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== History == Originally a backwater of fishing villages, quarries and dockyards, there are archaeological evidence there were villages and small towns appeared during the [[Song dynasty]] (AD 960β1279). The Eastern District is now mostly residential, with some industrial areas and several large [[shopping mall]]s. While mostly [[Home Ownership Scheme]] and [[List of public housing estates in Hong Kong|public housing estates]] are located from [[Sai Wan Ho]] to [[Chai Wan]], large private housing estates are also located within the eastern district, such as [[Taikoo Shing]], [[Kornhill]] and [[Heng Fa Chuen]]. A commercial hub has been developed from the former industrial areas in western part of [[Quarry Bay]]. Hotels and commercial buildings are also developed near [[Fortress Hill]] along the coast. In the past the district was linked by a single traffic artery, [[King's Road (Hong Kong)|King's Road]], which was notoriously congested during peak hours. This was largely resolved by the construction of the [[Island Eastern Corridor]] and the [[Island line (MTR)|Island line]] within the [[MTR]] [[rapid transit]] system in the 1980s. It also contains the tram line, now over 100 years old, that runs near the sea shore from [[Shau Kei Wan]] west towards other districts. [[File:Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport 1971.jpg|thumb|center| Kai Tak airport area is opposite the Eastern District]]
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