Kowloon Tong (traditional Chinese: 九龍塘), formerly Kau Lung Tong, is an area in Hong Kong. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Within New Kowloon , it is administratively divided by Kowloon City District and Sham Shui Po District. New Kowloon is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, bounded in the south by Boundary Street, and in the north by the ranges of the Lion Rock, Kowloon City District ( is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, China. Sham Shui Po District ( is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong. It includes Sham Shui Po, Cheung Sha Wan and Lai Chi Kok of New It is an expensive low density residential district, popular among the upper class and upper middle class in the city. Is a concept in Sociology that refers to the group of people at the top of a Social hierarchy. The upper middle class is a sociological concept referring to the Social group constituted by higher-status members of the Middle class. It is also famous for hourly hotel.
Places in Kowloon Tong include:
- Beacon Hill — a hill with a height of 457 m, and a few residential developments
- Festival Walk — a shopping centre operated by Swire Group and CITIC
- Broadcast Drive — a famous area which most radio station and TV station have ever located, including Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), TVB, ATV etc. Beacon Hill ( or 筆架山 is a hill in the Kowloon Tong area of Hong Kong 's Kowloon peninsula. Festival Walk is an upmarket Shopping centre in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong owned by Swire Pacific. The Swire Group ( Chinese 太古集團 ( is a transnational Corporation headquartered in London, England The CITIC Group (中国中信集团公司 formerly the China International Trust and Investment Company, is a state-owned Investment company of the Broadcast Drive ( is a road in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. The road is notable as having played host to five broadcasting outlets in Hong Kong at one Radio Television Hong Kong ( RTHK) ( is a Public broadcasting organisation in Hong Kong that is operated as an independent department in the government Television Broadcasts Limited ( commonly known as TVB, was the first over-the-air commercial Television station in Hong Kong. Asia Television Limited ( is one of the two free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, the other being its arch-rival Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB
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History
The proper Kowloon Tong was a large village located in present-day Police Sport Association near Boundary Street, south of unnamed hill. This does not cite its references or sources. Please help improve Extensive cultivation was possible in the fertile lands formed by rivers from Beacon Hill.
In 1920s, Hong Kong Government later decided to develop the land of east of Kowloon Tong and proper Kowloon Tsai on both side of Kowloon-Canton Railway into a low density residential area based on the British model. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( see pronunciation; conventional short Kowloon Tsai ( Chinese 九龍仔 is a place between Kowloon City and Kowloon Tong in Hong Kong. The residential area is thus known as Kowloon Tong. The area is well-planned, and the broad roads and streets are largely named after the counties in England, probably because that it was the home of large number of wealthy English businessmen. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
After years, the proper location of Kowloon Tong and Kowloon Tsai is long forgotten. The name of Kowloon Tsai is preserved in the hill west of former village of Kowloon Tsai.
Currently, luxurious houses in or around LaSalle Road, Kadoorie Avenue and Oxford Road sells for 100 million HKD. It is home to many celebrities, billionaires, movie-stars and CEOs.
Education
The Hong Kong Baptist University and the City University of Hong Kong are located in Kowloon Tong. Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU ( is a publicly-funded tertiary institution with a Christian education heritage City University of Hong Kong (CityU ( is one of the eight Universities in Hong Kong. For primary education and secondary education, most top EMI schools on the Kowloon peninsula are located in the area, La Salle College is one of the top EMI schools, as well as the British primary school Kowloon Junior School, Beacon Hill School. Primary education is the first stage of Compulsory education. Australia See also Education The Kowloon Peninsula, commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a Peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong, La Salle College ( LSC; Chinese: 喇沙書院 Also the American International School, Australian International School, and Delia School of Canada. The American International School, abbreviated AIS, is a privately-owned school in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Australian International School Hong Kong ( AISHK; Traditional Chinese: 香港澳洲國際學校 is a Co-educational, International school in Delia School of Canada ( Chinese 地利亞加拿大學校 also abbreviated to " DSC " is a school in Hong Kong, with campuses in
Transport
Kowloon Tong is served by the MTR's East Rail Line and Kwun Tong Line. MTR, or Mass Transit Railway, is the Rapid transit Railway system in Hong Kong. The (formerly called KCR East Rail, Chinese 九廣東鐵 is one of the ten MTR lines in Hong Kong. The is one of the seven lines of the MTR network in Hong Kong. Passengers may interchange here between the two lines.
The stretch of Waterloo Road through Kowloon Tong forms part of Hong Kong's Route 1. Waterloo Road is a major road in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was named to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo. Route 1 ( Chinese 一號幹綫 in Hong Kong is a major artery that runs in a generally north-south direction from Aberdeen to Sha Tin. It leads into the Lion Rock Tunnel, and as such it serves as an important artery for traffic heading into and out of the New Territories (in particular Sha Tin). The Lion Rock Tunnel, being the first tunnel in Hong Kong, is a twin-bored toll tunnel connecting Sha Tin in the New Territories and New Kowloon New Territories, abbreviated to NT or NT, is a region in Hong Kong excluding Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Stonecutters Island For the district of Hong Kong see Sha Tin District; for the new town in Hong Kong see Sha Tin New Town. Yau Ma Tei is also accessible via Waterloo Road. Yau Ma Tei ( or 油蔴地, also spelled as Yaumatei, Yau Ma Ti, Yaumati or Yau-ma-Tee, is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong district
See also
- Kowloon Tong Station — the MTR station serving the area
- List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong
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