Tin Hau, Hong Kong

Tin Hau (Chinese: 天后) is an area in Wan Chai District, on the north side of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong.

View of Tin Hau from Victoria Harbour.
Tin Hau Temple, from which the area derives its name.
Buildings in Tin Hau.
Tin Hau section of Electric Road.

Tin Hau is not a formalised district in Hong Kong, but rather Causeway Bay proper. The colloquial name arose from Tin Hau Station, so named due to its proximity to the Causeway Bay Tin Hau Temple; and as the use of the name Causeway Bay shifts eastwards due to Causeway Bay Tram Terminus and later Causeway Bay Station.

The term "Tin Hau" is also used to describe the location of places like Queen's College (beside Tin Hau MTR Station) and the Central Library and the Causeway Bay Sports Ground which is located in the Wan Chai District. Several government offices and facilities such as Causeway Bay Market are located there.

Places in Causeway Bay (Tin Hau)

Streets

Public facilities
  • Hong Kong Central Library (Tin Hau MTR Exit B's name)
  • Victoria Park (Tin Hau MTR Exit A's name)
  • Causeway Bay Sports Ground
  • Causeway Bay Market (No. 142 Electric Road)
  • Causeway Bay Community Centre

Hotels
  • L'hotel Causeway Bay Harbour View
  • Causeway Bay Metro Park Hotel
  • TUVE

Schools
  • Queen's College (The first boys school in Hong Kong)
  • Belilios Public School (The first girls school in Hong Kong. This school is still in Eastern District, as it was excluded from a constituency boundaries change from Eastern District to Wan Chai District in 2016.)

Others

See also

References
  1. Agreement No. CE 43/2005 (EP), Harbour Area Treatment Scheme (HATS). Final EIA Report, p. 12
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