Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of 43,033/km2 (111,450/sq mi) in 2006,it is the most populous area in Hong Kong,compared with Hong Kong Island and the rest of the New Territories. The peninsula's area is about 47 km2 (18 sq mi).
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.
Yau Ma Tei is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong.
Jordan is an area in Hong Kong,located on Kowloon Peninsula. It is named after a road of the same name in the district. The area is bordered by King's Park to the east,Tsim Sha Tsui to the south,Ferry Point to the west,and Yau Ma Tei to the north. Administratively,it is part of Yau Tsim Mong District.
Ho Man Tin is a mostly residential area in Kowloon,Hong Kong,part of the Kowloon City District.
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).
Tai Kok Tsui is an area west of Mong Kok in Yau Tsim Mong district in the Kowloon region of Hong Kong. The mixed land use of industrial and residential is present in the old area. The Cosmopolitan Dock and oil depots were previously located there. Blocks of high-rise residential buildings have been erected on the reclaimed area to the west,which marked the revitalisation of the area with many restaurants and bars setting up shop. Many of the older residential buildings have been vacated and are set to be replaced by high-rise residential and commercial buildings.
So Kon Po or Sookunpo is an area of Hong Kong Island located south of Causeway Bay and Victoria Park in Hong Kong. It neighbours Caroline Hill and Jardine's Lookout.
KMB Route 1 is a bus route operated in Kowloon,Hong Kong. It is run by Kowloon Motor Bus and connects the Star Ferry Pier and Chuk Yuen Estate in Wong Tai Sin. The bus runs via Tsim Sha Tsui,Yau Ma Tei,Mong Kok,Kowloon City and Lok Fu.
Sir Ellis Kadoorie CBE (1865–1922) was a Jewish entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was a member of the wealthy Baghdadian Kadoorie family that had large business interests in the Far East. His brother was Sir Elly Kadoorie,and his nephew was Lawrence Kadoorie. His family were originally Iraqi Jews from Baghdad who later migrated to Bombay,British Raj India in the mid-eighteenth century.
Island Harbourview is one of the largest private housing estates in Tai Kok Tsui,Yau Tsim Mong District,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It is one of the property projects in MTR Olympic station Phase I. Developed by MTR Corporation,Sino Land,Bank of China,Kerry Properties,China Overseas Land and Investment and Capitaland Commercial Limited,it comprises nine high-rise buildings,which were completed in 1998 and 1999. The towers are numbered from one to ten,but there is no tower four due to local superstition.
Florient Rise is a private housing estate in Cherry Street,Tai Kok Tsui,Yau Tsim Mong District,Kowloon,Hong Kong near Olympic station. It was jointly developed by Nan Fung Group and Urban Renewal Authority (URA) in 2008 and completed the construction in May 2009. It comprises three blocks with a total of 522 units.
Charming Garden is a Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme court in Mong Kok,Kowloon,Hong Kong,built on reclaimed land of the old Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter. It was jointly developed by Hong Kong Housing Authority and Chevalier Group. It comprises 18 blocks completed in 1998.
Metro Harbour View is a private housing estate at the intersection of Tai Kok Tsui Road and Fuk Lee Street in Tai Kok Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong,within walking distance to the MTR Olympic station.
ELCHK Lutheran Secondary School (ELCHKLSS) is a secondary school in King's Park,Yau Tsim Mong District,Hong Kong near Yau Ma Tei station.
Sir Ellis Kadoorie (S) Primary School is a government-operated public primary school in So Kon Po,Wan Chai District,Hong Kong.
