Sham Shui Po District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the second poorest district by income in Hong Kong, with a predominantly working-class population of 405,869 in 2016 and the lowest median household income of all districts.[3] Sham Shui Po has long been home to poorer new immigrants from China. It also saw the birth of public housing in Hong Kong, as the government sought to resettle those displaced by a devastating fire in its slums. Sham Shui Po also hosted a Vietnamese refugee camp during the influx of migration in the aftermath of the Vietnam War in the 1970s.
Sham Shui Po
深水埗區 | |
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| Sham Shui Po District | |
 Day view of the Sham Shui Po District skyline | |
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 Location of Sham Shui Po within Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates: 22°19′51″N 114°09′44″E / 22.33074°N 114.16220°E | |
| Statutorily-defined area | Kowloon (Stonecutters' Island), New Kowloon (mainland) |
| Region | Hong Kong (special administrative region) |
| Country | China |
| Constituencies | 21 |
| Government | |
| • District Council chairman | Chum Tak Shing[needs update] (ADPL) |
| • District Council Vice-chairwoman | Janet Ng |
| • District Officer | Damian Kwok-hung Lee |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.48 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2016[1]) | |
• Total | 405,869 |
| • Density | 43,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 8 (Hong Kong Time) |
| Largest neighbourhood by population | Sham Shui Po (60,161 – 2016 est)[2] |
| Location of district office and district council | 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Sham Shui Po |
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| Traditional Chinese | 深水埗區 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 深水埗区 | ||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Shāmshéuibóu kēui | ||||||||||||||
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The district covers the Shek Kip Mei, Sham Shui Po, Cheung Sha Wan, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon Tsai,[clarify] So Uk, Un Chau, Tai Wo Ping and Yau Yat Chuen areas of New Kowloon, and Stonecutters Island of Kowloon.
Administration
editSham Shui Po District administers:
- Cheung Sha Wan – Between Tonkin Street and Kom Tsun Street / Butterfly Valley Road.
- Western Part of Kowloon Tong – West of the route of East Rail line, north of Boundary Street and east of Tai Hang Tung Road
- Sham Shui Po – Between Tonkin Street and Boundary Street
- Shek Kip Mei – East of Tai Po Road, North of Boundary Street, west of Tai Hang Tung Road.
- So Uk – Between Po On Road and Ching Cheung Road / Tai Po Road.
- Stonecutters Island – Excluding the reclaimed lands for Container Terminal 8 which is located in north of Hing Wah Street West and Ngong Shuen Chau Viaduct.
Demographics and housing
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Sham Shui Po was already a densely populated district in the 1950s and 1960s. It is poverty-stricken, having the lowest median monthly domestic household income among the 18 districts. It has the highest percentage of elderly people over 65 years. The percentage of new immigrants is also very high. Living conditions of grass-roots families in this district remain a social issue.[4]
Mei Foo Sun Chuen in Lai Chi Kok, built in 1968–1978, was Hong Kong's first large-scale private housing estate. It comprises eight phases with a total of 99 blocks.[5]
Public Housing
editThere are 18 public housing estates in the Sham Shui Po District, divided into sub-districts:
Education
editThe main campus of City University of Hong Kong, was located in Tat Chee Avenue,[6] Sham Shui Po District.[7]
Transport
editThere are four railway lines serving Sham Shui Po District:
MTR
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- Kwun Tong line: Shek Kip Mei
- Tsuen Wan line: Sham Shui Po, Cheung Sha Wan, Lai Chi Kok, Mei Foo.
- Tung Chung line: Nam Cheong.
- Tuen Ma line: Mei Foo, Nam Cheong.
Buses
editThere are also various bus routes serving the district. Most of them are operated by Kowloon Motor Bus, and some by Citybus. These two companies also jointly operate some routes, most of these crossing the harbour to the Hong Kong Island.
- Kowloon Motor Bus: 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2X, 6, 6C, 6D, 6F, 6P, 6X, 12, 12A, 12P, 13P, 18, 30, 30X, 31B, 32, 33, 33A, 33B, 35A, 35X, 36A, 36B, 36X, 37, 38, 38A, 38P, 40, 40A, 40P, 42, 42A, 42C, 43C, 44, 45, 46, 46X, 52X, 58X, 59X, 60X, 61X, 62P, 62X, 63X, 66X, 67X, 68X, 69C, 69X, 72, 81, 86, 86A, 86C, 87B, 87D, 87E, 98C, 98S, 203C, 203S, 214, 214P, 230X, 234C, 234D, 234X, 238X, 240X, 242X, 252X, 258A, 258D, 258P, 258S, 259C, 259D, 265B, 268A, 268C, 269C, 270B, 270D, 272E, 272P, 281A, 286C, 286P, 286X, 290, 290A, 290B, 290E, 290X, 296C, 296P, 298C, 298X, N214, N273, N241, N252, N260, N269, N290, X6C, X42C
- Citybus: 20, 20A, 50, 55, 79P, 79X, 701, 701A, 701S, 702, 702A, 702B, 702S, 793, 795, 795P, 795X, A20, A21, A23, A26, A26P, A29, A29P, E21, E21A, E21C, E22, E22A, E22C, E22P, E22S, E22X, N21, N21A, N26, N29, NA20, NA29
- Cross Harbour Tunnel: 102, 102P, 102R, 104, 112, 117, 118, 118P, 171, 171A, 171P, 904, 905, 905A, 905P, 914, 914P, 914X, 936, 936A, 970, 970X, 971, N118, N122, N171, N368, X970
See also
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edit- ^ "2016 Population Census: Summary Results Table A201a Population by District Council District and Year" (in English and Chinese). Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Government. 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ District Profiles, Hong Kong Government, 8 December 2017, retrieved 15 April 2020
- ^ Basic Tables for District Council Districts: Hong Kong 2006 By-Census
- ^ "Living conditions in city's poorest district getting worse". South China Morning Post. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "The birth of Hong Kong's middle class: Mei Foo Sun Chuen, the first private housing estate". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "City University of Hong Kong". City University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "District Council Constituency Boundaries - Sham Shui Po District" (PDF). Hong Kong: Electoral Affairs Commission. January 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
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