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Kwun Tong (觀塘; ''originally'' 官塘; District , New Kowloon , Hong Kong .


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Town Central

  • Yue Man Square (裕民坊) is the heart of the town. Most of the banks' branches are located in this road. The District Government Office is located in the eastern end of the Yue Man Square, too. More than 20 franchised bus and public mini-bus routes pass through or stop at this road.

  • Mut Wah Street (物華街) is also called "Golden Street" because there are nearly 10 jewelry shops. It is most famous for the armed-robbery by Yip Kai-Fuen (葉繼歡) when he used an AK47 machine gun to rob 5 of the jewellery shops in 1992.

  • Shui Wo Street (瑞和街) is a (wet) "market" street.

  • Hip Wo Street (協和街) has the one and only Hospital in Kwun Tong, namely United Christian Hospital , at 130 Hip Wo Street.

  • Hong Ning Road (康寧道) is the " Mid-levels " of Kwun Tong. The headquarter of Hong Kong Police Force Sau Mau Ping Division is at 200 Hong Ning Road, near Sau Mau Ping .

  • Tsui Ping Road (翠屏道) is located at Kwun Tong. Tsui Ping Estate and Wo Lok Estate are situated here. Kwun Tong Maryknoll College is located at 100 Tsui Ping Road.

  • Kwun Tong Road (觀塘道) is the main road that leads into and out of Kwun Tong district. Kwun Tong MTR is directly above this road. Kwun Tong's latest shopping mall, the APM, is situated on this road next to Kwun Tong MTR station.



Industrial Area

Kwun Tong is one of the industrial areas in Hong Kong . The factories had been built since 1950's. The industrial area have since then expanded to Kowloon Bay , Kwun Tong, and Yau Tong . Since the importance of industry in Hong Kong is fading out, many factories were tore down and commercial buildings are being constructed to replace them.


Residential Area

The residential areas in Kwun Tong are mainly located in upper Kwun Tong, to the northeast of Kwun Tong Road . Kwun Tong is the most densely populated Statoid in the world, with 564,700 living in 11 Square Kilometre s with a density of 51,336 people per square kilometre.


TRANSPORT

Kwun Tong is served by the Kwun Tong Station of MTR 's Kwun Tong Line .

Roads that are serving the area include:



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