Kwai Chungis an urban area withinTsuen Wan New Townin theNew TerritoriesofHong Kong.Together withTsing Yi Island,it is part of theKwai TsingDistrictofHong Kong.It is also part ofTsuen Wan New Town.
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In 2000, it had a population of 287,000. Its area is 9.93 km2.Areas within Kwai Chung include:Kwai Fong,Kwai Hing,Lai King,Tai Wo Hau.Kwai Chung is the site of part of thecontainer port of Hong Kong.
Origin of the name
editIn earlier times Kwai Chung was calledKwai Chung Tsai(Quỳ Dũng tử). Kwai Chung was astream(Chung) that emptied intoGin Drinkers Bay(Quỳ Dũng úc). The whole bay was reclaimed for land and the stream is no longer visible.[clarification needed]
Divisions
editTraditionally, Kwai Chung is divided intoSheung Kwai Chung(Thượng Quỳ Dũng;'Upper Kwai Chung'), andHa Kwai Chung(Hạ Quỳ Dũng;'Lower Kwai Chung'). Administratively, the former is calledNorth Kwai Chung,and the latterSouth Kwai Chung.
Sheung Kwai Chung, Chung Kwai Chung Village (Trung Quỳ Dũng thôn) and Ha Kwai Chung Village (Hạ Quỳ Dũng thôn) are recognized villages under theNew TerritoriesSmall House Policy.[1]
Economy
editKwai Chung is the home of the principal commercial cargo handling area ofHong Kong,theKwai Chung Container Terminal,one of the largest and busiest port facilities in the world. The main commercial port was relocated here fromYau Ma Teiin the 1980s, in preparation for theWest Kowloon Reclamation,which has left the original waterfront of Yau Ma Tei almost half a mile inland.[citation needed]
The area has the head office ofKerry Logistics.[2]
Education
edit- Lutheran School for the Deafis in Kwai Chung.
- S.T.F.A. Lee Shau Kee College
Sheung Kwai Chung and Chung Kwai Chung (Upper and Central Kwai Chung) are in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 64, which includes multiple aided schools (schools operated independently of the government but funded with government money); none of the schools in the net are government schools.[3]
Ha Kwai Chung (Lower Kwai Chung) is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 65, which includes multiple aided schools; none of the schools in the net are government schools.[4]
See also
edit- List of places in Hong Kong
- Public housing estates in Kwai Chung
- Hulu Concept,a not-for-profit cultural organisation based in Kwai Chung
References
edit- ^"List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy"(PDF).Lands Department.September 2009.
- ^"Contacts".Kerry Logistics.Retrieved29 December2020.
Global Head Office Kerry Logistics Network Limited 16/F Kerry Cargo Centre 55 Wing Kei Road Kwai Chung Hong Kong
- ^"POA School Net 64"(PDF).Education Bureau.Retrieved27 September2022.
- ^"POA School Net 65"(PDF).Education Bureau.Retrieved27 September2022.
External links
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- Satellite view of the container port in Kwai Chung
- Delineation of area of existing village Sheung Kwai Chung (Tsuen Wan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Delineation of area of existing village Chung Kwai Chung (Tsuen Wan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Delineation of area of existing village Ha Kwai Chung (Tsuen Wan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)