Kwok Wong Temple (三山國王廟) is located in Ngau Chi Wan,along Kwun Tong Road. "Sam Shan" refers to three famous mountains of Chaozhou in Guangdong,namely Du Shan,Ming Shan and Jin Shan. The Hakkas also worship the Lords of the Three Mountains and would build a temple in their new migrated place. The temple has been renovated for several times. At the end of the lunar year,there will also be a small flower fair at the open area outside the temple. [2]
Ngau Chi Wan Park opened in 2011.
The area is close to MTR Choi Hung station. There are also bus and minibus links,via routes to Sai Kung District and HKUST. [3]
Good Hope Primary School and Kindergarten (Primary Section) is in the area. Factwire described it as "renowned" in 2021. [4]
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The following shows the public housing estates in Ngau Tau Kok,Jordan Valley,Kowloon Bay and surrounding neighbourhoods,in Kwun Tong District,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
Choi Wan Estate is a public housing estate in Ngau Chi Wan,Wong Tai Sin District,Kowloon,Hong Kong,located between Ngau Chi Wan Village and Jordan Valley and the foot of Fei Ngo Shan. The estate is divided into Choi Wan (I) Estate and Choi Wan (II) Estate,and has a total of 21 blocks. It is one of the largest public housing estates in Wong Tai Sin District.
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Ping Shan is a hill in Kwun Tong District,eastern Kowloon that lies between the communities of Ngau Chi Wan,Kowloon Bay and Jordan Valley,Hong Kong. Most of it was the Ping Shan Stone Quarry before redevelopedment into a new neighbourhood with numerous public housing estates and schools. Being unlabelled in most maps,it was often mistaken as part of the forementioned neighbourhoods and Ngau Tau Kok.
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Official place names are from "Hong Kong Guide" of Lands Department and "Hong Kong Guide Book" of Universal Publications Ltd. KL: Kowloon Peninsula at the south of Boundary Street NKL: Former New Territories area at the north of Boundary Street and at the south of Lion Rock 1: Common definition (1) 2: Common definition (2) 3: Common definition (3) 4: Areas not adopting small house concessionary right of indigenous inhabitants 5: Jurisdiction area of former Urban Council 6: Definition of "Metropolitan Area" of Planning Department 7: Jurisdiction area of Urban Renewal Authority 8: Unique operating area of urban taxis | ||||||||||
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