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14-656: Before the opening of the campsite, scouts in Kowloon set up an unofficial campsite in Diamond Hill in the New Kowloon in 1940s. The campsite was proved to be too small when number of scouts increased rapidly. Another campsite of the association, Chaiwan campsite , by the transportation at that time was too far from Kowloon where is not a good choice for Scouts in Kowloon. In 1957, the Prince of Wales Banner Competition for Venture Scout

28-859: A variety of cuisines , BUGIS @ 叻沙海南雞飯 serving Singaporean cuisine , Genki Sushi serving Japanese food, and dishes from America , and Asia . The Buddhist Chi Lin Nunnery and Nan Lian Garden were built according to the style of the Tang dynasty and are tourist attractions. Diamond Hill is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 45. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government primary schools are in this net. 22°20′28″N 114°12′04″E  /  22.34117°N 114.20107°E  / 22.34117; 114.20107 Lung Cheung Road Lung Cheung Road ( Chinese : 龍翔道 )

42-529: Is a major road in New Kowloon , Hong Kong . It forms part of Route 7 linking Kwun Tong Road at Ngau Chi Wan and Ching Cheung Road near Tai Wo Ping . It is a dual 3-lane carriageway running in the east-west direction for its entire length. Kwun Tong (connected by Kwun Tong Road) in Eastern Kowloon was the main manufacturing centre of Hong Kong during the 1960s. To provide a more efficient link to

56-636: Is also in the midst of 1967 riots in Hong Kong. At that time, the jamboree lasted for 5 days and 4 nights, with support from Hong Kong Government and Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club , inviting all Scouts in the territory and children from children's homes. The jamboree was deemed as a support for improving social services in government policy during the period of unrest. The camp site is named for Gilwell Park , an important Scouting camp site and international leader training place in England. 430 metres above sea level,

70-679: The Hong Kong Government . The squatter population peaked at around 50,000 people. Parts of the squatter settlement were demolished over the years, including for expansion of the Kai Tak Airport during the Japanese occupation , construction of the Mass Transit Railway , Lung Cheung Road , and the Tate's Cairn Tunnel . Due to the dramatic shortage of public housing available for resettlement,

84-693: The Kwai Tsing Container Terminals and Tsuen Wan , two roads were built along the hills to the north of developed Kowloon. Tai Po Road 's New Territories and New Kowloon parts divide between Ching Cheung Road and Lung Cheung Road. The section of between Wong Tai Sin and Choi Hung of the Kwun Tong line was built under the road. Lung Cheung Road opened to traffic on 24 June 1961. 22°20′33.3″N 114°11′08.9″E  /  22.342583°N 114.185806°E  / 22.342583; 114.185806 This New Kowloon location article

98-465: The Scout Association, the camp does not provide catering services. The site has only a few buildings for offices, lectures and activities. Diamond Hill Diamond Hill is a hill in the east of Kowloon , Hong Kong . The name also refers to the area on or adjacent to the hill. It is surrounded by Ngau Chi Wan , San Po Kong , Wong Tai Sin and Tsz Wan Shan . Its northeast is limited by

112-502: The final sections were only demolished in 2001. Contrary to its name, the area does not contain any diamond deposits. There are a number of theories as to why the misnomer came about, but the most accepted version states that the English name for this area was a simple mistranslation, for in Cantonese , the word " 鑽石 " can mean either "diamonds" or "to drill for rocks". In this case, the area

126-610: The hill. Diamond Hill MTR station is located near Plaza Hollywood , a nearby shopping centre was so named to associate it with the former movie studio nearby, where many films were produced after World War II . It most notably launched the career of international star, Bruce Lee . Sam Hui and brothers lived around the area, too. Tate's Cairn Tunnel has its Kowloon entrance in Diamond Hill. The shopping centre has an array of shops, such as H&M , Levi's , Uniquo , and many more boutiques . There are also many restaurants serving

140-467: The land was granted by Hong Kong Government with an area of 200,000 square metres. The campsite is located in a valley between Tung Yeung Shan ( 東洋山 ) and Tate's Cairn . Several streams runs nearby. A road from Kowloon leads from Tate's Pass in the south which continues north to Mau Tso Ngam and Fu Yung Pei ( 芙蓉泌 ). The campsite is the only site in Hong Kong run by the Scout Association for wild camping only. Unlike other campsites managing by

154-481: The ridge. It is principally a residential district. Administratively, the area is part of Wong Tai Sin District . The village settlements in the area, Sheung Yuen Leng ( 上元嶺 ) and Ha Yuen Leng ( 下元嶺 ), predated British colonization , and may have been established as early as the early eighteenth century. There were squatter dwellings ( shanties ) up and down the hill that were demolished after years of effort by

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168-486: Was established at that time. It takes three years to prepare the site for camping. Facilities for campfire and camping, and bridges were built. Typhoon Mary destroyed Golden Jubilee House in 1960. The house was rebuilt in 1968 and a ceremony was held on 23 November of the year. The first major camping event was a jamboree held in 1967 to celebrate 60 anniversary of the World Scout Movement. The summer of 1967

182-501: Was held between Mau Tso Ngam ( 茂草岩 ) and Lo Shue Tin ( 老鼠田 ) in Sha Tin . The Scouters found a good place for camping at the south of Mau Tso Ngam, open and with water nearby. They soon recommended it to the association and the association applied for the use of land through Tai Po District Office ( 大埔理民府 ). In 1960 the land was granted by Hong Kong Government and the Gilwell campsite

196-455: Was known as a stone quarry for many years before urban development took place. Due to that, the English name only became a euphemism . There are other theories as to why the area became known as "Diamond Hill", such as the crystals contained within the rocks mined from the area have a diamond-like luminance, or that the hill resembles the shape of a diamond. Diamond Hill Urn Cemetery is high in

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