Tsing Yi Hui () was a town on
Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. Many people at that time referred to the town as Tsing Yi Main Street (), namely the main street of the town.
In
Cantonese
Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding ar ...
,
the character ''hui'' () means a periodic market, where people gather at a fixed time, usually every nine to ten days. However, the stalls and shops open every day in the town. It is the possibly one of the reasons that people called the town ''main street''.
Transport
The town was adjacent to
Tsing Yi Bay
Tsing Yi Bay was a bay on the east side of Hong Kong's Tsing Yi Island, beside the Rambler Channel, approximately on the site of modern-day Tsing Yi Park. The whole bay was reclaimed for the development of new town. Before reclamation, it was sur ...
and
Tsing Yi Lagoon. In the early days, the town had no motor roads. Residents travelled on foot within the island and external transport totally relied on sea. Taking a
sampan
A sampan is a relatively flat-bottomed Chinese and Malay wooden boat. Some sampans include a small shelter on board and may be used as a permanent habitation on inland waters. The design closely resembles Western hard chine boats like ...
to
Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan (formerly also spelled Tsun Wan) is a town built on a bay in the western New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite of Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged from the surrounding villages and fle ...
was a typical example. Later the
Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry
The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company Limited (HYF), is a ferry company founded in 1897 in Hong Kong. It is commonly known as Yaumati Ferry. After restructuring the company in 1989, it became a subsidiary of Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Company Li ...
provided services to and from Tsuen Wan Town (
Tsuen Wan Pier) to the old
Tsing Yi Pier beginning in 1980s. Later the service extended to
Central, Victoria. Service ended in 2000.
Upon the completion of
Tsing Yi Bridge, roads were built to various places including Tsing Yi Town.
Kowloon Motor Bus
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is a bus company operating franchised services in Hong Kong. It is the largest bus company in Hong Kong by fleet size and number of bus routes. It is a subsidiary of Transport International.
...
established bus routes to Tsuen Wan Town and
Mei Foo.
Relocation
Upon the demolition of Tsing Yi Market, most of shops in the town were relocated to the re-sited villages of
Chung Mei and
Lo Uk near
Sheung Ko Tan. Shops open on the ground floor of houses and form a market. The informal
Chung Mei Market still operates and is busy every early morning.
See also
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Tsing Yi Town
Tsing Yi Town is located on the eastern coast of Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong and is part of the Tsuen Wan New Town
Tsuen Wan New Town is a new town in Hong Kong. It spans Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and the eastern part of Tsing Yi Island. ...
References
Sources
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Populated coastal places in Hong Kong
Roads in the New Territories
Street markets in Hong Kong
Tsing Yi
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