Shek Pai Wan | |||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 石 排 灣 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 石 排 湾 | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Stone Row Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Shek Pai Wan or Aberdeen Bay is a bay between Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island and Ap Lei Chau (formerly Aberdeen Island). Its name was formerly romanized as Shekpywan. [1] The bay is one of the traditional fishery ports because the hills on two sides forms a nature shelter. The whole bay is zoned as the Aberdeen West Typhoon Shelter.
Shek Pai Wan is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 18. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Hong Kong Southern District Government Primary School. [2]
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".
Stanley,or Chek Chue,is a coastal town and a popular tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is located on a peninsula on Hong Kong Island. It is east of Repulse Bay and west of Shek O,adjacent to Chung Hom Kok and Tai Tam. Administratively,it is part of the Southern District.
Chai Wan,formerly known as Sai Wan (西灣),lies at the east end of the urban area of Hong Kong Island next to Shau Kei Wan. The area is administratively part of the Eastern District,and is a mosaic of industrial and residential areas. The population was 186,505 in 2001.
Kwai Chung is an urban area within Tsuen Wan New Town in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Together with Tsing Yi Island,it is part of the Kwai Tsing District of Hong Kong. It is also part of Tsuen Wan New Town.
Kowloon Bay is a body of water within Victoria Harbour and an area within Kowloon,Hong Kong.
Sheung Wan is an area in Hong Kong,located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island,between Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively,it is part of the Central and Western District. The name can be variously interpreted as Upper District,or Gateway District.
Shek O is an area of the south-eastern part of Hong Kong Island,in Hong Kong. It can refer to Shek O village,Shek O Peninsula or Shek O Headland. Administratively,they are part of Southern District.
Po Toi is the main island of the Po Toi Islands and the southernmost island of Hong Kong,with an area of 3.69 km².
Kornhill and Kornhill Gardens are apartment buildings on the northern slope of Mount Parker,in Quarry Bay,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. Kornhill is a private housing estate and Kornhill Gardens is a Private Sector Participation Scheme estate. The total population is approximately 30,000.
To Kwa Wan is a bay and an area of the eastern shore of Kowloon peninsula. The area is part of urban Hong Kong,and is situated between Hok Yuen,Hung Hom,Ma Tau Chung and Ma Tau Kok. Administratively,the area belongs to the Kowloon City District of Kowloon.
Sai Wan Ho (simplified Chinese:西湾河;traditional Chinese:西灣河;Jyutping:sai1 waan1 Ho4) 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.
Wong Chuk Hang is a neighbourhood in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island,in Hong Kong.
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.
Ping Shek Estate is a public housing estate in Ping Shan,Kwun Tong,Kowloon,Hong Kong. Choi Hung Estate is situated to its west,Ngau Chi Wan Municipal Services Building to its north,Richland Gardens to its south. A section of Lung Cheung Road between Choi Hung Estate and Ping Shek Estate is the boundary between Wong Tai Sin District and Kwun Tong District and belongs to Kwun Tong District. The area covers the Ping Shek constituency for the Kwun Tong District Council.
Shek Wai Kok is a hilly area at the northeast of Tsuen Wan in Hong Kong.
Tin Wan is an area at the south of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It is at the west of Aberdeen and the east of Kellett Bay and Wah Fu Estate.
Aberdeen is an area on southwest Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Administratively,it is part of the Southern District. While the name "Aberdeen" could be taken in a broad sense to encompass the areas of Aberdeen (town),Wong Chuk Hang,Ap Lei Chau,Tin Wan,Wah Kwai Estate and Wah Fu Estate,it is more often used to refer to the town only. According to the population census conducted in 2011,the total population of the Aberdeen area is approximately 80,000.
The following shows the public housing estates in Pok Fu Lam,Aberdeen,Wong Chuk Hang and Ap Lei Chau of Southern District,Hong Kong.
The Aberdeen Typhoon Shelters of Hong Kong are Aberdeen West Typhoon Shelter and Aberdeen South Typhoon Shelter (香港仔南避風塘). Both typhoon shelters are located in Southern District,between the southern part of Hong Kong Island and the island Ap Lei Chau. They are roughly separated by the Ap Lei Chau Bridge and Aberdeen Channel Bridge. The Aberdeen floating village is located within the shelters.
Big Wave Bay or Tai Long Wan (大浪灣) is a bay in the Southern District of Hong Kong. It is located on the eastern coast of Hong Kong Island,south of Cape Collinson and north of Shek O. This bay should not be confused with the bay with the same name in Sai Kung.