| Lei Yue Mun | |||||||||||||||
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 Lei Yue Mun, viewed fromMount Parker | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鯉魚門 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 鲤鱼门 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Carp Gate | ||||||||||||||
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Lei Yue Mun is a shortchannel inHong Kong. It lies betweenJunk Bay andVictoria Harbour, separatingKowloon andHong Kong Island. The channel is an important passage for the city, forming the eastern entrance of Victoria Harbour.
The lands around the channel are also called Lei Yue Mun. On Kowloon side, it is famous for itsseafood market andrestaurants in the fishing villages.[1] On the Hong Kong Island side, it has former military defence facilities.
The Chinese name for the channel means "Carp Gate"[2] and is pronouncedLei5 yu4 mun4 inCantonese. It has been variously transcribed and translated over the years, appearing as theLy-ce-moon Pass,[3] theLy-ee-moon Pass,[4]Ly-e-Mun Pass,[5]Lyemun,Lymoon, and theLye Moon Passage.[citation needed]
Lei Yue Mun is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 48. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Kwun Tong Government Primary School.[12]
Hong Kong Public Libraries maintains the Lei Yue Mun Public Library in the Lei Yue Mun Municipal Services Building.[13]
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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 | |||||||||||
22°17′5″N114°14′18″E / 22.28472°N 114.23833°E /22.28472; 114.23833
