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Eastern District 東區 | |
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| Eastern District | |
 Night view of the Eastern District skyline | |
 Official emblem | |
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 Location of Eastern District within Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates:22°17′03″N114°13′27″E / 22.28411°N 114.22414°E /22.28411; 114.22414 | |
| Statutorily-defined area | Hong Kong |
| Region | Hong Kong (special administrative region) |
| Country | China |
| Constituencies | 37[needs update] |
| Government | |
| • District Officer | Herman Cho |
| • District Council Chairman | Vacant |
| • District Council Vice-Chairman | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2011[1]) | |
• Total | 588,094 |
| • Density | 31,100/km2 (80,600/sq mi) |
| Largest neighbourhood by population | Shau Kei Wan (85,188 – 2016 est)[2] |
| Website | District Website |
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| Traditional Chinese | 東區 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 东区 | ||||||||||||||
| CantoneseYale | dūng kēui | ||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | dung1 keoi1 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Eastern District | ||||||||||||||
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TheEastern District (Chinese:東區;Jyutping:dung1 keoi) located on northeastern part ofHong Kong Island, being one of the18 administrative districts ofHong Kong. It had a population of 529,603 in 2021[3] The district has the second highest population while its residents have the third highest median household income among the 18 districts.
The Eastern District is well-developed, with a complete public transport and transport network, including subway, bus, ferry, minibus and tram services, while theIsland Eastern Corridor and theEastern Harbour Crossing are important arteries for external traffic. There are comprehensive educational, medical, community and recreational facilities in the area, as well as large shopping malls and commercial centres.[examples needed] At the same time, there are also many historical and cultural attractions in the Eastern District, which are good places for citizens and tourists to relax and entertain.[examples needed]
As theHong Kong Government is determined to develop the Eastern District, many government departments such as theCustoms and Excise Department,Fire Services Department,ICAC and theWater Supplies Department, have moved their headquarters and offices fromCentral andWan Chai to the Eastern District. In addition, manymultinational corporations from Central have moved toTaikoo Place, which has formed to become a newcentral business district. As such the Eastern District has undertaken some functions of being a political and economic centre in Hong Kong, which had only belonged to Central and Wan Chai.
It is located in the northeastern part of theHong Kong Island and includes the areas ofFortress Hill,North Point,Braemar Hill,Quarry Bay,Tai Koo Shing,Sai Wan Ho,Shau Kei Wan,Heng Fa Chuen,Chai Wan andSiu Sai Wan.
The eastern portion ofCauseway Bay andTin Hau were once in Eastern District, but were moved toWan Chai District on 1 January 2016.
Originally a backwater of fishing villages, quarries and dockyards, there are archaeological evidence there were villages and small towns appeared during theSong dynasty (AD 960–1279).
The Eastern District is now mostly residential, with some industrial areas and several largeshopping malls. While mostlyHome Ownership Scheme andpublic housing estates are located fromSai Wan Ho toChai Wan, large private housing estates are also located within the eastern district, such asTaikoo Shing,Kornhill andHeng Fa Chuen. A commercial hub has been developed from the former industrial areas in western part ofQuarry Bay. Hotels and commercial buildings are also developed nearFortress Hill along the coast.
In the past the district was linked by a single traffic artery,King's Road, which was notoriously congested during peak hours. This was largely resolved by the construction of theIsland Eastern Corridor and theIsland line within theMTRrapid transit system in the 1980s. It also contains the tram line, now over 100 years old, that runs near the sea shore fromShau Kei Wan west towards other districts.
According to the ninth survey of Hong Kong millionaires conducted byCitibank (Hong Kong) andThe University of Hong Kong from November 2011 to January 2012, Eastern District is the area with the most millionaires in Hong Kong.
Also, according to the2021 Population Census in Hong Kong,[4] the population information of the Eastern District is as follows:
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Public estates under Home Ownership Scheme in the Eastern District are mainly concentrated inSai Wan Ho,Shau Kei Wan andChai Wan.
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The public housing estates in the Eastern District are mainly concentrated inShau Kei Wan,Chai Wan andSiu Sai Wan.
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The offices of manymultinational corporations likeLVMH andBNP Paribas are located in the area of Eastern District, such asTaikoo Place, which makes the East District take over the functions of the new core business district and economic centre.
As theGovernment of Hong Kong is determined to develop the Eastern District, many government departments have moved from Central and Wan Chai to the Eastern District, including many headquarters buildings, so that the Eastern District has undertaken some functions of the political centre that originally belonged to other districts.
In addition, theSecurities and Futures Commission is headquartered inTaikoo PlaceOne Island East, theAccounting and Financial Reporting Council is headquartered in Two Taikoo Place,Hong Kong Housing Society is headquartered at 1063 King's Road,Consumer Council is headquartered in K. Wah Centre, Tourism Commission is headquartered in Harbour East, Fortress Hill, and Estate Agents Authority is headquartered in E-Trade Plaza, Chai Wan.
Hong Kong Public Libraries operates the Chai Wan, Electric Road (North Point address), North Point, Quarry Bay, Siu Sai Wan, andYiu Tung (in Shau Kei Wan) libraries.[5]
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Commercial buildings and hotels in the Eastern District are concentrated inFortress Hill,Taikoo Shing andQuarry Bay. The main building isTaikoo Place, the tallest in the Eastern District since April 2008SkyscraperHong Kong Island East Center Occupied in stages.
Industrial buildings are concentrated in the east ofNorth Point,Chai Wan Pier andChai Wan Road near the MTR station.
North Point,Quarry Bay andSai Wan Ho are one of the most expensive urban residential areas in traditional locations, with convenient transportation and the fourth highest median income in Hong Kong. There are 15 public housing estates in Shau Kei Wan and Chai Wan, and 23 HOS housing estates, resulting in a large income gap within the Eastern District. However, public housing has also injected grassroots labour into the Eastern District, enabling the middle-class population in the Eastern District to enjoy cheaper services, so the urban planning of the Eastern District has been very successful.
Places adjacent to Eastern District, Hong Kong | |
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| MHong Kong1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a,10,11,12,14,15,16 |
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| MOld KowloonKL,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a,10,11,12,14,15,16 |
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| MNew KowloonNKL,2,3,4,5,6,7,9a,10,11,12,14,15,16 |
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Official place names are summarized from "Geoinfo Map" of Government ofHong Kong Special Administrative Region, "Hong Kong Guide" ofLands Department, "Hong Kong Guide Book" of Universal Publications Ltd. and "Areas and Districts" ofRating and Valuation Department. M：Narrow meaning of urban areas KL:Kowloon Peninsula at the south ofBoundary Street NKL: Former New Territories area at the north of Boundary Street and at the south ofLion Rock 1: Common definition (1) 2: Common definition (2) 3: Common definition (3) 4: Areas not adopting small house concessionary right ofindigenous inhabitants 5: Jurisdiction area of formerUrban Council 6: Definition of "Metropolitan Area" ofPlanning Department 7: Jurisdiction area ofUrban Renewal Authority 8: Unique operating area ofurban taxis 9: "Urban" (9a) and "Extended Urban" (9b) areas defined byHong Kong Housing Authority 10: Definition of Urbanrates 11: Hospital cluster belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 12: Police region belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 13: Regions having 999-year land lease 14:Geographical Constituency inHong Kong Legislative Council belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 15:Regional Education Office belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 16:Primary One Admission School Net belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon | |||||||||||
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| Kowloon andNew Kowloon | |
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