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 areas of Hong Kong,along with Hong Kong Island and the New Territories. It is the smallest,second most populous and most densely populated of the divisions.
Sham Shui Po is an area of Kowloon,Hong Kong,situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula,north of Tai Kok Tsui,east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei (石硤尾). It is located in and is the namesake of the Sham Shui Po District.
Sham Shui Po is an MTR station located in Sham Shui Po,New Kowloon,Hong Kong. The station is located under Cheung Sha Wan Road between Cheung Sha Wan and Prince Edward stations on the Tsuen Wan line. Sham Shui Po's colour is dark green. The station has an island platform arrangement which serves two tracks.
The Judiciary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is the judicial branch of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Under the Basic Law of Hong Kong,it exercises the judicial power of the Region and is independent of the executive and legislative branches of the Government. The courts in Hong Kong hear and adjudicate all prosecutions and civil disputes,including all public and private law matters.
Castle Peak Road is the longest road in Hong Kong. Completed in 1920,it runs in the approximate shape of an arc of a semi-circle. It runs West from Tai Po Road in Sham Shui Po,New Kowloon,to Tuen Mun,then north to Yuen Long then east to Sheung Shui,in the very north of the New Territories. It is divided into 22 sections. It serves south,west and north New Territories,being one of the most distant roads in early Hong Kong.
Sham Shui Po District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the second poorest district by income in Hong Kong,with a predominantly working-class population of 405,869 in 2016 and the lowest median household income of all districts. Sham Shui Po has long been home to poorer new immigrants from China. It also saw the birth of public housing in Hong Kong,as the government sought to resettle those displaced by a devastating fire in its slums. Sham Shui Po also hosted a Vietnamese refugee camp during the influx of migration in the aftermath of the Vietnam War in the 1970s.
Cheung Sha Wan is an area between Lai Chi Kok and Sham Shui Po in New Kowloon,Hong Kong. It is mainly residential to the north and south,with an industrial area in between. Administratively it is part of Sham Shui Po District,which also includes Lai Chi Kok.
West Kowloon Corridor is part of Route 5 in Hong Kong. Bypassing existing surface roads in West Kowloon,it connects Lai Chi Kok Road in Cheung Sha Wan with the Gascoigne Road Flyover near Yau Ma Tei.
Lai Chi Kok Road is a road in western Kowloon,Hong Kong. It links Lai Chi Kok to Mong Kok,via Tai Kok Tsui,Sham Shui Po and Cheung Sha Wan. It starts from a junction with Nathan Road near Pioneer Centre in the south and ends near Mei Foo Sun Chuen. The road is bidirectional except the section at Lai Chi Kok,between the junction with Butterfly Valley Road and Mei Foo Sun Chuen,where it serves New Territories-bound traffic only. The Kowloon-bound traffic uses Cheung Sha Wan Road,separated by the flyover of Kwai Chung Road. The road once hosted shipyards,fish,meat and vegetable wholesale markets,which were moved closer to the coast after extensive reclamation.
Wanchai Tower is an office building in Wan Chai,Hong Kong. Located at 12 Harbour Road,it is home to the District Court and government offices. Neighbouring buildings include Immigration Tower,Revenue Tower and Shui On Centre.
Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier was a ferry pier in Sham Shui Po,Kowloon,Hong Kong that operated from 1919 to 1992. It was one of the important ferry piers in West Kowloon and had a bus terminus nearby.
The following is an overview of public housing estates in Sham Shui Po,Hong Kong,including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS),Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS),and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.
The North Kowloon Magistracy is a historic building and former Magistrate's Court located at No. 292,Tai Po Road,Shek Kip Mei,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
The 2013–14 Hong Kong Third Division League is the 63rd season of Hong Kong Third Division League,the third-tier football league in Hong Kong organised by the Hong Kong Football Association.
Cheung Sha Wan Road is a main thoroughfare in Kowloon,Hong Kong going in a south-north direction from Mong Kok in the south to Lai Chi Kok in the north.
