26-601: The West Kowloon Law Courts Building is a courthouse in Sham Shui Po , Kowloon , Hong Kong. It sits at the junction of Tung Chau Street and Tonkin Street West, beside the elevated West Kowloon Corridor . The new building was proposed in 2009 to consolidate under one roof the Tsuen Wan Magistrates’ Courts, Small Claims Tribunal, Coroner’s Courts, Obscene Articles Tribunal, and other facilities. It also addresses
52-653: A British POW has been published as The Hard Way: Surviving Shamshuipo POW Camp 1941–45 by Victor Stanley Ebbage (Spellmount, 2011). As Sham Shui Po was one of the earliest developed areas in Hong Kong, it was once a commercial, industrial and transportation hub of the territory. As of 2003, Sham Shui Po is covered mainly by residential buildings, with public housing estates built on approximately 810,000 square metres (8,700,000 sq ft) of land. Factories and warehouses are still concentrated mainly in Cheung Sha Wan. It
78-487: A shortfall in the number of available courtrooms. The contract for the design and construction of the courthouse was awarded to Shui On Construction in 2012. The building was completed in 2016. The Small Claims Tribunal relocated to the new courthouse on 19 September 2016. The Tsuen Wan Magistrates' Courts followed on 28 December 2016, and was renamed the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts. The Coroner's Court and
104-568: A slightly discounted price, or in special in-store packages which might include an extra game or extra accessories. Since the halls are extremely narrow, it is often very congested, especially on weekends. The mall has two floors. The upper floor, Golden Computer Centre ( 高登電腦中心 ), mainly sells games and gaming software , while the lower floor, Golden Computer Arcade ( 黃金電腦商場 ), focuses on the sales of computer-oriented hardware. They were originally fashion markets named "Golden Shopping Centre" and "Golden Shopping Arcade" respectively. In late 1990s, when
130-627: A standard Hong Kong courthouse, and as such has been referred to as the "mega court" in local media. The courts building is roughly about a 10-minute walk to both Nam Cheong station and Cheung Sha Wan station of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR). Sham Shui Po Sham Shui Po ( Chinese : 深水埗 ) is an area of Kowloon , Hong Kong , situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula , north of Tai Kok Tsui , east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei ( 石硤尾 ). It
156-471: Is close to the former peninsula of Tai Kok Tsui, the low ridge of which ends in Sham Shui Po. At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sham Shui Po was 1,577. The number of males was 1,028. In the first stage, the town of Sham Shui Po was bounded by Yen Chow Street , Tung Chau Street , Wong Chuk Street , and Apliu Street . Part of the town was on reclamation land. The town was surrounded by
182-832: Is connected to the MTR rail network via the Sham Shui Po station on the Tsuen Wan line . Sham Shui Po is an area where urban decay is serious in Hong Kong, so the government is carrying out urban renewal projects. In July 2003 the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS) announced that its first urban renewal project would be to improve the living environment at Po On Road/Wai Wai Road in Sham Shui Po. Covering an area of 2,436 square metres (26,220 sq ft) and affecting approximately 500 households, this project will provide 330 residential flats and some retail units. Government, institutional and community facilities will also be erected for
208-517: Is famous for Golden Computer Shopping Arcade for bargain electronics and accessories. The discovery in 1955 of the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb indicates that as early as 2000 years ago there were Chinese people settled in what is now Sham Shui Po. Sham Shui Po means "Deep Water Pier" in Cantonese . At the time, the water in Sham Shui Po was deeper than the beach of Cheung Sha Wan to the northwest. It
234-478: Is home to several prestigious schools, including Sham Shui Po 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. Ladies World Snooker champion Ng On-yee grew up in the area, and learned
260-539: Is located in and is the namesake of the Sham Shui Po District . A predominately lower-income neighborhood, Sham Shui Po is one of the densest and most vibrant neighbourhoods in Hong Kong. It has a diverse mix of migrants from rural China, working-class families and seniors, with many living in cage homes , subdivided flats and public housing estates . Sham Shui Po has many lively street markets, electronics outlets, fabric stores, restaurants and food vendors. It
286-484: Is located near Lai Kok Estate , Dragon Centre , and Sham Shui Po station . It consists of 5 residential blocks completed in 1993. Nam Cheong Estate ( Chinese : 南昌邨 ) is named from nearby Nam Cheong Street , a main street in Sham Shui Po District. It consists of seven residential blocks completed in 1989. In 2005, the estate was sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 6B. The estate
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#1732851012116312-727: Is one of the major malls selling computer-related equipment (see next section). The annual Hong Kong computer fair held in the streets of Sham Shui Po attracts a large crowd. The market on Ki Lung Street is also famous for its fresh food and cheap prices. In the early 1990s, the Hong Kong government rebuilt the market and also added air conditioning. There are numerous fashionwear wholesalers along Cheung Sha Wan Road. On weekends, some shops allow retail purchases, offering quality clothes at very affordable prices. Nam Cheong Street and Ki Lung Street are most famous for their fabric stores, containing cloth, sash, ribbons and buttons. Once infamous for counterfeit software but today considered one of
338-600: Is surrounded by Tung Chau Street Park . Wing Cheong Estate is composed of two Y-shaped blocks completed 2013, between Fu Cheong Estate and the West Kowloon Corridor, on Sai Chuen Road. It provides about 1500 public rental flats. The main contractor for the estate's construction was Paul Y Engineering. To mitigate the noise nuisance of the adjacent West Kowloon Corridor, the flats facing this motorway are equipped with "acoustic balconies". The balcony parapet incorporates an inclined glass panel to deflect noise, and
364-625: Is well known in Hong Kong for its electronics. The vendors in this open-air street market sell a wide variety of products at reasonable prices, allowing individuals to trade second-hand goods here. Different shops sell a variety of goods including industrial electronics, analogue and digital radio communications equipment, disco effects equipment, crockery, 1940s-era radios, LPs, torches, and audiophile hi-fi amplifiers in various stages of repair. The Hong Kong government promotes Apliu Street as Hong Kong's answer to Akihabara (in Japan ). Golden Computer Centre
390-416: The Hong Kong Housing Society . It was built on the site of Sheung Li Uk Estate ( 上李屋邨 ), the first estate built by the Hong Kong Housing Society , designed by Stanley Feltham , and completed in 1952. Fu Cheong Estate ( Chinese : 富昌邨 ) was built on reclaimed land of the southwest of Sham Shui Po near Nam Cheong station . Fu Cheong Estate was built in 2001, Fu Cheong Estate was constructed on
416-606: The Internet started becoming popular, the shop owners of the Golden Computer Centre launched a website to post the prices of computer hardware and software. Later, a forum known as HKGolden was set up on the website, which later became one of the largest Internet forums in Hong Kong. Dragon Centre is a nine-storey shopping centre . It was the largest shopping centre in West Kowloon until Elements opened its doors above
442-778: The Kowloon MTR station . As Sham Shui Po is usually regarded as one of the poorest and oldest districts in Hong Kong, it is well known for people to find cheap and local food in Sham Shui Po. A lot of local restaurants are located in Fuk Wa Street, Fuk Wing Street, Pei Ho Street and Kweilin Street. Some of the famous restaurants include Kung Wo Beancurd Factory, Wai Kee Noodle Cafe, Man Kee Cart Noodle and Kwan Kee Store, which are highly praised for their soy milk and pudding, pork liver noodles, cart noodles and traditional puddings respectively. Streets and roads in Sham Shui Po include: The district
468-685: The Sham Shui Po Barracks ( Chinese : 深水埗軍營 ) of the British Army between the 1910s to 1977. During World War II , the barrack was attacked by the Japanese Army and was used as a concentration camp during the Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945. After the war, the barracks were once again used by British Army until 1977, when they were closed. Part of the site became Lai Kok Estate in 1981, and Sham Shui Po Park in 1983, while another part
494-468: The Obscene Articles Tribunal moved on 16 January 2017. The courthouse provides a total net operational floor area (NOFA) of about 16,500 square metres (178,000 sq ft). This figure does not include service areas like corridors, car parking, lobbies, balconies, etc. The total floor area has been quoted as being about 60,000 square metres (650,000 sq ft). It is much larger than
520-582: The cheapest places in Hong Kong to purchase a personal computer , the Golden Shopping Centre is a prominent IT shopping centre. Products range from complete systems, cell phones, to various peripherals. Unlike purely consumer-oriented IT shopping centres, Golden features several stores specializing in professional and esoteric network equipment. The Golden Shopping Centre is also known for the number of video game stores it contains, where people purchase gaming systems, software and accessories at either
546-489: The community. This development will require the HKHS to acquire about 157 properties, costing an estimated HK$ 240 million. The total development cost of the project is about HK$ 720 million. To promote creative tourism in old Hong Kong districts of Wan Chai and Sham Shui Po Hong Kong Design Centre unveiled a budget of $ 60 Million. The street market in Sham Shui Po is a hotspot for both locals and tourists. The Apliu Street market
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#1732851012116572-614: The former site of the Sham Shui Po bus terminus. Its name, "Fu Cheong", comes from nearby Nam Cheong Estate and means " Wealthy and Prosperity " in Chinese language . It consists of 10 residential buildings and a shopping centre completed in 2001 and 2002. Lai Kok Estate ( Chinese : 麗閣邨 ) was built on reclaimed land of the west of Yen Chow Street , Sham Shui Po, located near Lai On Estate , Dragon Centre , and Cheung Sha Wan station . It consists of 8 residential blocks completed in 1981. Lai On Estate ( Chinese : 麗安邨 )
598-489: The game at her father's snooker hall there. Public housing estates in Sham Shui Po The following is an overview of public housing estates in Sham Shui Po , Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) , Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS) , and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates. The site where Sham Shui Po Park , Lai Kok Estate, Lai On Estate and Dragon Centre are located were formerly
624-567: The sea outside Tung Chau Street was reclaimed , the ferry pier was relocated near the newly reclaimed land near Yen Chow Street in 1978, and Nam Cheong Estate was built in 1989 on land beyond the old ferry pier located at the junction of Pei Ho Street and Tung Chau Street. Cronin Garden ( Chinese : 樂年花園 ) is a Flat-for-Sale Scheme estates at the junction of Shun Ning Road , Po On Road and Pratas Street in Sham Shui Po. It has totally seven 13-storey blocks, built in 1995 and developed by
650-547: The villages of Un Chau [ zh ] , Tin Liu , and Tong Mei . A nullah along Nam Cheong Street was constructed to drain the water of rivers to the north and east (which explains the street's wideness). The town was closed to Cosmopolitan Dock on the outer shore of Tai Kok Tsui. Under Japanese occupation , a concentration camp was maintained here for most of the duration of the Second World War. An account of life by
676-497: Was a refugee camp for Vietnamese boat people . In 1989, the refugee camp was closed and replaced by Lai On Estate and Dragon Centre in 1993 and 1994 respectively. In 1992, the Sham Shui Po Ferry Pier terminated ferry service due to West Kowloon Reclamation Project. Fu Cheong Estate was built in 2001 on the site of the bus terminus of the former pier, located between Yen Chow Street and Tung Chau Street. In 1977,
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