Kwai Tsing District

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Villa Esplanada at the center, Maritime Square and Tsing Yi Bridge (North) on the left

Kwai Tsing is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It consists of two parts - Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Kwai Tsing is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 520,572 in 2016.<ref>2016 HK By-Census Population result Retrieved 2018-05-23</ref> The district has the third least educated residents and their income is below average.

Kwai Tsing did not exist as a district when Hong Kong's District Boards were formed in the early 1980s; it remained a part of Tsuen Wan District until 1985. The newly created district was known as Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi District (Template:Lang) until 1988, when its name was shortened to Kwai Tsing District.

The internationally famous container terminals can be found within the district, along the shores of Rambler Channel between Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. The Tsing Ma Bridge, leading to the Hong Kong International Airport through the North Lantau Highway, starts at the northwestern end of Tsing Yi Island.

Over 75% of the district residents live in public housing. Template:TOC limit

History

In 1669, the Qing dynasty forced the people in Hong Kong and the coastal regions such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, etc., to move to the inland areas of mainland China. After this move inland policy ceased, a large number of Hakka people from the Huayang region of Guangdong province, as well as the Hakka districts of Fujian province, moved to what is now Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Traditionally, Kwai Tsing District has been a Hakka speaking region; the original inhabitants of the villages in this area were mainly of Hakka extraction.

Geography

Kwai Tsing District has borders at the north and west with Tsuen Wan District, at the east with Sha Tin District, at the southeast with Sham Shui Po District and Yau Tsim Mong District (marine), at the south with Central and Western District (marine), and at the southwest with Islands District (marine liners and similar).

Constituencies

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Constituencies in 2003 District Council Election

2003

By 2003 District Councils Election, the Kwai Tsing District Council is divided into 28 constituencies:

Kwai Chung

Tsing Yi

2015

It has 29 constituencies in 2015 election.<ref>2015 District Council Election - Kwai Ching, 2015-11-23 Retrieved 2018-05-30</ref>

S01 Kwai Hing
S02 Kwai Shing East Estate
S03 Upper Tai Wo Hau
S04 Lower Tai Wo Hau
S05 Kwai Chung Estate North
S06 Kwai Chung Estate South
S07 Shek Yam
S08 On Yam
S09 Shek Lei South
S10 Shek Lei North
S11 Tai Pak Tin
S12 Kwai Fong
S13 Wah Lai
S14 Lai Wah
S15 Cho Yiu
S16 Hing Fong
S17 Lai King
S18 Kwai Shing West Estate
S19 On Ho
S20 Wai Ying
S21 Tsing Yi Estate
S22 Greenfield
S23 Cheung Ching
S24 Cheung Hong
S25 Shing Hong
S26 Tsing Yi South
S27 Cheung Hang
S28 Ching Fat
S29 Cheung On

Town centre

The district is part of Tsuen Wan New Town. Unlike other new towns in Hong Kong, the district has no clear town core in the course of development. Cores emerge only after Metroplaza in Kwai Fong and Maritime Square in Tsing Yi was built, but they are still incomparable to their counterparts in other new towns in Hong Kong.

Industry

Industry is an integral part of the district. Both light and heavy industries share substantial land in the district.

Education

Template:Seealso Like other early new towns of Hong Kong, the district was primary for settling the influx of Chinese population around the year of the change of sovereignty in China in 1949 and the baby boom afterwards. Public housing estates were built throughout the district. Many schools have been established by various charities and religious organisations. Some have provided vocational training for industries in Hong Kong while some have become liberal schools. As the community has aged, the number of school children declined after the 2000s, and schools are facing survival problems.

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Leisure

There are several sports grounds in the district. Biu Chun Rangers are based in Tsing Yi. Kwai Tsing Theatre in Kwai Fong is gradually becoming an important performance venue in Hong Kong.

Transport

The usual forms of transportation in the district are buses, minibuses and metro.

The MTR (metro) Tsuen Wan line has four stations on three lines running through the district:

Lai King is the southernmost, and the interchange between Tsuen Wan and Tung Chung line.
The Tsuen Wan line then runs through two stations (Kwai Fong, Kwai Hing) before exiting the district for Tsuen Wan.
Tung Chung line diverges to the west to Tsing Yi Island and have a station, Tsing Yi, there.
Tsing Yi station is also served by Airport Express, which is the last station before reaching the Airport.

Bus

Kowloon Motor Bus: 6, 30, 31, 31A, 31B, 32, 32H, 32M, 33A, 34, 35A, 35X, 36A, 36B, 36M, 36X, 37, 37M, 38, 38A, 38B, 38P, 40, 40A, 40E, 40P, 40S, 40X, 41, 41A, 41M, 42, 42A, 42C, 42M, 43, 43A, 43B, 43C, 43D, 43M, 43S, 44, 44M, 45, 46, 46P, 46S, 46X, 47A, 47X, 48X, 49P, 49X, 57M, 58M, 58P, 59A, 60X, 61M, 67A, 67M, 68A, 68E, 69M, 69P, 73D, 73P, 73X, 234C, 234D, 235, 235M, 237A, 240X, 242X, 243M, 243P, 248M, 249M, 249X, 260C, 265B, 265M, 269A, 269M, 269P, 272P, 278A, 278P, 278X, 279A, 279B, 279X, 290, 290A, 290B, 290X, N41X, N237, N241, N252, N260, N269, N290, X42C, X42P
Long Win Bus: A31, A32, E31, E32, E32A, E42, E42P, N31, NA31, NA32
Citybus: 50, A20, E21, E21A, E21C, N21, N21A, NA20
Cross Harbour Tunnel: 171, 171A, 171P, 904, 905, 905A, 905P, 930, 930B, 935, 936, 936A, 948, 948A, 948B, 948E, 948P, 948X, N171, N930

References

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