Sai Wan Ho 西灣河 | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Sai Wan Ho Skyline along the Victoria Harbour | |
  Sai Wan Ho Location within Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates:22°16′55″N114°13′15″E / 22.28194°N 114.22083°E /22.28194; 114.22083 | |
| Country | China |
| SAR | Hong Kong |
| District | Eastern District |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (HKT) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 西灣河 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 西湾河 | ||||||||||
| Jyutping | Sai1 Waan1 Ho4*2 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | West Bay River | ||||||||||
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| Hangul | 사이완호 (서만하) | ||||||||||
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| Kanji | 西湾河 | ||||||||||
| Katakana | サイワンホー | ||||||||||
Sai Wan Ho is a primarily residential area on the northeastern shore ofHong Kong Island,Hong Kong, betweenQuarry Bay andShau Kei Wan. It is part of theEastern District, and is administered together with surrounding areas under theEastern District Council.
Suppose the area is divided by theIsland Eastern Corridor, the seaside side of the new reclamation area to the north of the corridor area are private estates such asGrand Promenade,Les Saisons andLei King Wan, the other side of the corridor area is dominated by old buildings, that is, it is built along the main roadShau Kei Wan Road. New private residences are also completed in the area, such as THE HOLBORN, which is completed in 2023 and Island Residence which is completed in 2017.
Some government agencies and buildings, such as the Eastern Law Court Building (Eastern Magistrates' Courts),Marine Police Regional Headquarters,Hong Kong Film Archive,Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, etc. are located in Sai Wan Ho. Soho East andTai On Building, known as the "Hong Kong Night Market", are also located in the area.
Sai Wan Ho has various means of transportation. Sai Wan Ho is about a 10-minute walk from the large shopping mallsCityplaza andKornhill Plaza and the core business district ofTaikoo Place. Also, it only takes 12 and 18 minutes toCauseway Bay andCentral. There are ferries acrossVictoria Harbour betweenKwun Tong andYau Tong fromSai Wan Ho Ferry Pier, and betweenTseung Kwan O from Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter Landing as well.
Sai Wan Ho is conventionally agreed to extend between theTaikoo Shing Road,Shau Kei Wan Road andKing's Road junction to the west, and the Shau Kei Wan tram depot in the east. It is bounded by theVictoria Harbour to the north, and mountains to the south.
TheXin'an County Chronicle published in the 24th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1819) did not have any records about Sai Wan Ho.
According to relevant information, Sai Wan Ho had 420 residents in 1901, and there were markets and slaughterhouses. The outer wall of the market is made of red bricks, and it is divided into two parts, the inside and the outside. There is a tea stall outside, which is located in the current Sai Wan Ho Civic Center. There are also several shops on the sidewalk outside the market, including a noodle shop and a cotton tire shop.
Later, Sai Wan Ho used to be the dormitory of Taikoo Dockyard which accommodated more than 10,000 people at the beginning of the last century. It was completed in 1909. It was divided into 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Streets, which is the currentTai On Building. The building is 4 floors high, and each unit is divided into There are 4 to 5 married staff rooms, with 3 to 4 3-bunk beds outside the rooms, which are provided for single staff in the dock. The toilet and kitchen are shared by the whole unit, and the stove is wood-burning, which can accommodate more than 10,000 people.
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sai Wan Ho was 876. The number of males was 650.[1]
In the 1960s,Shau Kei Wan and Sai Wan Ho were developed together. First, build Taixiang/Taishun/Taifu/Taikang four 11-story buildings behind Liwan Building, each floor has 18 units of dormitories, which are used to accommodate the employees of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Streets to relocate to new dormitories. Because Taikoo Dockyard has its own pond, the running water in the dormitory is provided by the shipping company for free. Developed bySwire and completed in 1968, Tai On Building, located by the sea at that time, once became a local landmark.
The Tai On Building Building is an H-shaped building with a height of 28 floors. The basement is a large shopping mall, a gas station and a theatre (a small factory is in the middle), a parking space outside the factory, and a water station for fishing boats (at that time too The outside of Anlou is already the seaside). There are fresh fish, butcher shops, grocery stores, and grocery stores in the shopping mall. There is also a restaurant on the side of the tramway. There is a public telephone near the underground elevator for the convenience of residents. The platform facing the sea on the first floor is a public resting garden.
Until 1979, Tai On Building was still located by the sea. However, in the 1980s, due to the multiple relocations of the Shau Kei Wan Pier and the construction of theIsland Eastern Corridor, the waterfront of Sai Wan Ho continued to move northward. Up to now, the entire area of Lei King Wan has been reclaimed from the sea.
Going up from Cheng'an Street, before the 1980s, it was a wooden house area, including Cheng'an Village, Holy Cross Path Village, Auberong Village, etc. But in 1989, the government acquired the land and built public housing estates – Yiu Tung Estate and Hing Tung Estate.
Sai Wan Ho is one of the predominantly residential areas in East Hong Kong Island. The new reclamation area to the north of the Eastern Corridor belongs to the high-end private housing estate residential area. The three major housing estates:Grand Promenade,Les Saisons and Lei King Wan are located on the seaside side of the corridor area. The waterfront of Sai Wan Ho is known as Soho East, and there are authentic Soho East restaurants, theme bars and speciality coffee shops gathered along the waterfront, forming a good place for dining and drinking.
On the other side of the corridor area, there are many flats underHome Ownership Scheme and a small number of public housing estates, such as Tung Hei Court, Tung Yan Court, Tung Lam Court, Tung Tao Court, Hing Tung Estate and Hong Tung Estate. There are also new private housing estates being completed in the area, such as THE HOLBORN, which is expected to be occupied in 2023, and Island Residence, which is expected to be completed in 2017.
Sai Wan Ho is primarily residential. The hill was once filled withsquatter settlements, which were later demolished and replaced with new residential buildings.Taikoo Shing, redeveloped fromTaikoo Dockyard, spans the east end of the area. From the 1980s through the 2000s, extensive reclamation drastically reshaped the shore.Private housing estates were built near the new sea front, likeLei King Wan,Les Saisons andGrand Promenade. However, older buildings such asTai On Building still remain further inland.
| Name | Chinese name | Area | Completed | No. blocks | No. units | Developer | Photo | Coordinates |
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| Grand Promenade | 嘉亨灣 | Sai Wan Ho | 2006 | 5 | 2,020 | Henderson Land Development,The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Co Ltd. |  | 22°17′06″N114°13′29″E / 22.2850°N 114.2247°E /22.2850; 114.2247 |
| Lei King Wan | 鯉景灣 | Sai Wan Ho | 1988 | 17 | 2,295 | Swire Properties |  | |
| Les Saisons | 逸濤灣 | Sai Wan Ho | 2001 | 4 | 864 | Swire Properties,China Motor Bus,Sun Hung Kai Properties |  |
Sai Wan Ho is well-planned and there are many green spaces and recreational facilities in the area, especially along the waterfront, such asAldrich Bay Park, Aldrich Bay Seaside Garden, Sai Wan Ho Waterfront Park,Quarry Bay Park, etc.
Sai Wan Ho is home to a number of prestigious institutions, international schools, and special education. Sai Wan Ho is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 16. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and two government schools: Shau Kei Wan Government Primary School and Aldrich Bay Government Primary School.[2]
Sai Wan Ho has convenient transportation to and from various districts in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories. Sai Wan Ho is about a 10-minute walk from the adjacent shopping mallsCityplaza andTaikoo Place business areas. TheIsland Line runs through Sai Wan Ho Station and shuttles to the north shore of Hong Kong Island. It takes 12 and 18 minutes for Sai Wan Ho toCauseway Bay andCentral respectively.
In terms of buses, there are many bus routes on Shau Kei Wan Road between Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories, many of which use Sai Wan HoGrand Promenade as the terminus.Hong Kong Tramways run along Shau Kei Wan Road, providing a cheaper option for travelling across Hong Kong Island.
Also, there are ferries acrossVictoria Harbor betweenKwun Tong andYau Tong fromSai Wan Ho Ferry Pier, betweenTseung Kwan O (South) from Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter Landing as well.
Places adjacent to Sai Wan Ho | |
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| MHong Kong1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a,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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