Wan Chai District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. Of the four on Hong Kong Island,it is north-central,and had 152,608 residents in 2011,a fall from 167,146 residents in 2001. The district has the second-highest educationally qualified residents with the highest-bracket incomes,the second-lowest population and the third-oldest quotient. It is a relatively affluent district,with one in five persons having liquid assets of more than HKD 1 million.
Wan Chai is situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island,in Hong Kong. Its other boundaries are Canal Road to the east,Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to the south. The area north of Gloucester Road is often referred to as Wan Chai North.
Causeway Bay is an area and a bay on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong,straddling the border of the Eastern and the Wan Chai districts. It is a major shopping,leisure and cultural centre in Hong Kong,with a number of major shopping centres. The rents in the shopping areas of Causeway Bay were ranked as the world's most expensive for the second year in a row in 2013,after overtaking New York City's Fifth Avenue in 2012. When referring to the area,the Cantonese name is never written in English as "Tung Lo Wan".
Hong Kong Tramways (HKT) is a 3 ft 6 in narrow-gauge tram system in Hong Kong. Owned and operated by RATP Dev Transdev Asia,the tramway runs on Hong Kong Island between Kennedy Town and Shau Kei Wan,with a branch circulating through Happy Valley.
Happy Valley is an upper-income residential area in Hong Kong,located on Hong Kong Island. The area is bordered by Caroline Hill to the east,Jardine's Lookout to the south,Morrison Hill to the west,and Causeway Bay to the north. Administratively,it is part of Wan Chai District.
East Point was a spit on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It was a spit that extended from East Point Hill,i.e. Lee Garden towards Kellett Island. It marked the eastern limits of the early City of Victoria. The piece of land separated Causeway Bay in the east and Wong Nai Chung in the west. Streams and muds from Tai Hang and Wong Nai Chung shaped the spit.
Causeway Bay is a station on the MTR network on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. The station is between Wan Chai and Tin Hau stations on the Island line. It serves the locality of East Point within Wan Chai District.
Times Square is a luxury shopping centre and office tower complex in Causeway Bay,Hong Kong. The complex,owned by Wharf Properties,part of The Wharf (Holdings) Limited group,opened on 13 April 1994.
Canal Road East,Canal Road West (堅拿道西) and the Canal Road Flyover (堅拿道天橋) are important roads in the Wan Chai District of Hong Kong Island,between the areas of East Point near Causeway Bay,and Morrison Hill near Wan Chai.
King's Road is a major east–west road along the north of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong,stretching from Causeway Bay,where it joins Causeway Road,to Sai Wan Ho,where it joins Shau Kei Wan Road.
Hennessy Road is a thoroughfare on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong.
Yee Wo Street is a street in East Point and Causeway Bay,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. Its junction with Hennessy Road is one of the busiest junctions in Hong Kong.
Lee Theatre was a prominent theatre in Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. Once one of the premier performing venues in Hong Kong,the Beaux-Arts theatre was demolished in the 1990s and replaced with an office building and a shopping centre.
Leighton Road is a main road in Causeway Bay,Hong Kong. It begins east of Causeway Road and ends at the west of the junction with Morrison Hill Road and Canal Road.
Shouson Hill is a hill on the coast of Deep Water Bay east of Wong Chuk Hang,in Southern District,on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.
Lee Gardens is a hill south of East Point and west of Causeway Bay on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong,approximately the area between Percival Street,Hennessy Road and Leighton Road. It was also known as Jardine's Hill or East Point Hill.
Hysan Development Company Limited is a Hong Kong property investment,management and development company that is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. The company was formed in Hong Kong in 1923,when businessman Lee Hysan acquired plots of land in East Point,now known as Causeway Bay,Hong Kong Island. On 30 April 1928,Hysan,who was aged 48–49,was killed. His descendant expanded the plots of land into a business empire. Today,Hysan is said to be the largest commercial landlord in the Causeway Bay area.
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Russell Street in Causeway Bay,Hong Kong Island,is a commercial shopping street in Hong Kong. In 2014,it was noted as the most expensive luxury street in the world.
