36-632: Sai Ying Pun is an area in Sai Wan , on Hong Kong Island , in Hong Kong . It is administratively part of the Central and Western District . In Cantonese , Sai ( 西 ) means "west" and Ying Pun ( 營盤 ) means "camp", especially a military camp. It was where the early British military stayed. Sai Ying Pun is built on the steeply sloping lower slopes of Victoria Peak and also on the western reclamation . The areas of Shek Tong Tsui and Kennedy Town are located to
72-521: A turn around for Hong Kong Tramway. It is currently used as a site for ships to load and unload goods. Kennedy Town was the western section of the historical Victoria City. It was named after the governor Arthur Edward Kennedy who initiated land reclamation along the coast of this area in 1886. It formed a narrow coastal strip of land that included the Kennedy Praya and the coastal area from Beach Street via Collinson Street to Shek Tong Tsui. In 1903,
108-471: Is in their names, as very few places now have addresses in them. Kennedy Town is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 11. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Bonham Road and Li Sing government primary schools. Li Sing Primary originated from the attached primary school of Northcote College of Education . Li Sing Primary
144-454: Is named after Li Sing, one of the co-founders of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals , and the father of Li Po-chun (李寶椿), who decided to fund the school because it carried his father's name. Li Po-chun gave $ 250,000 Hong Kong dollars towards the school's construction. Leigh & Orange built the school, which opened in February 1955. The Governor of Hong Kong formally opening the facility. Originally
180-478: Is ranked the ninth in the world and the second in Asia; in the field of linguistics, it is ranked the 151-200th in the world; in the field of Psychology, it is ranked the 251-300th in the world; in the field of Social Science and Management, it is ranked the 323rd in the world". In January 2007, a public row broke out between the management and the government over the future of the institute. Battle lines were drawn between
216-632: Is seen as a step closer for the institute to gaining its university title by becoming a fully-fledged university of education with a range of disciplines and strong research capacity. HKIEd will launch its first batch of non-education programmes, namely the Bachelor of Arts in Language Studies and Bachelor of Social Sciences in Global and Environmental Studies in September 2010. Both programmes have already secured
252-601: The Hong Kong Government erected seven boundary stones for the city, inscribed "City Boundary 1903". One of them is located at the Kennedy Town Temporary Recreation Ground at Sai Ning Street ( 西寧街 ). From 1933 to 1939, more land was reclaimed along the coast of Kennedy Town, yet the construction was suspended due to the Battle of Hong Kong in 1941. Another land reclamation was conducted recently at
288-678: The Tai Po Industrial Estate . It has a Sports Centre at Pak Shek Kok , Tai Po, as well as a Town Centre campus in Tseung Kwan O . In 2001, the HKIEd HSBC Early Childhood Learning Centre was established on the campus. The HKIEd Jockey Club Primary School was founded on the campus in the following year. From 1 May 2004, the institute was granted self-accrediting status in respect of its own teacher education programmes at degree-level and above. In June 2009,
324-517: The University Grants Committee of Hong Kong and the only one historically dedicated to teacher education , with an increasingly broadening academic scope across recent years. The history of The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) can be traced back to 1853. The St. Paul's College introduced the first formalised programme of in-service teacher training. This was described in its Annual Report for 1994–1995. On 25 April 1994, under
360-485: The 17th century. In 1903, the first land reclamation of Shek Tong Tsui was finished. In the meantime, the largest brothels in the city, which were located at the Possession Street , were destroyed by a big fire. Consequently, Hong Kong Governor Matthew Nathan decided to move all Hong Kong Island's brothels to Shek Tong Tsui in the early 1900s due to the large area recently claimed from the land reclamation. The place
396-647: The Main Building are in Sai Ying Pun. The eastern boundary is blurry. Lok Sin Tong Leung Kau Kui College is in Sai Ying Pun while Tung Wah Hospital is in Sheung Wan. The section of Queens Road West from Medal Court to Hollywood Road marks part of the boundary. Elsewhere, the location of the border is unknown. On a map, Sai Ying Pun can be distinguished from Sheung Wan because it is left of the street grid of
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#1733105014377432-593: The Sai Ying Pun Market. The Western Harbour Crossing tunnel goes from Sai Ying Pun under Victoria Harbour to West Kowloon, and is a popular route for cars, trucks and buses. Sai Wan Sai Wan (Chinese: 西環), also known as Western district , or simply Western, is an area in Hong Kong Island , Hong Kong that corresponds to Sai Ying Pun , Shek Tong Tsui , Belcher Bay and Kennedy Town . However, Some Hong Kong people consider Kennedy Town as
468-577: The Tai Ping Shan neighborhood. Sai Ying Pun is built on top of Hong Kong granite . The granite was formed in the Upper Jurassic Period and is from the last phase of intrusions in the Hong Kong area. The granite is found over most of the north and centre of Hong Kong Island, and also Kowloon . The flat parts of Sai Ying Pun near the harbour are reclaimed land, built from landfill. Queen's Road
504-595: The University Grants Committee accepted the application by the Institute of Education to change its name to university, and on 26 January 2016 the adoption of the title "The Education University of Hong Kong" was approved. Accordingly, The Hong Kong Institute of Education (Amendment) Bill will be gazetted on 19 February 2016 and introduced into the Legislative Council on 2 March 2016. In January 2016,
540-559: The Vice-Chancellor Paul Morris and then Secretary for Education and Manpower , Prof. Arthur Li . The dispute had apparently been brewing for some time, as far back as June 2002, when the Arthur Li was appointed secretary. Apparently, Li favoured a merger of the institute with The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), where he was vice-chancellor. Morris opposed the merger, and had for some time been campaigning to establish
576-573: The area on 29 March 2015. Trams run along Des Voeux Road West, taking passengers to the east or west of Hong Kong Island . Many bus routes run along Des Voeux Road and Queen's Road West, with some routes routed through the lower parts of Water Street and Pok Fu Lam Road. Most streets are too steep or narrow for buses, however green minibuses and some red minibus routes travel through the upper streets. Taxis frequent First, Second and Third Streets. A series of escalators can take pedestrians up Centre Street, from Second Street to Bonham Road via
612-538: The beginning of 1901. It fell on number 12 and caused it to collapse as well. The extension had been designed by architects Denison and Ram. Also in 1902, a cookhouse at 56 First Street collapsed, one person was killed. In 1899, there were 1017 houses and a population estimate of 24,800. Most houses in Des Voeux Road and First Street were three stories, and in Second and Third Street they were two stories. In 1904 population
648-517: The buildings where the disease occurred. The neighboring area, Tai Ping Shan , was the most infected place in the city. It was resumed, abandoned and demolished to improve hygiene. The name of Shek Tong Tsui derived from a famous ancient stone pond, "Shek Tong" ( 石塘 ) in Cantonese, inside the area. The stone pond was located at modern-day Hill Road and The Belcher's, and was mined by the Hakka people since
684-478: The end of the 20th century. 22°17′06″N 114°07′55″E / 22.285°N 114.132°E / 22.285; 114.132 Northcote College of Education The Education University of Hong Kong ( EdUHK ) is a public university in Ting Kok , New Territories , Hong Kong . The university was founded in 1994 as The Hong Kong Institute of Education . It is one of eight subsidised universities under
720-664: The former head of the Liaison Office Zhang Xiaoming , colloquially refer the name Sai Wan as a metonym for the Liaison office itself. In the early 1800s, Sai Ying Pun was known as a place to settle the Chinese immigrants. It was built from the west of Tai Ping Shan. Europeans were also assigned to live in the same area. However, they were separated at the High Street where Chinese were excluded from living. In 1880, sewerage
756-470: The help of the Li Ka Shing Foundation , partnered with Kneron to build Hong Kong's first AI educational system. In November 2023, the university announced that students would have to undergo mandatory national security education. There are three faculties and a number of non-faculty academic units at the university, which provide study programmes and courses for students. The Graduate School
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#1733105014377792-428: The institute was awarded self-accrediting status in three further programme areas, covered by its existing Programme Area Accreditation status: Chinese Studies, English Studies and Environmental Studies. On 27 May 2016, the institute was formally renamed The Education University of Hong Kong in recognition of its "efforts and contributions over the years". In September 2020, The Education University of Hong Kong, with
828-606: The institute won extra annual funding of HK$ 22 million from the Hong Kong Government to provide 120 undergraduate degree places for three new undergraduate programs and 30 research postgraduate places for the 2009–2012 triennium. In January 2010, the University Grants Committee endorsed the HKIEd's plans for Research Postgraduate programmes and undergraduate programs in three disciplines: "Humanities" (mainly Language), "Social Sciences", and "Creative Arts & Culture". The approval
864-626: The main flow coming down Centre Street . Streets were also macadamised or concreted at this time. Around 1882, Battery Road was renamed Bonham Road . From 1884 to 1887, many brothels were declared by the Government to be unlicensed and closed down. These were mainly in First , Second and Third Street , but also in Sheung Fung Lane, Ui On Lane and Centre Street. In 1894, an epidemic of bubonic plague struck and afflicted Sai Ying Pun residents. It
900-711: The only part of Sai Wan. It formed part of the City of Victoria . West Point , a former cape where major government structures in Sai Wan are close to, also used to refer to Sai Wan. After Hong Kong's handover to People's Republic of China , Sai Wan become the location for the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and people in Hong Kong, including
936-561: The recommendation made by the Education Commission Report No 5, The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) was formally established by the merger of: Established in 1994, HKIEd provides doctorate, master and undergraduate degrees, postgraduate diploma, certificates and a range of in-service programmes to around 7,000 pre-service students and serving teachers. In October 1997, the Institute moved to its new campus in Tai Po near
972-565: The school had 12 schools and special vocational facilities. It became a site for adult education in the evenings, catering to adults with no secondary education diplomas, on 18 October 1955. This was the first such adult education centre in Hong Kong. It is on the Sai Ying Pun Heritage Trail (西營盤歷史文化徑). Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Sai Ying Pun station , which is one of the MTR stations and part of Hong Kong Island line, started servicing
1008-635: The support of the External Validation Panel of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications. Preparations for the launching of the third Education-Plus programme, Bachelor of Arts in Creative Arts and Culture, in 2011–2012 are underway. The institute operates four institute-level research centres had been set up to facilitate the growth of expertise in multi-disciplinary research. On 11 September 2015
1044-653: The west, Sheung Wan and Tai Ping Shan are to the east, and the Mid-Levels is higher up the hill to the south. Victoria Harbour is to the north. While the boundaries are not de jure drawn, they are nevertheless de facto defined by Whitty Street in the west and Tung Wah Hospital in the east. The HKU MTR station exit B1 straddles the boundary between Shek Tong Tsui and Sai Ying Pun. Good Luck Mansion and The Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building are in Shek Tong Tsui, while Saint Anthony's Church, Pao Siu Loong Building, and
1080-761: Was 24,900 and average occupancy per floor of each house was 8.9. In 1905, the population was 25083. In 1903, most houses were made from soft blue bricks, they had basements, and retaining walls at the front and back due to the steep slope. In the early 1900s, there was a Berlin Foundling House in High Street, a Sailors Home, and a Lunatic Asylum. There are many small lanes in Sai Ying Pun, mostly open only to pedestrians. They had more importance in historical times when they were used to access many houses. Now they are mainly cross connects and back alleys. Some lanes are private, and some may have disappeared. The interest nowadays
1116-466: Was established in April 2010 to support EdUHK (the then HKIEd) in the management and quality assurance of its higher degree programmes. The 5.3-hectare (13-acre) Sports Centre is located at 55 Yau King Lane, Tai Po Kau , facing Tolo Harbour. It houses a range of outdoor and indoor sports and recreational facilities including: According to the 2018 QS World University Rankings : "In the field of Education, it
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1152-409: Was installed into the area, with the main flow coming down Centre Street. Streets were covered with macadam and concreted at the same time. In 1890s, a severe epidemic outbreak of the bubonic plague afflicted Sai Ying Pun residents. Sheung Fung Lane residents were almost wiped out during the period. Government Reports identified this area as the no. IX health district and went into great detail about
1188-543: Was named after Edward Belcher who landed on Possession Point at the north shore of Hong Kong Island and made the first British survey of Hong Kong Harbour on 25 January 1841. Belcher Bay, Gin Drinkers Bay and Tseung Kwan O were known as the 'Bay of Trash' in Hong Kong. Belcher's Street is the main street in Kennedy Town of Hong Kong. It connects Victoria Road and Queen's Road West. A small section in its west end built
1224-692: Was not initially as bad as in neighbouring Tai Ping Shan , which was abandoned and demolished to improve hygiene. However, Sheung Fung Lane residents were almost wiped out. Government reports called this area the number IX health district and went into great detail about the buildings where the disease occurred. In 1896, there were 115 cases, in 1898, 153 cases, in 1899, 263 cases, in 1900 98 cases, in 1904 there were 149 cases with 144 dying, and 55 cases in 1905. The great majority of infections in this district resulted in death. In 1902, number 10 and 12 Second Street partially collapsed killing four people and injuring six. An additional storey had been added to number 10 at
1260-399: Was the first road built in the area. It meandered around the camp structures and extended along the north coast of Hong Kong Island. Sai Ying Pun was settled as Chinese immigrants moved into Hong Kong and built to the west of Tai Ping Shan. Europeans were assigned areas above High Street where Chinese were excluded from living. In the early 1880s, sewerage was installed into the area, with
1296-695: Was then being well flourished as a red light district and came to its golden period. Numerous Cantonese opera theaters and restaurants were founded because of the business of brothels. It was the best place to entertain the affluent Chinese in Hong Kong. Queen's Road was the first road built in Hong Kong, constructed by the British from 1841 to 1843. It connected the Victoria City from Shek Tong Tsui to Wan Chai. Brothels in this area had also inspired numerous novels and Hong Kong films, most notably Rouge (1987), starring Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung . Belcher Bay
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