Yau Tong
Yau Tong
Yau Tong's Sam Ka Tsuen Typhoon Shelter
Aerial view, 2006
View from Shau Kei Wan
Yau Tong (Chinese: 油塘) is an area of Hong Kong, located in the southeastern end of Kowloon, between Lei Yue Mun and Lam Tin, at the east shore of Victoria Harbour, west of Tseung Kwan O. Administratively, it is part of Kwun Tong District.
Residences
Private estates
- Canaryside (鯉灣天下)
Home Ownership Scheme
- Yau Tong Centre
- Ko Chun Court
Public housing estates
Main article: Public housing estates in Yau Tong
- Yau Tong Estate
- Yau Mei Court
- Lei Yue Mun Estate
- Yau Lai Estate
- Ko Chun Court
- Ko Yee Estate
- Ko Cheung Court (New Cruciform Blocks)
Features
Section 3 of The Wilson Trail begins at Yau Tong near Devil's Peak. It is possible to access the fort on the Peak on foot from the Wilson Trail.[1] The Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery is reachable from Yau Tong.
Transportation
Main Road Network
- Lei Yue Mun Road
- Cha Kwo Ling Road
- Ko Chiu Road
- Eastern Harbour Tunnel
Public Transport
Yau Tong is served by Yau Tong Station on the MTR Kwun Tong Line and Tseung Kwan O Line, various KMB and CITYONE buses as well as red and green mini-buses.
Nearby districts
References
- ↑ Lai, Lawrence; Ho, Daniel; Leung, Hing Fung (2002). "Survey of the Devil's Peak redoubt and Gough Battery". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch (Hong Kong) 42: 101–137 (see p.102). ISSN 1991-7295.
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Coordinates: 22°17′51″N 114°14′19″E / 22.29750°N 114.23861°E