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).
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.
Kwun Tong is an area in the Kwun Tong District of Hong Kong,situated at the eastern part of the Kowloon Peninsula,and its boundary stretches from Lion Rock in the north to Lei Yue Mun in the south,and from the winding paths of Kowloon Peak in the east to the north coast of the former Kai Tak Airport runway in the west.
The Island line is one of eleven lines of the MTR,the mass transit system in Hong Kong. It runs from Kennedy Town in Western to Chai Wan in the Eastern District on Hong Kong Island,passing through the territory's major business districts of Central,Wan Chai and Causeway Bay,and connecting them with built-up areas on the north shore of the island.
The Tsuen Wan line is one of the eleven lines of the metro network in Hong Kong's MTR. It is indicated in red on the MTR map.
Kennedy Town is at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It was named after Arthur Edward Kennedy,the 7th Governor of Hong Kong from 1872 to 1877. Administratively,it is part of Central and Western District.
Shek Tong Tsui or Belcher Point is an area in Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Administratively,it belongs to the Central and Western District.
Central is an MTR station located in the Central area of Hong Kong Island. The station's livery is firebrick red but brown on the Tsuen Wan line platforms. The station is the southern terminus of the Tsuen Wan line,a stop on the Island line,and connects to Hong Kong station,which serves the Tung Chung line and the Airport Express.
Kowloon Tong is a station on MTR's Kwun Tong line and East Rail line in New Kowloon,Hong Kong. The station serves Kowloon Tong and its vicinity,including Yau Yat Tsuen,the Festival Walk shopping centre,City University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Baptist University.
Sai Ying Pun is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island line. It serves the neighbourhood of Sai Ying Pun and the western part of Mid-Levels in northwestern Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. Sai Ying Pun station was opened on 29 March 2015,completing the West Island line extension of the Island line.
Sheung Wan is a station of the Hong Kong MTR Island line,and was formerly the westbound terminus of the Island line. It was originally planned in 1970 as Western Market but its construction was discontinued after further planning for the new lines. Upon the construction of the Island line,the station was finally constructed and opened on 23 May 1986. The livery colour of this station is khaki.
Argyle Street is a four-lane dual-way thoroughfare in Kowloon,Hong Kong,connecting the districts of Mong Kok,Ho Man Tin,Ma Tau Wai and Kowloon City. It runs on an east-west alignment starting at its intersection with Cherry Street,Ferry Street and Tong Mi Road in the west,and ending near the former Kai Tak Airport in the east. Due to the street's proximity with the latter,a variety of aircraft could be seen from this street and thus photographers seized the opportunity to capture landing aircraft.
Sai Wan,also known as Western district,or simply Western, is an area in Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong that corresponds to Sai Ying Pun,Shek Tong Tsui,Belcher Bay and Kennedy Town. However,Some Hong Kong people consider Kennedy Town as the only part of Sai Wan. It formed part of the City of Victoria. West Point,a former cape where major government structures in Sai Wan are close to,also used to refer to Sai Wan.
HKU is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island line located in the Lung Fu Shan and Shek Tong Tsui neighbourhoods of the Western District,Hong Kong. It is named after The University of Hong Kong,which is also served by the station.
Sai Ying Pun is an area in Western District,on Hong Kong Island,in Hong Kong. It is administratively part of the Central and Western District.
Des Voeux Road Central and Des Voeux Road West are two roads on the north shore of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. They were named after the 10th Governor of Hong Kong,Sir William Des Vœux. The name was sometimes spelt with the ligature œin pre-war documents but is nowadays spelt officially as Des Voeux Road.
Middle Road is a street in the southern part of Tsim Sha Tsui,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
Possession Street is a street in Sheung Wan,from Queen's Road West to Hollywood Road,on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The street marks the boundary of Queen's Road West and Queen's Road Central.
The Belcher's is a private residential estate in Shek Tong Tsui,Hong Kong Island. It consists of six residential buildings constructed in two phases;three buildings were constructed in each phase. Construction for the first phase was completed in 2000,and in 2001 for the second phase. The estate was named after the adjacent Belcher's Street,which in turned was named after Sir Edward Belcher,a Canadian-born British naval officer and explorer.
The Central and Western District located on northwestern part of Hong Kong Island is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It had a population of 243,266 in 2016. The district has the most educated residents with the second highest income and the third lowest population due to its relatively small size.
