Kowloon City

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Kowloon City

:For the administrative district of Hong Kong. See Kowloon City District
Kowloon City District

Kowloon City District is one of the districts of Hong Kong 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....

Kowloon City is an area

List of areas of Hong Kong

The following is a list of neighbourhoods of Hong Kong....
in Kowloon

Kowloon

Kowloon refers to an urban area in Hong Kong made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutters Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south....
of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. Named after the Kowloon Walled City

Kowloon Walled City

The Kowloon Walled City was a tiny Chinese people enclave and exclave that was located in the middle of Colonial Hong Kong for decades. It was torn down in 1993....
, it is part of Kowloon City District

Kowloon City District

Prince Edward Road

Prince Edward Road East and Prince Edward Road West are roads in Kowloon, Hong Kong. They go in east-west direction and links Tai Kok Tsui, Mong Kok, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon City and San Po Kong ....
and Prince Edward Road East

Prince Edward Road

Kowloon Tsai

Kowloon Tsai is a place between Kowloon City and Kowloon Tong in Hong Kong. It was formerly a village in valley and now the place became low density residential area in New Kowloon....
.

of the district was the location the original Kowloon City, see Kowloon Walled City

Kowloon Walled City

The Kowloon Walled City was a tiny Chinese people enclave and exclave that was located in the middle of Colonial Hong Kong for decades. It was torn down in 1993....
.

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List of areas of Hong Kong

The following is a list of neighbourhoods of Hong Kong....
in Kowloon

Kowloon

Hong Kong

Kowloon Walled City

Kowloon City District

Prince Edward Road

Kowloon Tsai

Kowloon Tsai is a place between Kowloon City and Kowloon Tong in Hong Kong. It was formerly a village in valley and now the place became low density residential area in New Kowloon....
.

History

Part of the district was the location the original Kowloon City, see Kowloon Walled City

Kowloon Walled City

The Kowloon Walled City was a tiny Chinese people enclave and exclave that was located in the middle of Colonial Hong Kong for decades. It was torn down in 1993....
. This is now Walled City Park. The former Kai Tak International Airport was also located in the district.

In 1982, Hong Kong was divided into 18 administrative districts

Districts of Hong Kong

The Districts of Hong Kong are the 18 administrative areas by which Hong Kong is geographically divided. Each district has a District council of Hong Kong, which was formerly known as a district board....
, and Kowloon City and its neighbouring areas, such as Hung Hom

Hung Hom

Hung Hom is an area of Kowloon, in Hong Kong, administratively part of the Kowloon City District Districts of Hong Kong, with a portion west of the MTR in the Yau Tsim Mong District....
, belong to the Kowloon City District

Kowloon City District

Kowloon City District is one of the districts of Hong Kong 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....
since then.

Prior to 1998, a strict building height restriction was imposed in Kowloon City to minimize the hazards of air traffic commuting through the Kai Tak Airport. The closure of Kai Tak as a result of the opening of the new Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , because it was built on the Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong#Islands of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from the old Hong Kong Airport ....
lifted the height restriction, and high-rise apartments started to appear and reshape Kowloon City from being a slum.

In contrast, others believe the new high-rise buildings are destroying Kowloon City's sky line and many new buildings have arisen due to speculation and property bubbles. Several new apartment buildings have remained mostly empty, bought out by investors and offering little to the community apart from a decreased view of the sky. Far from being a slum, the densely packed streets of Kowloon City have always been some of the most active and exciting in Hong Kong (decreased by the loss of the local airport) featuring a busy wet market and a complex bike park in the old walled city where one can rent a bicycle for a small fee. It seems however that the 'dirty' look of the city, so characteristic of Hong Kong and loved by so many, may not agree to the tastes of those who have not grown up amidst it.

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Kowloon Walled City
Kowloon Walled City

The Kowloon Walled City was a tiny Chinese people enclave and exclave that was located in the middle of Colonial Hong Kong for decades. It was torn down in 1993....
Old Kai Tak Airport
Kai Tak Airport

Kai Tak Airport was the international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 until 1998. On July 6 1998, the airport was replaced by the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok....
Sung Wong Toi Park
Kowloon City Plaza

Kowloon City

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