Quarry Bay

Area in Hong Kong

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Quarry Bay

Traditional Chinese| 鰂魚涌
Simplified Chinese| 鲗鱼涌
Cantonese Yale| jāk yùh chūng
Jyutping| zak1 jyu4 cung1
Literal meaning| "crucian carp stream"
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Zéiyúchōng[1][2]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| jāk yùh chūng
Jyutping| zak1 jyu4 cung1
IPA| [tsɐk̚˥ jy˩ tsʰʊŋ˥]
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese| 採石灣
Simplified Chinese| 采石湾
Cantonese Yale| chói sehk wāan
Jyutping| coi2 sek6 waan1
Literal meaning| rock-extracting bay
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| cǎi shí wān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| chói sehk wāan
Jyutping| coi2 sek6 waan1
Aerial view of Taikoo Shing in Quarry Bay, One Island East is the tallest building in the photo and Mount Parker is in the background. A section of King's Road in Quarry Bay

Quarry Bay is an area beneath Mount Parker in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Quarry Bay is bordered by Sai Wan Ho to the east, Mount Parker to the south, North Point to the west, and Victoria Harbour to the north.

Quarry Bay is a residential and business district in Hong Kong. One Island East, the seventh tallest building in Hong Kong, is located in Quarry Bay. Some government departments such as the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council have relocated their offices from Central and Wan Chai to Quarry Bay over the years, and some multinational companies have their offices located in the district, such as Ernst & Young, BNP Paribas, LVMH and Boston Consulting Group, etc. Cityplaza and Kornhill Plaza, being one of the largest shopping malls on Hong Kong Island is at Quarry Bay.

With dense population as well as developed economic and commercial activities in the district, Quarry Bay has a considerable traffic demand. It is one of the transportation hubs in Hong Kong. There are two MTR stations in the district, being Quarry Bay Station and Taikoo Station. Quarry Bay Station is the intersection of the Island line and Tseung Kwan O line. Other transportation means in the district include buses, minibuses, and trams.

## History

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It has been suggested that parts of this section be split out into articles titled Tsak Yue Chung and Quarry Point. (Discuss) (October 2022)

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The steps in Pan Hoi Street

The 1819 edition of the Gazetteer of Sun On County (嘉慶版新安縣志) did not mention today's Quarry Bay. Historians such as Anthony Kwok Kin Siu suggested Quarry Bay was a remote area before British colonial time.

During colonial Hong Kong times, the Hakka stonemasons settled in the area after the British arrival.[3]

This area was a bay where rock from the hillsides were quarried and transported by ship for building construction or road building. The Chinese name Tsak Yue Chung (鰂魚涌) reveals that it was a small stream where crucian carp (鰂魚) could be found in the 19th century. The English name was Arrow Fish Creek.[3] The original bay has disappeared since land reclamation has taken place, and was about 700 m (770 yd) from the current coastline.

### Taikoo

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The eastern part of Quarry Bay, namely Quarry Point [yue], was largely owned by Swire and therefore many places and facilities are named after the company's Chinese name, Taikoo. The river originally flowed into the bay, however it was shut off from the sea with the construction of the Tai Koo Reservoir [zh-tw] to supply fresh water to the Taikoo Dockyard, the Taikoo Sugar factory at Tong Chong Street (糖廠街), and later the Swire Coca-Cola factory at Greig Road (基利路) and Yau Man Street (佑民街). The upper course of the river was converted into a cement-paved catchwater, and the lower course is the present-day Quarry Bay Street (鰂魚涌街), with the original estuary near the Quarry Bay Street – King's Road junction.

In the mid-1980s, the hillside was converted into Kornhill apartment buildings, the reservoir into Mount Parker Lodge [zh-tw] (康景花園) apartment buildings, and the Dockyard into Taikoo Shing. The Coca-Cola factory is now apartment Kornville (康蕙花園), and Taikoo Sugar is now the Taikoo Place, a commercial hub.

### Lai Chi

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The western end of Quarry Bay was historically part of North Point; during the 1930s its beaches became one of the most popular places for holding swimming galas in Hong Kong. From this basis an upmarket entertainment complex, the Ritz Nightclub (麗池夜總會; lai6 chi4 ye6 jung2 wui2), was built in the area in 1947. The nightclub was demolished a few years later to make way for the construction of apartment buildings during the latter half of the 1950s. Nonetheless, for years afterwards, the western part of Quarry Bay continued to be known informally as Lai Chi (麗池), made more so by the name being homophone to Cantonese for "late as usual" (例遲) – a reference to King's Road, until 1984 the only thoroughfare in the area and thus infamous for traffic congestion.

To this day, some buildings in the western part of Quarry Bay are named as "North Point something building", although they are across the modern-day limit of North Point at Man Hong Street / Healthy Street West.

## Location

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Quarry Bay is considered as an area surrounded by Kornhill Road [yue] to the east, Hong Shing Street and Mount Parker Road [yue] to the south, junction of King's Road and Healthy Street West to the west, and Taikoo Wan Road to the north.[clarify]

## Commercial buildings

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Entrance of Taikoo Place along Sugar House Street

* Taikoo Place: One of the business districts in Hong Kong. Commercial buildings include: One Island East, Devon House, Dorset House, Cambridge House, Lincoln House, Oxford House, Westlands Centre, Berkshire House, One Taikoo Place and Two Taikoo Place. Tenants include Ernst & Young, BNP Paribas, Royal Bank of Canada, LVMH, Boston Consulting Group, Freshfields, Accenture etc.
* Cityplaza: It includes 1111 King's Road, 12 Taikoo Bay Road, and 14 Taikoo Bay Road. Tenants include Deloitte, Thomson Reuters, American Express, FWD Group etc.
* AIA Hong Kong Tower
* K11 ATELIER King's Road
* 625 King's Road
* Chinachem Exchange Square

Also, a few industrial buildings exist in the areas of Shipyard Lane.

Former

* Fresh Produce Market[4][5]
* Gala I, Gala II cinemas[6]
* Mount Parker House[7][8][9][10][11][12] 栢嘉商業大廈[13]

## Residential buildings

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The "Monster Building" consists of five connecting buildings of Fook Cheong Building, Montane Mansion, Oceanic Mansion, Yick Cheong Building and Yick Fat Building. The Yick Cheong Building

* Bedford Gardens
* CASA 880
* Dragon View House
* Granview Court
* The Floridian
* Healthy Village Estate
* Kings View Court
* Kornhill, and Kornhill Gardens
* Model Housing Estate
* "Monster Building" – Fook Cheong Building, Montane Mansion, Oceanic Mansion, Yick Cheong Building and Yick Fat Building
* Mount Parker Residences
* Nan Fung Sun Chuen
* Mount Parker Lodge
* Novum East
* Oceanic Building
* The Orchards
* Park Vale [yue]
* Ritz Garden Apartments
* Riviera Mansion
* Royal Terrace
* Snowboat Mansion
* Splendid Place
* Sunway Gardens
* Taikoo Shing
* Wah Shun Garden
* Westlands Court [yue]
* Westlands Garden [yue]

### Nan Fung Sun Chuen

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It has been suggested that this section be split out into another article titled Nan Fung Sun Chuen. (Discuss) (April 2022)

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Nan Fung Sun Chuen, a private housing estate in Quarry Bay

Nan Fung Sun Chuen (南豐新邨), built in 1978, is a private apartment estate. Consisting of 2,827 apartment units in 12 buildings distributed along Greig Road and Greig Crescent with a car park at the centre of the development, it was developed by Nan Fung Development.[14] Because of the relatively large size of the development, it serves as the benchmark for premises developed in the late 1970s in the property market. The tower blocks range in height from 28 to 33 floors. Blocks 1 to 5 are at 32 to 40 (even numbers) Greig Road while blocks 6 to 12 are at 27 to 15 Greig Crescent.

### Taikoo Shing

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Main article: Taikoo Shing

Taikoo Shing is a private residential development in Quarry Bay. Consisting of 61 mansions distributed along Taikoo Wan Road & Taikoo Shing Road, it was developed by Swire.

## Tourism

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### Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery

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The Alexander Grantham was a fireboat of Hong Kong's Fire Services Department. The fireboat was named after former Governor Sir Alexander Grantham. The boat has since retired from service and been replaced by other vessels.

On 10 March 2006, the fireboat was successfully hoisted into its new permanent home in the Central Concourse of Quarry Bay Park, Hong Kong, where it has been converted into the Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery and was opened to the public as a museum in 2007. In addition to the fireboat itself, the Gallery houses a number of multimedia exhibits on the vessel's history and on firefighting in Hong Kong.

### "Monster Building" complex

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"Monster Building" is a condominium complex of five interconnected buildings. The complex consists of Fook Cheong Building, Montane Mansion, Oceanic Mansion, Yick Cheong Building, and Yick Fat Building.

### Woodside Biodiversity Education Centre

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Woodside Biodiversity Education Centre [zh-tw] situated at Mount Parker Road, Quarry Bay. The centre comprises three themed exhibition galleries introducing Hong Kong's precious natural resources and biodiversity. The centre aims to foster public awareness, knowledge and understanding the inherent value of Hong Kong's biodiversity assets and to marshal public support and action for nature conservation.

## Government

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The head office of the Securities and Futures Commission is in One Island East in Quarry Bay.[15]

## Parks and recreational facilities

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* Quarry Bay Park
* Quarry Bay Municipal Services Building – with indoor playground and a public library managed by LSCD
* Greig Road Sitting-out Area
* Tai Tam Country Park (Quarry Bay Extension)

## Education

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Quarry Bay is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 14. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and North Point Government Primary School.[16]

Kindergartens & Nurseries

* ABC Pathways International Kindergarten (Tai Koo Campus)
* Creativity (Park Vale) Kindergarten
* Epoch Anglo-Chinese Kindergarten
* Hamilton Hill International Kindergarten
* MAGART International Kindergarten
* Saint Anna Anglo-Chinese Kindergarten
* Victoria (Kornhill) Kindergarten
* Victoria (Kornhill) Nursery

Primary schools

* Buddhist Chung Wah Kornhill Primary School
* Canossa School (Hong Kong)
* Chinese Methodist School North Point
* Delia School of Canada
* North Point Government Primary School
* Shanghai Alumni Primary School
* Tai Koo Primary School [zh-tw]

Secondary schools

* Canossa College
* Delia School of Canada

## Transport

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### Public transport

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* MTR
* MTR Quarry Bay station: Tseung Kwan O line and Island line
* MTR Tai Koo station: Island line
* Trams
* First Bus
* Citybus
* KMB (serves only cross-harbour routes)
* Minibuses
* to Kornhill, Cyberport, North Point, Shau Kei Wan, Kennedy Town, etc.
* includes 32, 32A, 33 etc.

### Major thoroughfares, roads and streets

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The Eastern harbour tunnel takes people to Kowloon

* Island Eastern Corridor
* Eastern Harbour Crossing
* Finnie Street
* Greig Road
* Java Road
* King's Road
* Kornhill Road
* Mansion Lane
* Model Lane
* Mount Parker Road
* Quarry Bay Street
* Sai Wan Terrace
* Shipyard Lane
* Taikoo Shing Road
* Taikoo Wan Road
* Tsat Tsz Mui Road
* Tong Chong Street
* Westlands Road

## Hiking

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Quarry Bay is home to multiple hiking trails, including the Mount Parker Road Green Trail and the Hong Pak Country Trail, which connects further to nearby trails.

### Facilities

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The Woodside Biodiversity Education Center (also known as the Red House) is a biodiversity centre housing local animal species and displays of educational resources on Hong Kong wildlife. The centre is situated on Mount Parker Road, with benches available nearby for picnics.[17]

Wartime remains including the Wartime Stoves and Anti-Air-Raid Caves are preserved throughout Mount Parker Road Green Trail and the Hong Pak Country Trail.

Hikes throughout Quarry Bay are often packed with resting benches, washrooms, pavilions, mappings as well as trash bins.

### Mountains

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Mount Butler, Mount Parker and Siu Ma Shan are mountains available for hiking. These mountains are linked towards more hiking options such as the Jardine's Lookout or approach for Tai Tam Reservoirs.

### Nearby areas

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Stanley can be reached from Tai Tam Reservoirs via Violet Hill and The Twins. Shek O Country Park is also reachable from Tai Tam Reservoirs, which offer more hiking options.

Tai Tam Reservoirs is situated near the Wong Lai Chung Reservoir Park.

## See also

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* Conservation in Hong Kong
* Taikoo Shing
* Category:Rivers of Hong Kong

## References

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1. ^ 现代汉语词典(第七版). [A Dictionary of Current Chinese (Seventh Edition).]. Beijing: The Commercial Press. 1 September 2016. p. 1637\. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8. "鲗（鰂 zéi 用于地名：~鱼涌（在香港）"
2. ^ 现代汉语词典(第七版). [A Dictionary of Current Chinese (Seventh Edition).]. Beijing: The Commercial Press. 1 September 2016. p. 180\. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8. "涌 chōng 〈方〉{...}鲗鱼~（在香港）"
3. ^ a b Wordie, Jason (2002). Streets: Exploring Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 962-209-563-1.
4. ^ "Plans of the various floors of the elongated triangle-shaped commercial complex".
5. ^ "[轉載]太古城中心第1期建成時的平面圖".
6. ^ "Gala 1 and 2 (Cityplaza) / 嘉年戲院 嘉華戲院 [1982–1994] | Gwulo".
7. ^ "Tenants raise new queries on Swire plan for Mount Parker House". 19 August 1998.
8. ^ "Swire moots Mount Parker redevelopment". 4 March 1999.
9. ^ "History and Milestones".
10. ^ "swirepacific.com – Swire Pacific Limited 2008 Online Annual Report". www.swirepacific.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
11. ^ "Swire Pacific Online Annual Report 2000".
12. ^ https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/SEHK/2001/0329/0019/F105a.pdf
13. ^ "歷史與里程碑".
14. ^ "ChaCha - NAN FUNG SUN CHUEN". ChaCha.hk.
15. ^ "Contact Us". Securities and Futures Commission. Retrieved 2021-02-04. "Securities and Futures Commission 54/F, One Island East 18 Westlands Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong" – Traditional Chinese: "香港鰂魚涌華蘭路18號 港島東中心54樓", Simplified Chinese: "香港鲗鱼涌华兰路18号 港岛东中心54楼"
16. ^ "POA School Net 14" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
17. ^ "Woodside Biodiversity Education Centre". www.afcd.gov.hk. Retrieved 2023-05-13.

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Wan Chai District |

Eastern District

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Eastern District, Hong Kong

Areas|

* Tin Hau
* Fortress Hill
* North Point
* Braemar Hill
* Quarry Bay
* Sai Wan Ho
* Shau Kei Wan
* A Kung Ngam
* Chai Wan
* Siu Sai Wan
* Tsat Tsz Mui

Landmarks|

* AIA Tower
* Cape Collinson Crematorium
* City Garden
* Cityplaza
* Choi Sai Woo Park
* Grand Promenade
* Healthy Village
* Heng Fa Chuen
* Hing Tung Estate
* Hing Wah Estate
* Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
* Hong Kong Buddhist Cemetery
* Hong Kong Film Archive
* Island Resort
* Kornhill
* Law Uk Folk Museum
* Mount Parker
* Public housing estates in Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan
* Sai Wan War Cemetery
* Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
* Taikoo Place
* One Island East
* Taikoo Shing
* Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution
* Tin Chiu Street
* Wan Tsui Estate
* Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital

Education|

| Tertiary|

* Hong Kong Shue Yan University

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Primary /
secondary|

* Belilios Public School
* Buddhist Chung Wah Kornhill Primary School
* Canossa College
* Cheung Chuk Shan College
* Chinese International School
* Delia School of Canada, Hong Kong Ontario program
* French International School of Hong Kong Chai Wan Campus
* HKUGA Primary School
* Hong Kong Chinese Women's Club College
* Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College
* Kiangsu-Chekiang College, International Section
* Kiangsu and Chekiang Primary School
* Korean International School of Hong Kong
* Lingnan Secondary School
* Munsang College
* Precious Blood Secondary School
* Pui Kiu Middle School
* Quarry Bay School
* Salesian English School
* Shau Kei Wan East Government Secondary School
* Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School
* St. Joan of Arc Secondary School
* St. Mark's School

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* Hong Kong Japanese School Junior high school

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MTR stations|

* Fortress Hill
* North Point
* Quarry Bay
* Tai Koo
* Sai Wan Ho
* Shau Kei Wan
* Heng Fa Chuen
* Chai Wan

This list is incomplete.
Kellett School previously maintained a campus in Shau Kei Wan.

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Urban areas of Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories

Hong Kong1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a,10,11,12|

| Central and Western District2|

* Sai Wan (Kennedy Town13, Shek Tong Tsui13 and Sai Ying Pun13)
* The Peak13
* Mid-Levels13
* Sheung Wan13
* Central13 (Admiralty)

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Wan Chai District2|

* Wan Chai13
* Causeway Bay13 (Tin Hau13)
* Tai Hang
* So Kon Po
* Jardine's Lookout
* Happy Valley13

Eastern District2|

* North Point13
* Braemar Hill13
* Quarry Bay13
* Sai Wan Ho13
* Shau Kei Wan13
* Aldrich Bay
* Chai Wan
* Siu Sai Wan

Southern District|

* Pok Fu Lam13
* Waterfall Bay (Wah Fu)
* Aberdeen13(Tin Wan13 and Shek Pai Wan13)
* Ap Lei Chau
* Wong Chuk Hang
* Shouson Hill
* Deep Water Bay
* Repulse Bay
* Chung Hom Kok
* Stanley13
* Tai Tam
* Shek O13
* Cape D'Aguilar

KowloonKL,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a,10,11,12|

| Yau Tsim Mong District|

* Tai Kok Tsui13
* Mong Kok
* Yau Ma Tei
* King's Park
* Tsim Sha Tsui13
* West Kowloon

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Sham Shui Po District|

* Stonecutters Island

Kowloon City District|

* Ma Tau Wai
* Ma Tau Kok
* To Kwa Wan
* Ho Man Tin
* Hung Hom13

New KowloonNKL,2,3,4,5,6,7,9a,10,11,12|

| Sham Shui Po District8|

* Lai Chi Kok
* Cheung Sha Wan
* Sham Shui Po
* So Uk
* West Kowloon
* Shek Kip Mei
* Tai Wo Ping
* Yau Yat Tsuen

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Kowloon City District8|

* Kowloon City
* Kowloon Tong (Beacon Hill)
* Kai Tak

Wong Tai Sin District8|

* Wong Tai Sin
* Wang Tau Hom (Lok Fu)
* Tsz Wan Shan
* Diamond Hill
* San Po Kong
* Ngau Chi Wan
* Hammer Hill

Kwun Tong District|

* Kwun Tong8
* Ngau Tau Kok8
* Kowloon Bay8
* Jordan Valley8
* Sau Mau Ping8 (Except Shun Lee Estate)
* Lam Tin8
* Cha Kwo Ling8
* Yau Tong8

New Territories|

| Kwai Tsing District6,7,9b,10,11|

* Kwai Chung (Sheung Kwai Chung and Ha Kwai Chung)8
* Tsing Yi8 (Except Tsing Yi Station)
* Stonecutters Island8

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Tsuen Wan District6,7,9b,10,11
(Except Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula
on Lantau Island)|

* Tsuen Wan8 (Except Tsuen Wan Station)
* Chai Wan Kok8
* Yau Kom Tau8
* Ting Kau8 (Except west of Ting Kau Interchange)
* Sham Tseng
* Tsing Lung Tau
* Ma Wan8
* Lei Muk Shue8

Sha Tin District9b,10|

* Sha Tin8
* Tai Wai8
* Shatin Heights8
* Yuen Chau Kok8 (Except Prince of Wales Hospital)
* Shek Mun8
* Siu Lek Yuen8
* Fo Tan8 (Except Sha Tin Racecourse)
* Kau To Shan8 (Except Lai Ping Road)
* Ma Liu Shui
* A Kung Kok8
* Ma On Shan
* Wu Kai Sha

Sai Kung District
(Tseung Kwan O New Town)9b,11,12|

* Ma Yau Tong8
* Po Lam8
* Tsui Lam8
* Hang Hau8 (Except Hang Hau Station and A&E of Tseung Kwan O Hospital)
* Tseung Kwan O8
* Tiu Keng Leng8
* Pak Shing Kok8 (Except Wan Po Road)
* Siu Chik Sha8 (Except Wan Po Road and Shek Kok Road)
* Tai Chik Sha8

Official place names are summarized from "Geoinfo Map" of Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, "Hong Kong Guide" of Lands Department, "Hong Kong Guide Book" of Universal Publications Ltd. and "Areas and Districts" of Rating and Valuation Department.
KL: Kowloon Peninsula at the south of Boundary Street
NKL: Former New Territories area at the north of Boundary Street and at the south of Lion Rock
1: Common definition (1)
2: Common definition (2)
3: Common definition (3)
4: Areas not adopting small house concessionary right of indigenous inhabitants
5: Jurisdiction area of former Urban Council
6: Definition of "Metropolitan Area" of Planning Department
7: Jurisdiction area of Urban Renewal Authority
8: Unique operating area of urban taxis
9: "Urban" (9a) and "Extended Urban" (9b) areas defined by Hong Kong Housing Authority
10: Definition of Urban rates
11: Hospital cluster belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon
12: Police region belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon
13: Regions having 999-year land lease

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