Ho Man Tin
Encyclopedia
Ho Man Tin is a mostly residential area in Kowloon
, Hong Kong
, part of the Kowloon City District
.
. With cultivated lands,
it was bounded north by Argyle Street
, west by Coronation Road (present-day Nathan Road
), and east by hills. Southeast from its original location is Fo Pang
and to the south Mong Kok. Streams from those hills east offered water for cultivation, the latter reflected in the area's name last Chinese character, ie tin, 田, which means field. The "Ho" (何) and "Man" (文) part of the name are both Chinese surnames; so Ho Man Tin represents the agricultural land owned by the "Ho" and "Man", the major families who took their residence around the area.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the eastern hills to the original site of Ho Man Tin became a resettlement area for refugees from China, the city building there the Ho Man Tin Estate, which gave the name Ho Man Tin to that section of the hills, thus shifting away name-wise from the original flat fields. This present-day Ho Man Tin is close to Argyle Street and Kowloon Hospital
. The area was within the district of the Kowloon City police station.
, Waterloo Road
, Argyle Street
, Pui Ching Road, and Fat Kwong Street act as the main arteries of the Ho Man Tin area, and it is served mainly by public buses.
The proposed MTR
Kwun Tong Line extension will have Ho Man Tin Station
, and the new terminus will be Whampoa Garden Station
.
Kowloon
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, part of the Kowloon City District
Kowloon City District
Kowloon City District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon. It had a population of 381,352 in 2001. The district has the third most educated residents while its residents enjoy the highest income in Kowloon....
.
History
The original area of Ho Man Tin was quite different from the present-day one. It was located in the heart of nowaday Mong KokMong Kok
Mong Kok , less often known as Argyle , is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District on Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong...
. With cultivated lands,
it was bounded north by Argyle Street
Argyle Street, Hong Kong
Argyle Street is a four-lane dual-way thoroughfare in Hong Kong, connecting Mong Kok, 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.The...
, west by Coronation Road (present-day Nathan Road
Nathan Road, Hong Kong
Nathan Road is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong that goes in a south-north direction from Tsim Sha Tsui to Mong Kok. It is lined with shops and restaurants and throngs with tourists, and was known in the post-World War II years as the Golden Mile, a name that is now rarely used...
), and east by hills. Southeast from its original location is Fo Pang
Fo Pang
Fo Pang is a place located in a valley of Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is at the northeast of Danger Flag Hill and south of proper Ho Mun Tin. It is about present-day Wylie Road and east of Wah Yan College, Kowloon....
and to the south Mong Kok. Streams from those hills east offered water for cultivation, the latter reflected in the area's name last Chinese character, ie tin, 田, which means field. The "Ho" (何) and "Man" (文) part of the name are both Chinese surnames; so Ho Man Tin represents the agricultural land owned by the "Ho" and "Man", the major families who took their residence around the area.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the eastern hills to the original site of Ho Man Tin became a resettlement area for refugees from China, the city building there the Ho Man Tin Estate, which gave the name Ho Man Tin to that section of the hills, thus shifting away name-wise from the original flat fields. This present-day Ho Man Tin is close to Argyle Street and Kowloon Hospital
Kowloon Hospital
Kowloon Hospital is a general care hospital at Prince Edward Road in Mong Kok of Kowloon in Hong KongThe hospital used to be an acute hospital with accident and emergency service. It was later converted to a chronic hospital to provide extended supportive care to patients from Queen Elizabeth...
. The area was within the district of the Kowloon City police station.
Streets and Places in Ho Man Tin
- Ho Man Tin Hill
- Kadoorie Hill
- Waterloo Hill
- Ho Man Tin Estate
- Ho Man Tin South Estate
- King's Park
- Oi Man EstateOi Man EstateOi Man Estate is a public housing estate in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon City District, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is the largest public housing estate in Kowloon City District. It has a total of 12 residential block completed in 1974 and 1975....
- Sheung Shing Street
- Sheung Hong Street
- Perth Street
- Soares Ave.
- Victory Ave.
- Peace Ave.
- Chung Hau Street.
- Dragon View.
- Ellery Terrace.
Public Services
- Kowloon Central Library
- Kowloon Hospital
- Kowloon Rehabilitation Centre
- Hong Kong Housing AuthorityHong Kong Housing AuthorityThe Hong Kong Housing Authority is the main provider of public housing in Hong Kong. It was established in 1973 under the Housing Ordinance and is an agency of the Government of Hong Kong...
Headquarters - Hong Kong Housing Authority Exhibition CentreHong Kong Housing Authority Exhibition CentreThe Hong Kong Housing Authority Exhibition Centre is managed by Hong Kong Housing Authority. It is located on 3/F, Homantin Plaza, 80 Fat Kwong Street, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon in Hong Kong.The Opening Ceremony of the Centre was held in July, 2002.-Exhibition:...
Education
Educational institutions in Ho Man Tin include:- Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) CollegeChan Sui Ki (La Salle) CollegeChan Sui Ki College , is an Anglo-Chinese boys' secondary school in Homantin of Kowloon, Hong Kong, and was established by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by St...
- Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) Primary School
- St. Teresa Secondary SchoolSt. Teresa Secondary SchoolSt. Teresa Secondary SchoolMottoAge quod agis.Chinese: 慎思明辨Religion affiliationRoman CatholicGoverning BodyCatholic Diocese of Hong KongFounded1978Address 21 Sheung Shing Street, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong KongSchool website...
- Hoi Ping Chamber of Commerce Secondary SchoolHoi Ping Chamber of Commerce Secondary SchoolHoi Ping Chamber of Commerce Secondary School is a secondary school in Hong Kong, located at 22 Shek Ku Street, Homantin, Kowloon. Its current principal is Miss Wan Mei Yuk, Anneliese.- Founding :...
- Homantin Government Secondary School
- King George V SchoolKing George V SchoolKing George V School , often shortened to "KGV" is a co-educational international secondary independent school of the English Schools Foundation, located in the Ho Man Tin area of Hong Kong. Currently school 1,700 students in the Kowloon peninsula, it is one of the oldest schools in Hong Kong,...
- Open University of Hong KongOpen University of Hong KongThe Open University of Hong Kong is a Hong Kong university providing sub-degree, degree and postgraduate courses leading to awards and qualifications principally through a system of open access and distance education....
(Main Campus) - Sheng Kung Hui Tsoi Kung Po Secondary SchoolSheng Kung Hui Tsoi Kung Po Secondary SchoolSheng Kung Hui Tsoi Kung Po Secondary School is a secondary school in Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is managed by the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, Hong Kong. This school was founded in 1982. It is a Co-educational secondary School....
- Pui Ching Middle SchoolPui Ching Middle School (Hong Kong)Pui Ching Middle School is a Baptist secondary school in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Founded in 1889, it currently has sister schools in Macau and Guangzhou.-History:The Hong Kong branch was established in 1933 in Ho Man Tin...
- Wa Ying CollegeWa Ying CollegeWa Ying College is a secondary school in Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is managed by the Methodist Church, Hong Kong.-History:...
- Y.W.C.A. Hioe Tjo Yoeng College
Transportation
Princess Margaret RoadPrincess Margaret Road
Princess Margaret Road is a road in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It starts from the northern King's Park, at the junction with Wylie Road, Chi Man Street and Hong Chong Road, cuts through the hills east of proper Ho Man Tin and reaches the intersection of Argyle Street and Waterloo Road.Depicted in the...
, Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road, Kowloon
Waterloo Road is a major road in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was named to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo.The road starts in the west at the intersection with Lai Cheung Road and Ferry Street, and runs east past Nathan Road. It then runs on a northeast-southwest alignment through the eastern part of...
, Argyle Street
Argyle Street, Hong Kong
Argyle Street is a four-lane dual-way thoroughfare in Hong Kong, connecting Mong Kok, 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.The...
, Pui Ching Road, and Fat Kwong Street act as the main arteries of the Ho Man Tin area, and it is served mainly by public buses.
The proposed MTR
MTR
Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
Kwun Tong Line extension will have Ho Man Tin Station
Ho Man Tin (MTR)
Ho Man Tin Station is a proposed interchange station on the Hong Kong MTR's Kwun Tong Line Extension and Sha Tin to Central Link....
, and the new terminus will be Whampoa Garden Station
Whampoa Garden (MTR)
Whampoa is a proposed terminal station on the Kwun Tong Line of the MTR in Hong Kong, at Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom, Kowloon. Below the underground concourse only one side platform will be built, similar to the structure found in Po Lam Station...
.