Kowloon Tong () is an area of Hong Kong located in

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. The majority of the area is in the

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. Its exac
location
is south of the

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, north of Boundary Street, east of the East Rail line and west of Grampian Road. It is one of the most expensive residential districts in Hong Kong. It is popular among Hong Kong's wealthy residents because of its schools and low-density private housing. Most of the buildings there do not exceed 10 floors. In addition, this area is noted for its private schools and nursing homes. Within Kowloon West, it is administratively divided between

and

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, bisected by the Kowloon–Canton Railway.

History

Kowloon Tong was originally a small village located in present-day Police Sport Association near Boundary Street, south of Woh Chai Hill. The area allowed cultivation based on rivers running down from Beacon Hill. At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Kowloon Tong was 185. In the 1920s, the

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developed the area of east of Kowloon Tong and Kowloon Tsai on both sides of Kowloon–Canton Railway into a low density residential area (based on British town planning of the time). The residential area is thus known as Kowloon Tong. The area's roads and streets are largely named after counties in England. It was the home of a large number of wealthy English businessmen. The name of Kowloon Tsai is preserved in the hill west of the former village of Kowloon Tsai. Martial artist

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's residence was located in Kowloon Tong during the 70s.

Landmarks

Notable landmarks in Kowloon Tong include: * Beacon Hill — a hill with a height of 457 m, and several residential developments. * Festival Walk — a large shopping centre operated by Swire Group and CITIC, now owned by

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an investment firm Mapletree. * Broadcast Drive — a road where all of Hong Kong's free-to-air TV stations (

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, ATV), Hong Kong's oldest radio station ( Radio Television Hong Kong), and Commercial Radio Hong Kong are headquartered. * St. Teresa's Church * 41 Cumberland Road,

's former home in Hong Kong. Demolished in 2019.

Media

The two biggest radio companies in Hong Kong, Commercial Radio Hong Kong and Radio Television Hong Kong, are both located on Broadcast Drive, Kowloon Tong. Minibus route 29A serves Broadcast Drive from MTR Kowloon Tong station.

Education

The

Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) is a public Liberal arts education, liberal arts university with a Christian ethics, Christian education heritage in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The university was established as Hong Kong Baptist ...

and the

City University of Hong Kong The City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) is a public research university in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and formally established as the City University of Hong Kong in 1994 ...

are located in Kowloon Tong. Many leading local English medium of instruction (EMI) primary and secondary schools on the Kowloon peninsula are located in the area, including Kowloon True Light Middle School, Kowloon Tong School (Secondary Section), Maryknoll Convent School, La Salle College and Beacon Hill School. Other well known international schools in the area include the American International School, Yew Chung International School, Concordia International School, Australian International School, and the Delia School of Canada. Kowloon Tong is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 41. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Kowloon Tong Government Primary School.

Schools

;Kindergarten * Kentville Kindergarten * St. Nicolas English Kindergarten *York International Kindergarten
Tutor Time International Nursery & Kindergarten
*SDM-Chatsworth International Kindergarten
Kingston International Kindergarten and Kingston Children Centre
;International schools * American International School Hong Kong * Australian International School Hong Kong * Yew Chung International School ;Primary schools *Alliance Primary School, Kowloon Tong *Kowloon Tong Government Primary School * Kowloon Tong School (Primary Section) * Kowloon Tong School (Secondary Section) *Kingston International School ;Secondary schools *Holy Family Canossian School * Kowloon True Light Middle School * Kowloon Tong School (Secondary Section) * United Christian College (Kowloon East) *Kowloon Tong School (Secondary Section)

Transport

Kowloon Tong is served by the

MTR The Mass Transit Railway system, known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of Rail transport in Hong Kong, railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), ...

's East Rail line and Kwun Tong line at Kowloon Tong station. Passengers may change here between the two lines. The stretch of Waterloo Road through Kowloon Tong forms part of Hong Kong's Route 1. It leads into the

Lion Rock Tunnel The Lion Rock Tunnel, the first major road tunnel in Hong Kong, is a twin-board toll tunnel, connecting Hin Tin, Sha Tin District, Sha Tin in the New Territories and New Kowloon near Kowloon Tong. It has two southbound lanes, and there are ...

, and as such serves as an important artery for traffic heading into and out of the

New Territories The New Territories (N.T., Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: ) is one of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of H ...

(in particular Sha Tin). Yau Ma Tei is also accessible via Waterloo Road.

Streets

Streets in Kowloon Tong include: * Boundary Street, partially in Kowloon Tong * Cumberland road * Waterloo Road, partially in Kowloon Tong * York Road () (see also Henry Tang illegal basement controversy) * Cornwall Street * Tat Chee Avenue * Kent Road * Broadcast Drive

References

External links

Kowloon Tong Garden Estate (c.1922- )
on gwulo.com
Kowloon Tong Garden City Estate
on docomomo.hk * {{Authority control New Kowloon