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Kwai Chung is an urban area withinTsuen Wan New Town in theNew Territories ofHong Kong. Together withTsing Yi Island, it is part of theKwai TsingDistrict ofHong Kong. It is also part ofTsuen Wan New Town.
In 2000, it had a population of 287,000. Its area is 9.93 km2. Areas within Kwai Chung include:Kwai Fong,Kwai Hing,Lai King,Tai Wo Hau. Kwai Chung is the site of part of thecontainer port of Hong Kong.
In earlier times Kwai Chung was calledKwai Chung Tsai (葵涌子). Kwai Chung was astream (Chung) that emptied intoGin Drinkers Bay (葵涌澳). The whole bay was reclaimed for land and the stream is no longer visible.[clarification needed]
Traditionally, Kwai Chung is divided intoSheung Kwai Chung (上葵涌; 'Upper Kwai Chung'), andHa Kwai Chung (下葵涌; 'Lower Kwai Chung'). Administratively, the former is calledNorth Kwai Chung, and the latterSouth Kwai Chung.
Sheung Kwai Chung, Chung Kwai Chung Village (中葵涌村) and Ha Kwai Chung Village (下葵涌村) are recognized villages under theNew TerritoriesSmall House Policy.[1]
Kwai Chung is the home of the principal commercial cargo handling area ofHong Kong, theKwai Chung Container Terminal, one of the largest and busiest port facilities in the world. The main commercial port was relocated here fromYau Ma Tei in the 1980s, in preparation for theWest Kowloon Reclamation, which has left the original waterfront of Yau Ma Tei almost half a mile inland.[citation needed]
The area has the head office ofKerry Logistics.[2]
Sheung Kwai Chung and Chung Kwai Chung (Upper and Central Kwai Chung) are in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 64, which includes multiple aided schools (schools operated independently of the government but funded with government money); none of the schools in the net are government schools.[3]
Ha Kwai Chung (Lower Kwai Chung) is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 65, which includes multiple aided schools; none of the schools in the net are government schools.[4]
Hong Kong Public Libraries maintains the North Kwai Chung Public Library in the North Kwai Chung Market & Library facility,[5] as well as the South Kwai Chung Public Library in the Kwai Hing Government Offices.[6]
Global Head Office Kerry Logistics Network Limited 16/F Kerry Cargo Centre 55 Wing Kei Road Kwai Chung Hong Kong
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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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