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17-687: The pronunciation of Wan ( 灣 ) in Kai Lung Wan in the Cantonese language is like the one in 環 (as in Cheung Sha Wan , To Kwa Wan and Causeway Bay ( Tung Lo Wan )). Kellett Bay was named after the naval officer Sir Henry Kellett . Kellett Island and Mount Kellett were also named after him. The hill above the bay was a Chinese public cemetery , the Kai Lung Wan Cemetery  [ zh ] ( 雞籠灣墳場 ), with Victoria Road linking with

34-659: A drainage project in the street near Fuk Wing Street . The explosive was buried 1 to 3 metres beneath the surface. It belonged to former British Army around the period of World War II . Streets and MTR exits of surrounding area were closed to let the ammunition experts from Hong Kong Police Force to detonated these explosive. More pieces were unearthed at the same site on 27 April 2006. Tonkin Street West ( 東京街西 ) continues Tonkin Street from Tung Chau Street to Lin Cheung Road near

51-430: A fourth, low-falling tone, making it wàahn instead. The same tone shift happens in the Cantonese names of To Kwa Wan ( 土瓜灣 ; Tóugwā wàahn ) and Causeway Bay ( 銅鑼灣 ; Tùhnglòh wàahn ), though Tùhnglòh wāan with a first tone is also common. As its Cantonese name suggests, it was formerly a bay with a long sandy beach. It spans roughly from today's Butterfly Valley Road at the west to Yen Chow Street at

68-776: A manufacturing centre after the war, with a number of light industries, especially textile and clothing . After the PRC implemented its open door policy in the 1980s, many factories relocated to the mainland, vacating the area's industrial buildings (some of which have since been converted into offices and warehouses). There are several wholesale markets in Cheung Sha Wan. They include Cheung San Wan Temporary Wholesale Poultry Market, Cheung Sha Wan Vegetable Wholesale Market and many wholesale clothes markets. The Vegetable Marketing Organisation's Premium Vegetable Packaging Centre also locates in central Cheung Sha Wan. The head office of Giordano

85-544: Is a street between Sham Shui Po and Cheung Sha Wan of New Kowloon in Hong Kong. It runs northeast to southwest and crosses many major roads in the Cheung Sha Wan area. After extensive reclamation in West Kowloon during the 1990s, an extension Tonkin Street West ( 東京街西 ) was built. Its Chinese name Tung King ( 東京 ) means eastern capital, which is a very common name in historical China and neighbour countries. Although

102-467: Is an area between Lai Chi Kok and Sham Shui Po in New Kowloon , Hong Kong . It is mainly residential to the north and south, with an industrial area in between. Administratively it is part of Sham Shui Po District , which also includes Lai Chi Kok . The 灣 in its Cantonese name would normally be pronounced as wāan with a first, high-flat tone; however, in this particular case, the tone shifts to

119-689: Is in the Tin On Industrial Building, Cheung Sha Wan. Several of the private housing estates were built on a former site of a shipyard which was relocated owing to the commencement of the West Kowloon Reclamation , or reclaimed land adjacent to it. Four private housing estates are collectively known as the "Four Little Dragons of West Kowloon" ( Chinese : 西九四小龍 ) because each of them are similar in scale and they are located next to each other. A new public housing estate named Hoi Lai Estate (formerly named Hoi Lai Court before

136-648: Is served by two stations on MTR Tsuen Wan line : Lai Chi Kok station is actually located not in Lai Chi Kok, but in Cheung Sha Wan. The fact that references to Cheung Sha Wan can be found on many buildings and amenities near Lai Chi Kok station continues to be a source of confusion for many. These bus routes terminate in Cheung Sha Wan, but on Cheung Sha Wan Road , Lai Chi Kok Road and Castle Peak Road there are many more routes that are available. Tonkin Street Tonkin Street ( Chinese : 東京街 )

153-487: The beach. Farmlands filled between villages. A larger river ran in Butterfly Valley separating Cheung Sha Wan and Lai Chi Kok . A sandbar was found at the mouth of its estuary . The Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb is located in Cheung Sha Wan, and dates from AD 25 - 220. It is the oldest known constructed structure in Hong Kong, and demonstrates that early Chinese civilisation had spread to Hong Kong by 2,000 years ago. At

170-408: The east. The beach was a gathering place for many Tanka fishermen before its development. The original shoreline approximates the present Castle Peak Road and Un Chau Street. Inland, villages of Om Yam, Ma Lung Hang, Pak Shu Lung, So Uk , Li Uk, Wong Uk and others sparsely occupied the whole bay of Cheung Sha Wan. Rivers from Beacon Hill , Crow's Nest and Piper's Hill formed a long plain behind

187-577: The government turned it into a public housing estate) is located in the area and had the most expensive rental fees within the Sham Shui Po District . Cheung Sha Wan is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 40. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and two government schools: Fuk Wing Street Government Primary School and Li Cheng Uk Government Primary School. The area

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204-673: The name in Chinese character is currently only used by Tokyo , eastern capital of Japan , a hint from its English name suggests that the name is associated with the eastern capital of Vietnam , Tonkin , namely modern-day Hanoi . British named roads and streets in the area by the trading cities in the surrounding of Hong Kong. Tonkin Street starts north from the junction with Kwong Lee Road near Lei Cheng Uk Estate and runs south across Po On Road , Shun Ning Road , Castle Peak Road , Un Chau Street , Fuk Wa Street , Cheung Sha Wan Road , Lai Chi Kok Road and ends at Tung Chau Street . Part of

221-492: The northwestern side of the island. In 1960s, the cemetery was replaced by Wah Fu Estate at Waterfall Bay . Most of the areas are reclaimed to build Wah Kwai Estate . 22°14′57″N 114°08′12″E  /  22.24906°N 114.13664°E  / 22.24906; 114.13664 This Hong Kong Island location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cheung Sha Wan Cheung Sha Wan ( 長沙灣 ; Chèuhngsāwàahn ; 'Long Sandy Bay')

238-400: The shells were detonated safely. The bay of Cheung Sha Wan was reclaimed in several phases in the twentieth century. The last reclamation in 1990s extended the area close to Stonecutters Island . The shipbuilding and repair industries on the old shore were moved to near the island and the sites were replaced by some private housing estates constructed in the early 2000s. Cheung Sha Wan was

255-410: The street maintains a nullah in the middle. Some notable landmarks can be found along the street. Lei Cheng Uk Estate is one of the early public housing estates in Hong Kong. Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum embedded a tomb dating back to Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220). The former Cheung Sha Wan Factory Estate marked the prosperity of Hong Kong industry from 1950s to the early 1980s. The estate

272-536: The time of the 1911 census, the population of Cheung Sha Wan was 653. The number of males was 496. Before World War I , two ends, Lai Chi Kok and Sham Shui Po, of Cheung Sha Wan had been reclaimed. The former was for military use and the later emerged as a new town north of Tai Kok Tsui . In April 2006, a total of 580 unused shells from the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong were found buried at Tonkin Street in Cheung Sha Wan. The residents were temporarily evacuated and

289-481: Was suggested to be workshops for fashionists. Other abandoned buildings like Cheung Sha Wan Police Quarters and Cheung Sha Wan Abattoir are the colonial marks in Hong Kong. Amidst the city, an enclosed golf court can be found at the junction with Lai Chi Kok Road. In 2016, a red-light camera was installed at Tonkin and Cheung Sha Wan Road. On 8 April 2006, the workers unearthed 588 pieces of explosive articles including cannon shells , bullets and grenades , in

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