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,second most populous and most densely populated.
Yau Tsim Mong District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong,located on the western part of Kowloon Peninsula. It is the core urban area of Kowloon. The district has the second highest population density of all districts,at 49,115 km2 (18,963 sq mi). The 2016 By-Census recorded the total population of Yau Tsim Mong District at 342,970.
Tsim Sha Tsui,often abbreviated as TST,is an urban area in southern Kowloon,Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui. The area is bounded north by Austin Road and in the east by Hong Chong Road and Cheong Wan Road.
East Tsim Sha Tsui is a station of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system of Hong Kong. It is currently an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.
Nathan Road is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon,Hong Kong,aligned south–north from Tsim Sha Tsui to Sham Shui Po. It is lined with shops and restaurants and throngs with visitors,and was known in the post–World War II years as the Golden Mile,a name that is now rarely used. It starts on the southern part of Kowloon at its junction with Salisbury Road,a few metres north of Victoria Harbour,and ends at its intersection with Boundary Street in the north. Portions of the Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan lines run underneath Nathan Road. The total length of Nathan Road is about 3.6 km (2.2 mi).
Tsim Sha Tsui is an MTR station on the Tsuen Wan line. The station,originally opened on 16 December 1979 on the Tsuen Wan line,serving the area of Tsim Sha Tsui.
Kowloon station,colliquially Old Tsim Sha Tsui Terminal,located in Tsim Sha Tsui on the present site of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre,was the former southern terminus of the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR).
Star House is a commercial building facing Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong. The building is located on Salisbury Road and Canton Road.
Middle Road is a street in the southern part of Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
The Clock Tower is a landmark in Hong Kong. It is located on the southern shore of Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon. It is the only remnant of the original site of the former Kowloon station on the Kowloon–Canton Railway. Officially named Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower,it is usually referred to as the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower (尖沙咀鐘樓) for its location.
Canton Road is a major road in Hong Kong,linking the former west reclamation shore in Tsim Sha Tsui,Jordan,Yau Ma Tei,Mong Kok and Prince Edward on the Kowloon Peninsula. The road runs mostly parallel and west to Nathan Road. It starts from the junction with Salisbury Road in the south and ends in the north at the junction with Lai Chi Kok Road in the Prince Edward area. The southern section of Canton Road is home to many upscale retail shops,shopping centres and others business establishments,with busy traffic from both vehicles and pedestrians from morning till late at night.
The Union Square is a mixed-use commercial and residential real estate project in Hong Kong,located on the West Kowloon reclamation in Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon. The area covers 13.54 hectares,while the site has a gross floor area of 1,090,026 square metres (11,732,940 sq ft),approximately the size of the Canary Wharf development in London. The complex contained some of the tallest buildings in Hong Kong,which includes the tallest commercial building in Hong Kong,the 118-storey International Commerce Centre and the loftiest residential tower in Hong Kong,The Cullinan,which rises 270-metre (890 ft) high.
The Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre is a public cultural center located in the Kowloon Park,Haiphong Road,Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong. The Centre occupies the historic Blocks S61 and S62 of the former Whitfield Barracks at the Kowloon Park.
Peking Road is a road between Nathan Road and Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong. The road is mainly hotels and shopping area on the street level.
The Victoria Towers are a high-rise residential development located in the Tsim Sha Tsui area of Hong Kong. The complex consists of three towers,each rising 62 floors and 213 metres (699 ft) in height.
iSQUARE is a 31-storey shopping centre located at 63 Nathan Road,Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong,on the site of the former Hyatt Regency Hotel. It was developed by,and is now owned by,Associated International Hotels zh:凱聯國際.
The Hong Kong Observatory is a weather forecast agency of the government of Hong Kong. The Observatory forecasts the weather and issues warnings on weather-related hazards. It also monitors and makes assessments on radiation levels in Hong Kong and provides other meteorological and geophysical services to meet the needs of the public and the shipping,aviation,industrial and engineering sectors.
The Masterpiece is a 64-floor,261 metre (856 ft) tall skyscraper in Tsim Sha Tsui,Hong Kong. It houses the six-storey K11 shopping centre in the lower levels and basement. The 381-room Hyatt Regency hotel,located from Level 3 to 24,opened in October 2009. 345 luxury residential apartments occupy the 27th to 67th floors with penthouse apartment units located on the top floors of the building.
Charles Yeung Chun-kam,GBS,JP is a Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician. A Hakka,Yeung was a member of the Provisional Legislative Council which existed from 1996 to 1998 and councillor and the member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee. He was the advisory professor of the China Textile University,director of the Seng Heng Bank and adviser of the One Country Two Systems Research Institute.
26 Nathan Road,formerly known as East Enterprise Square or Oterprise Square (東企業廣場),is a commercial 28-storey commercial building that was expanded from the Ambassador Hotel in Kowloon by Sun Hung Kai Properties development. It is located at the corner of Nathan Road and Middle Road,in the Tsim Sha Tsui area of Yau Tsim Mong District,in Kowloon,Hong Kong.
