:''This article is about the district that covers
Kwun Tong ,
Ngau Tau Kok ,
Yau Tong ,
Ping Shek , etc. See
Kwun Tong for the article on the area.
(觀塘區; of
Hong Kong . It is located in
Kowloon . Total area: 11.3 square kilometres. Population (2000): 564,700.
It is the most densely populated district, with 55,000 per km&
2, but it is also one of the largest industrial areas in Hong Kong. Pollution, poverty and aging population are the concerns.
The district contains the following areas:
Kwun Tong District is one of the industrial areas in
Hong Kong . The factories had been built since 1950's. These industrial areas are mainly located in
Kowloon Bay ,
Kwun Tong (to the southwest of
Kwun Tong Road ), 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.
The residential areas in Kwun Tong are mainly located in
Ngau Tau Kok , upper
Kwun Tong Central,
Sau Mau Ping and
Lam Tin .
Kwun Tong is served by the
Kwun Tong Line (6 stations) and the
Tseung Kwan O Line (1 station) of the
MTR Metro system.
Major roads that serves the area include:
- MTR
- --- , Lam Tin , Kwun Tong , Ngau Tau Kok , Kowloon Bay , Choi Hung
- ---
- (franchised) bus
- --- KMB : 1A, 2A, 3D, 6D, 9, 11B, 11C, 11D, 11X, 13D, 13M, 13X, 14, 14B, 14C, 15, 15A, 16, 16M, 17, 23, 23M&, 24, 26, 26M, 27, 28, 29M, 38, 40, 42, 42C, 70X, 74A, 74X, 80, 80X, 83X, 89, 89B, 89C, 89D, 89X, 91, 91M, 92, 93A, 93K, 95, 95M, 98A, 98C, 98D, 215X, 216M, 219X, 224M, 258D, 259D, 268C, 269C, 277X, 296A, 296C, 296D, 297
- --- NWFB : 796A, 796B, 796S
- --- CityBus : A22, E22, E22A
- --- Harbour-crossing routes : 101, 107, 111, 601, 603, 606, 619, 671, 690, 692, 694
- Minibus / Public Light Bus
- --- Green Minibus
-- to-and-fro Kowloon : 16, 16A, 16B, 22M, 23, 23B, 23C, 23M, 24, 34M, 35, 36A, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51M, 54, 54S, 56, 59, 60, 63, 63M, 68, 69, 71A, 71B, 76A, 76B
-- to-and-fro New Territories (Tseung Kwan O) : 10M, 12, 13, 17, 18, 102, 102B, 103, 104, 106, 108M, 110, 111
- --- Red Minibus
-- There are about 28 routes, some travel throughout the district, while others goes to-and-fro Mong Kok, Castle Peak Road, Jordan Road, Hung Hom etc.
- only full-day operated routes are listed above.
In the same constituency with
Wong Tai Sin District as "Kowloon East", effective from October 2004:
