Yau Tong

Yau Tong
Yau Tong's Sam Ka Tsuen Typhoon Shelter
Public housing estate in Yau Tong
Old industrial buildings will be demolished and redeveloped as a high-income residential zone
Aerial view, 2006

Yau Tong (Chinese: 油塘; Jyutping: jau4 tong4) is an area of Hong Kong, located in the southeastern end of Kowloon, between Lei Yue Mun and Lam Tin, at the east shore of Victoria Harbour, west of Tseung Kwan O. Administratively, it is part of the Kwun Tong District.

Shopping centres

  • Domain
  • Lei Yue Mun Shopping Mall
  • Yau Lai Shopping Mall

Residences

Private estates

  • Canaryside (鯉灣天下)
  • Spectacle
  • Ocean One
  • Peninsula East

Home Ownership Scheme

  • Yau Tong Centre
  • Ko Chun Court
  • Yau Chui Court

Public housing estates

Features

Section 3 of The Wilson Trail begins at Yau Tong near Devil's Peak. It is possible to access the fort on the Peak on foot from the Wilson Trail.[1] The Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery is reachable from Yau Tong.

Transportation

Main Road Network

Public Transport

Yau Tong is served by Yau Tong Station on the MTR Kwun Tong Line and Tseung Kwan O Line, various Kowloon Motor Bus buses as well as red and green mini-buses.

Nearby districts

References

  1. ↑ Lai, Lawrence; Ho, Daniel; Leung, Hing Fung (2002). "Survey of the Devil's Peak redoubt and Gough Battery" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. Hong Kong. 42: 101–137 (see p.102). ISSN 1991-7295.

Coordinates: 22°17′51″N 114°14′19″E / 22.29750°N 114.23861°E / 22.29750; 114.23861

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