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KMB Route 91M
Air-Conditioned New Territories Route No. 91M is a Hong Kong bus route operated by Kowloon Motor Bus, plying between Diamond Hill station in New Kowloon and Po Lam in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, via Clear Water Bay Road and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). To cater the demand of HKUST passengers, short-working trips by the number of 91P are provided on weekdays (except HKUST student holidays), during the morning peak from Diamond Hill to HKUST (North), and PM peak from HKUST (South) to Choi Hung station. History Located at the eastern edge of the present-day Tseung Kwan O New Town, the district of Hang Hau was a collection of traditional villages with a market town facing Junk Bay before the 1970s. Transportation to and from Hang Hau then relied on kai-to ferries. Route 91A, the first bus route serving Hang Hau Town, was introduced on 1 April 1976, serving between Hang Hau and Chuk Yuen (now known as Wong Tai Sin). After the city's Mass Transit Rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Dennis Enviro500
The Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (previously known as the TransBus Enviro500) is a three-axle double-decker bus built by Alexander Dennis (formerly by TransBus) in the United Kingdom. It was unveiled in 2002 and is one of the Enviro-series bus models made by TransBus/Alexander Dennis. The bus was sold on diesel or hybrid-electric powertrains and on Volvo chassis as a bodywork. In 2012, the Enviro500 was superseded by the updated Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC. Design The Dennis chassis for Enviro500 (also known as Trident E500) was modified from the Trident 3. It can be fitted with Cummins ISMe335 Euro III engine (later Cummins ISLe340 Euro IV/Euro V engine which uses AdBlue to reduce emission of nitrogen oxides through selective catalytic reduction process), or ISM-330 engine for the buses delivered to North America, and coupled to Voith DIWA864.3E 4-speed or ZF 5HP602 5-speed gearbox. Later Voith DIWA864.5 4-speed gearbox, ZF 6HP602 6-speed gearbox and Allison B500R 6- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate
Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate () is a public housing estate and Tenants Purchase Scheme estate in Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong, along the south of Lung Cheung Road, near Wong Tai Sin Temple and MTR Wong Tai Sin station. It is divided into Lower Wong Tai Sin (I) Estate () and Lower Wong Tai Sin (II) Estate (). After redevelopment, the estate consists of a total of 24 blocks built between the 1980s and 1990s. Background Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate was formerly a resettlement estate, called Wong Tai Sin Resettlement Estate (). It had 29 blocks built between the 1950s and 1960s with a total population of 97,000 at that time. In 1973, the estate was renamed as Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate. In 1980, Block 8 was reassigned to Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate and was renamed "Cheung Yan House" (). Between the 1980s and 1990s, all old blocks were demolished to reconstruct new blocks. In 2001, some of the flats in Lower Wong Tai Sin (I) Estate were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Sche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Po Tsai
Tai Po Tsai () is an area and a village, clustering in a small plain around Clear Water Bay Road in Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. Geography Tai Po Tsai is located northeast of Tseung Kwan O New Town on the east mid slope of Razor Hill ( Che Kwu Shan) and faces Port Shelter. Pak Shui Wun (), a beach off Tai Po Tsai, is on the shore of Port Shelter. Tai Po Tsai Village Tai Po Tsai Village is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. The indigenous Punti () villagers all have the Chinese surname of Wan (). Because of its proximity to Shaw Studios and TVB many of their artists rent apartments in the village. Simon Yam Tat-Wah was a long term resident among others. In the 1960s due to its isolation and lack of transport facility, the local villagers set up a primary school for its inhabitants. The school was called Kwong Pui primary school. History Tai Po Tsai is a Cantonese village founded in 1629, making it one of the older ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pik Uk
Pik Uk () is a small village in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Location Pik Uk is located on Clear Water Bay Road, roughly halfway between Ping Shek Estate and the Hang Hau Road roundabout, adjacent to Razor Hill, and not far from Tseng Lan Shue. The village is located to the east of Pik Uk Correctional Institution and Pik Uk Prison. Administration Pik Uk is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Pik Uk was 25. The number of males was 5. Layout There are approximately 150 settlements in the village and vacant land that surround the village are regulated by the government. Although home ownership is allowed in the village, the village is regulated by the government in the same manner as the public building estates (like Choi Hung Estate), in which the building estates are only for rent. There are occasionally police that patrol the village. Pik Uk is divided into New and L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tseng Lan Shue
Tseng Lan Shue () is a village in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Location Tseng Lan Shue is located on Clear Water Bay Road, east of Kowloon Peak and southwest of Pik Uk. Administration Tseng Lan Shue is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Tseng Lan Shue was 276. The number of males was 124. Buildings and amenities The village has about 250 residential settlements and a basketball court. There are some shops on the roadside. The house at No. 43 Tseng Lan Shue, built around the 1900s, has been listed as a Grade III historic building. Education Tseng Lan Shue is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 95. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and one government school: Tseung Kwan O Government Primary School (將軍澳官立小學). Environment A small river runs through the village. In 2007, a larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Hope School
Good Hope School (GHS; ) is a prestigious girls' school in Hong Kong with primary and secondary sections, founded in 1954. It is conducted by Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (M.I.C.). It is located at the junction of Ngau Chi Wan Street and Clear Water Bay Road, on the hill in the eastern outskirt of Ngau Chi Wan. History Originally, Good Hope was founded as a kindergarten on Waterloo Road. Good Hope is a Catholic school conducted by the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (MIC) and was established in 1954. In 1955, the Primary School opened at its current location. The Secondary School accepted its first Form 1 students in 1957: These students sat for the HKCE Examination in 1962. To accommodate the increasing number of students, a new wing was opened in 1963. Eventually, Good Hope School, Secondary Section grew to its current size of 36 classes in 1975. The Secondary Section became fully subsidised under the Hong Kong Education Department in 1978. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shun Lee Estate
Shun Lee () is an area north of Sau Mau Ping and east of Ngau Chi Wan in Hong Kong. The area was originally known as Rennie's Farm. It is later named after the first public housing estate in the area, Shun Lee Estate. It is also known as Sze Shun (四順, i.e. ''Four Shun'') as there are ''four'' estates with name starting with ''Shun'' in 2006. Before any urban development, the rural area belonged to the rural district of Ngau Chi Wan. Later, it was also once considered an extension of Ngau Tau Kok. After the establishment of District Boards of Hong Kong, the area is administratively under Kwun Tong District. Geography The area is a valley surrounded by hills. A main river flowed from Custom Hill and joined another river from Kowloon Peak and emptied into Kowloon Bay via Jordan Valley. Public housing The public housing estates and Home Ownership Scheme The Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) is a subsidised-sale public housing programme managed by the Hong Kong Housing A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Wan Estate
Choi Wan Estate () is a public housing estate in Ngau Chi Wan, Wong Tai Sin District, Kowloon, Hong Kong, located between Ngau Chi Wan Village and Jordan Valley and the foot of Fei Ngo Shan. The estate is divided into Choi Wan (I) Estate () and Choi Wan (II) Estate (), and has a total of 21 blocks. It is one of the largest public housing estates in Wong Tai Sin District. Background Choi Wan Estate was the site of Ngau Chi Wan Village. Its name Choi Wan fits its geographical position because "Wan" (i.e. Choi Wan Estate, "Wan" means cloud in Cantonese) is above "Hung" (i.e. Choi Hung Estate, "Hung" means rainbow in Cantonese). The estate started construction in 1976 and finished in 1979. Choi Wan Estate is one of the few public housing estates in Hong Kong which blocks are not named with character in the estate name (i.e. "Choi" or "Wan"). Instead, the blocks are named based on the Chinese astronomical matters, for instance, Ngan Ho House (, ''lit.'' galaxy house) and Koon Yat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Hung Estate
Choi Hung Estate () is a public housing estate in Ngau Chi Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was built by the former Hong Kong Housing Authority () and is now managed by the current Hong Kong Housing Authority (). It received a Silver Medal at the 1965 Hong Kong Institute of Architects Annual Awards. Location Choi Hung Estate is located in Ngau Chi Wan and is surrounded by several of eastern Kowloon Peninsula's major roads. To the north is Lung Cheung Road; to the south Prince Edward Road East; to the west Kwun Tong Bypass and to the east Clear Water Bay Road. History The Hong Kong government granted the land to the Hong Kong Housing Authority to build a large housing estate in 1958. The blocks of the estate were completed between 1962 and 1964. An opening ceremony was held in 1963 with the presence of then Hong Kong Governor, Sir Robert Brown Black. A signboard commemorating the ceremony is located in the estate's Lam Chung Avenue. Accommodating nearly 43,000 people, it was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Po Kong
San Po Kong () is an area in New Kowloon in Hong Kong. It is largely industrial and partly residential. Administratively, it belongs to Wong Tai Sin District. Location San Po Kong is located south of Wong Tai Sin and Diamond Hill, north of the former Kai Tak International Airport and west of Ngau Chai Wan. The area is bounded by Choi Hung Road and Prince Edward Road East. History Village San Po Kong was a new village replacing the old Po Kong Village that was destroyed by the Japanese in 1943. The original village consisted of terraced housing and a small forested area along a hill. The hill was partially levelled by the Japanese during the extension of the runway at Kai Tak during World War II. Today the old village hill is now site of the Choi Hung Road Playground. Reminders of the old village lives on with street names and a park (Po Kong Village Road, Po Kong Village Road Park). The current San Po Kong is a post-War residential scheme with mostly public housing blocks. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Ning Garden
On Ning Garden () is a Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme court in Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong near MTR Hang Hau station. It was jointly developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and Hening Investment, and has a total of six blocks built on reclaimed land and was completed in 1991. Houses Demographics According to the 2016 by-census, On Ning Garden had a population of 6,921. The median age was 49.2 and the majority of residents (96.7 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 3.2 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$41,900. Politics On Ning Garden is located in Nam On constituency of the Sai Kung District Council The Sai Kung District Council () is the district council for the Sai Kung District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Sai Kung District Council currently consists of 31 memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Minibus
The public light bus or minibus is a public transport service in Hong Kong. It uses minibuses to serve areas that standard Hong Kong bus lines cannot reach efficiently. The vehicles are colloquially known by the code-switch ' (Van Jái) literally "van-ette". Depending on the type of vehicle, minibuses carry a maximum of 16 or 19 seated passengers; no standing passengers are allowed. Minibuses typically offer a faster and more efficient transportation solution due to their small size, limited carrying capacity, frequency and diverse range of routes, although they are generally slightly more expensive than standard buses. The popularity of minibus services in Hong Kong can be attributed to Hong Kong's high population density, as well as their ability to navigate narrow and winding roads which standard buses cannot. Overview Minibuses in Hong Kong are licensed either as Green Minibuses (GMBs) or Public Light Buses (PLBs), the former restricted to fixed-fare, fixed-route operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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