Kwai Tsing District

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Kwai Tsing
Official emblem] of Kwai Tsing
District emblem
Sovereign state Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Administrative region Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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Location within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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District Council Chairman Chow Yick-hay, BBS, JP (D)
Constituencies 28
Area
  –Land
  –Water		 21.82 km²
km²
km²
Population
  –Total (2006)
  –Density
523,300
22,421/km²
Latitude
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Official website:
Kwai Tsing District Council

Kwai Tsing (traditional Chinese: 葵青區) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It consists of two parts - Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Kwai Tsing is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 477,092 in 2001. The district has the third least educated residents and their income is below average.

Kwai Tsing did not exist as a standalone district when Hong Kong's District Boards were formed in the early 1980s. It remained as a part of Tsuen Wan district until 1985. The newly created district was known as Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi District (葵涌及青衣區) until 1988, when its name was shortened to Kwai Tsing District.

The internationally famous container terminals can be found within the district, along the shores of Rambler Channel between Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. The Tsing Ma Bridge, leading to the Hong Kong International Airport through the North Lantau Highway, starts at the northwestern end of Tsing Yi Island.

Over 75% of the district residents live in public housing.

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[edit] Border

Kwai Tsing District borders in the north and west with Tsuen Wan District, east with Sha Tin District, southeast with Sham Shui Po District and Yau Tsim Mong District (marine), south with Central and Western District (marine), and southwest with Islands District (marine).

[edit] Constituencies

By 2003 District Councils Election, the Kwai Tsing District Council is divided into 28 constituencies:

Kwai Chung

  • Kwai Hing
  • Kwai Shing East Estate
  • Upper Tai Wo Hau
    Constituencies in 2003 District Council Election.
    Constituencies in 2003 District Council Election.
  • Lower Tai Wo Hau
  • Kwai Chung Estate
  • Shek Yam
  • On Yam
  • Shek Lei Extension
  • Shek Lei
  • Tai Pak Tin
  • Kwai Fong
  • Lai Yiu
  • Lai Wah
  • Cho Yiu
  • Hing Fong
  • Lai King
  • Kwai Shing West Estate

Tsing Yi

[edit] Town centre

The district is part of Tsuen Wan New Town. Unlike other new towns in Hong Kong, the district has no clear town core in the course of development. Cores emerge only after Metroplaza in Kwai Fong and Maritime Square in Tsing Yi was built, but they are still incomparable to their counterparts in other new towns in Hong Kong.

[edit] Industry

Industry is an integral part of the district. Both light and heavy industries share substantial land in the district.

[edit] Basic education

Like other early new towns of Hong Kong, the district was primary for settling the influx of Chinese population around the year of the change of sovereignty in China in 1949 and the baby boom afterwards. Public housing estates were built throughout the district. Many schools have been established by various charities and religious organisations. Some have provided vocational training for industries in Hong Kong while some have become liberal schools. As the community has aged, the number of school children declined after the 2000s, and schools are facing survival problems.

Secondary schools in 2006:

[edit] Transport

The usual forms of transportation in the district are buses, minibuses and metro.

The MTR (metro) Tsuen Wan Line has five stations on three lines running through the district:

[edit] Leisure

There are several sports grounds in the district. Kwai Tsing Theatre in Kwai Fong is gradually becoming an important performance venue in Hong Kong.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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