New Kowloon

Area in Hong Kong

Area in Hong Kong, Kowloon / New Territories

New Kowloon

新九龍

Area

Eastern New Kowloon (Kowloon Bay, Kwun Tong, etc.)

Etymology: Named after the Kowloon Peninsula

Approx. location of New Kowloon (in red), as defined in a 1937 legislation, compared to the Kowloon geographical constituencies of the Legislative Council (in green); note that the newer 13/31 runway of the former Kai Tak Airport reclaimed land (also coloured in green), now considered part of New Kowloon, e.g. in lot numbers, did not exist until the 1950s.

Statutorily-defined area(s)| Kowloon / New Territories
Territory|  Hong Kong
Sovereign state|  China
Cession of Kowloon| 1860
Leased (as a part of
the New Territories)| 1898
Defined (from a part of
the New Territories)| 1900
Time zone| Hong Kong Time
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese| 新九龍
Simplified Chinese| 新九龙
Cantonese Yale| Sān Gáulùhng
Literal meaning| New Nine Dragons
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Xīn Jiǔlóng
Hakka
Romanization| Sin1 Giu3lung2
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Sān Gáulùhng
Jyutping| San1 Gau2lung4
IPA| [sɐn˥kɐw˧˥lʊŋ˩]

New Kowloon is an area in Hong Kong, bounded to the south by Boundary Street, and to the north by the ranges of the Eagle's Nest, Beacon Hill, Lion Rock, Tate's Cairn and Kowloon Peak. It covers the present-day Kwun Tong District and Wong Tai Sin District, and northern parts of the Sham Shui Po District and Kowloon City District.

The name of this area is[when?] rarely used in day-to-day life. Areas that belong to New Kowloon are usually referred to as a part of Kowloon. However, in land leases, it is common to refer to land lots in lot numbers as "New Kowloon Inland Lot number #".

## History

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By the Convention of Peking in 1860, the territory of British-owned Kowloon was defined as area on the Kowloon Peninsula south of a line which later became Boundary Street (known as Kowloon, inclusive of Stonecutters Island), which was ceded by the Qing Empire (Ch'ing Empire, Manchu Empire) to the United Kingdom under the Convention.

On the other hand, the territory north of Boundary Street (later known as New Kowloon) remained part of Qing Empire until it was leased as part of the New Territories to the UK in 1898 for 99 years under the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory (also known as the Second Convention of Peking). The area of New Kowloon was defined in statutory law first in November 1900[1][2] (and referred to as such[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]) and again in December 1937[11][12][13] to increase land available for urban development.[citation needed] For most part the northern boundary of the area was defined by the 500 feet (152 metres) contour. In practice, nevertheless, both the areas to the south and to the north of Boundary Street (i.e. both Kowloon and New Kowloon), from the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east to Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Lai Chi Kok Bay in the west, are collectively known as "Kowloon". For example, a postal address in Kwun Tong will identify "Kowloon" as its regional destination, even though it is technically in New Kowloon and not part of Kowloon as statutorily defined.

## Current situation

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In modern-day conversations, the term "New Kowloon" is now[when?] rarely heard in Hong Kong. New Kowloon is no longer regarded as part of the New Territories, but as a part of the Kowloon urban area beyond Boundary Street. Nevertheless, the legal definitions of Kowloon, New Kowloon and New Territories remain unchanged—New Kowloon has remained legally part of the New Territories instead of Kowloon.[14] On 1 July 1997, the territories on both sides of Boundary Street (ceded and leased respectively) were transferred to China, along with the rest of Hong Kong.

However, the designation "New Kowloon" still has some legal implications. Almost[clarification needed] all lands of Hong Kong are government land (known as crown land in Commonwealth countries and before 1997 in Hong Kong), while all crown leases (now known as government leases in Hong Kong) of New Kowloon and New Territories lands had been expired on 27 June 1997, but automatically extended up to 30 June 2047 due to the Sino-British Joint Declaration.[15] This renewal implies that, all privately owned land leases of New Kowloon, has to pay government rent (crown rent in Commonwealth countries) as leases in the rest of the New Territories, and unlike the rest of the Kowloon.[16] Most Kowloon land leases (Kowloon south of the Boundary Street) are not required to pay the government rent to the government, unless they are new leases, or are old leases having been renewed and such clauses have been inserted in the renewed lease contract.

The land reclaimed from the Kowloon Bay water body, such as Kai Tak, are also referred as part of New Kowloon in land leases,[17][18] although these lots do not appear to be included in the 1937 map.

## See also

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* History of Hong Kong

## References

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1. ^ New Territories (Extension of Laws) Ordinance 1900, Ordinance No. 8 of 1900
2. ^ Plan of New Kowloon, signed by the Director of Public Works and countersigned by the Governor and deposited in the Land Office of the Colony, and deposited at the Magistracy and at the Office of the Colonial Secretary according to the New Territories (Extension of Laws) Ordinance 1900
3. ^ Hong Kong Legislative Council
4. ^ Administrative Reports for the Year 1909
5. ^ Hong Kong Legislative Council
6. ^ Hong Kong Legislative Council
7. ^ Hong Kong Legislative Council
8. ^ "HK Maps". Archived from the original on 10 July 2019.
9. ^ "HK Maps". Archived from the original on 4 November 2018.
10. ^ "HK Maps". Archived from the original on 30 June 2017.
11. ^ Hong Kong Legislative Council
12. ^ Sched 5 to the IGCO
13. ^ Plan marked “New Kowloon” dated 8 December 1937, signed by the Director of Public Works, countersigned by the Governor and deposited in the Land Registry.
14. ^ Schedules 4, 5 and 5A, Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (IGCO), HK Law Cap. 1
15. ^ Annex III, Sino-British Joint Declaration - via Wikisource.
16. ^ "Government Rent". Hong Kong: Rating and Valuation Department. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
17. ^ "Government to sell site in Kai Tak by public tender". info.gov.hk (Press release). Hong Kong Government. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
18. ^ https://hos.housingauthority.gov.hk/mini-site/hos2022/common/pdf/DMC_Kai_Yan_Court.pdf https://hos.housingauthority.gov.hk/mini-site/hos2022/common/pdf/brochure/Sales_Brochure_Kai_Yan.pdf

## External links

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* Definition of New Kowloon in the Laws of Hong Kong as defined in 1937, Cap 1 SCHED 5, Hong Kong Laws.
* Land Tenure System in Hong Kong - Legislative Council

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Urban areas of Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories

MHong Kong1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a,10,11,12,14,15,16|

| Central and Western District2
(Central District2, 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 Hang13
* 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

MOld KowloonKL,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a,10,11,12,14,15,16|

| Yau Tsim Mong District|

* Tai Kok Tsui13
* Mong Kok (Prince Edward)
* Yau Ma Tei (Jordan)
* King's Park
* Tsim Sha Tsui13 (Jordan)
* 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

MNew KowloonNKL,2,3,4,5,6,7,9a,10,11,12,14,15,16|

| 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) (Anderson8)
* Lam Tin8
* Cha Kwo Ling8
* Yau Tong8
* Lei Yue Mun8

New Territories|

| MKwai Tsing District6,7,9b,10,11,14|

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

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MTsuen Wan District6,7,9b,10,11,14
(Except Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula
on Lantau Island)|

* Tsuen Wan8 (Except Chuen Lung North and 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
* Sha Tin Tau8
* Sha Tin Wai8
* 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 District15|

* Tseung Kwan O New Town9b,11,12
* Ma Yau Tong8,16
* 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
* Fat Tong O7,8
* Fei Ngo Shan8,16
* Tai Sheung Tok8,9a (Anderson8,9a)

Islands District11,14,15
(Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula
of Tsuen Wan District included)|

* Tung Chung New Town9b

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.
M：Narrow meaning of urban areas
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
14: Geographical Constituency in Hong Kong Legislative Council belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon
15: Regional Education Office belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon
16: Primary One Admission School Net belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon
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