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Oxford Road is a two-way street in Kowloon Tsai (often regarded as Kowloon Tong),Kowloon City District,Hong Kong.
Completed in mid-1950s, [1] Oxford Road was named after Oxford,England as one of the Kowloon Tong streets which were named after places in Britain by the British colonial authorities. Oxford,being a heritage-rich city in England,was chosen as the first name of all the Kowloon Tong streets. [2]
Oxford Road runs from Oxford Road Playground to Hereford Road near Sunderland Estate. Succeeding Flint Road at a roundabout near Ho Tung Road,Oxford Road runs northward in a divided dual-carriageway until it meets Lancashire Road near Lannox Gardens. Crossing the junction,Oxford Road merges into a two-way street which continues to run northbound. It meets Moray Road,Selkirk Road and Hampshire Road respectively on the west side and then intersects with Durham Road near Kowloon Tsai House tennis court. After Durham Road,Oxford Road meets Wiltshire Road on the west and finally terminates at Hereford Road near Sunderland Estate and Mary Rose School. [3]
Oxford Road is home to many schools such as,beginning from Oxford Road Playground,Maryknoll Convent School,Caritas Francis Hsu College,Creative Primary School,TWGHs Wong Fut Nam College,Jockey Club Government Secondary School,Kei Wa Primary School (Kowloon Tong) and Bishop Hall Jubilee School,together with,formerly,Ying Wa College and Pui Shing Middle School (Renamed Pui Shing Catholic Secondary School in 1992). [4]
Ying Wa College is a direct subsidised boys' secondary school in Kowloon,Hong Kong near Nam Cheong station. It was established in Malacca in 1818 by the first Protestant missionary to China,Rev. Robert Morrison. In 1843,the college was moved to Hong Kong. Being the only school with over 200 years of history,it is the oldest school in Hong Kong.
Tsing Yi,sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island,is an island in the New Territories of Hong Kong,to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of 10.69 km2 (4.13 sq mi),the island has been extended drastically by reclamation along almost all its natural shore and the annexation of Nga Ying Chau (牙鷹洲) and Chau Tsai. Three major bays or harbours,Tsing Yi Lagoon,Mun Tsai Tong,and Tsing Yi Bay (青衣灣) in the northeast,have been completely reclaimed for new towns.
Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. As one of the 9 districts located in the New Territories,it covers the areas of Sha Tin,Tai Wai,Ma On Shan,Fo Tan,Siu Lek Yuen,Kwun Yam Shan and Ma Liu Shui. The district is the most populous district in Hong Kong,with a population of 659,794 as per 2016 by-census,having a larger population than many states or dependencies including Iceland,Malta,Montenegro and Brunei.
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) is a public liberal arts university with a Christian education heritage in Kowloon Tong,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
Kowloon Tong(Chinese:九龍塘) is an area of Hong Kong located in Kowloon. The majority of the area is in the Kowloon City District. Its exact location is south of the Lion Rock,north of Boundary Street,east of the East Rail line and west of Grampian Road. It is one of the most expensive residential districts in Hong Kong.
Po Lam is a neighbourhood in northern Tseung Kwan O,Kowloon. An MTR station with the same name,Tseung Kwan O Village,Yau Yue Wan Village,King Lam Estate,and Po Lam Estate are located there.
Sha Tin,also spelt Shatin,is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories,Hong Kong. Administratively,it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project.
Sai Wan Ho is a primarily residential area on the northeastern shore of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong,between Quarry Bay and Shau Kei Wan. It is part of the Eastern District,and is administered together with surrounding areas under the Eastern District Council.
Lai Chi Kok is a neighbourhood in Kowloon,Hong Kong,east of Kwai Chung and west of Cheung Sha Wan. Mei Foo Sun Chuen is the largest housing estate in the area and also the largest in Hong Kong with 99 blocks. Administratively,it belongs to Sham Shui Po District.
Quarry Hill is a hill east of Ho Man Tin near the east coast of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong where present-day Ho Man Tin (South) Estate is located. Its peak is 106.8 metres (350 ft) high. The area was once zoned as the Shek Shan Resettlement Area (石山徙置區),above Kau Pui Lung Road and near present-day Lok Man Sun Chuen.
Kowloon Tsai is a place in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. It was formerly a village in a valley,which has now been developed into a low-density and upscale residential area in New Kowloon.
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KMB Route 1A is a bus route operated by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) in Hong Kong. It runs between Star Ferry and Sau Mau Ping (Central) and provides air-conditioned service. The route runs via Tsim Sha Tsui,Yau Ma Tei,Mong Kok,Kowloon City,San Po Kong,Ngau Tau Kok,Kwun Tong,and Sau Mau Ping.
Junction Road is a road in Kowloon,Hong Kong which runs between Kowloon City and Kowloon Tong.
St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School is an aided boys' secondary school in Kwun Tong District,Hong Kong. Founded in 1958 by Rev. Bro. Paul Sun,it was the first secondary school located in Kwun Tong. It is a Catholic school affiliated with the Diocese of Hong Kong. The patron saint of the school is Saint Joseph,and the school anniversary day is 19 March,the feast of St. Joseph.
