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Yau Ma Tei was a village in Kowloon. It was mentioned that a Chinese burial ground was assigned at a mile northeast of a village of Yau-ma-Tee at 2 December 1871. The name Yau Ma Tei is not thought to pre-date British rule. However, Kwun Chung is mentioned in many historic documents. Kwun Chung was a
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The district is mainly an area of mixed residential and retail. During day time, the Yau Ma Tei wet market and fruit market are the markets to visit, buying souvenirs like dried noodles and some fruits. Every night there is a market selling many different kinds of products including clothes,
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Hoi Fu Court is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 31. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Jordan Road Government Primary School.
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Yau Ma Tei is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 31. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Jordan Road Government Primary School.
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Phase 1, including Block 1, 2 and 5, was completed in the site in 1991. Block 1 and 2 were for sale while Block 5 was for rental. Its Phase 2, including Block 3 and 4, was completed in 1995 and was for sale.
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can be interpreted to mean either "oil-sesame field" or "oil and jute ground". This dual-interpretation is perhaps the reason for there being two explanations for the origin of the place name.
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became an exotic water area where restaurants on boats offered dishes of indigenous seafood. These 'typhoon shelter dishes' remain famous to this day and are even offered on land. The
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for both boys and girls. There are also a few primary schools next to the Fruit Market. Tung Koon Society Fong Shu Chuen School (東莞同鄉會方樹泉學校) is one of them.
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Nathan Road goes north–south across the heart of Yau Ma Tei. Most of buses routes via Nathan Road to the destinations in North Kowloon and
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Inland, the reclamation became the residential area for the ever-increasing Chinese population, with retail shops on the street level.
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in Hong Kong are located on the road. On 26 January 2021, 12 buildings in Yau Ma Tei were placed under lockdown due to COVID-19.
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in the southern part of Yau Ma Tei was a transportation hub where many commuters took ferries to and from
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not only hosted fishermen, but was also a port in Hong Kong. Numerous piers were built along its shore.
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Hoi Yu House of the estate was put under lockdown for mandatory COVID-19 testing on 7 February 2021.
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Before the ceding of Kowloon to the British in 1860, Yau Ma Tei was a beach and a bay gathering many
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fishermen. Its water remains a harbour for fishermen after several times of reclamation by the
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river valley with village and cultivation. To the south, a hill near the coast was used as a
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Heritage Impact Assessment Report of the Yau Ma Tei Theatre & Red Brick Building
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ordered the construction of a fortification in the area to defend against possible
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Dundas Street - shares its Chinese name (登打士街) with the Chinatown section of
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and its relation with Hong Kong people, is also located in Yau Ma Tei.
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was the first hospital on the Kowloon peninsula, established in 1911.
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Official website of the Hong Kong International Hobby and Toy Museum
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is located in 56 Waterloo Road in Yau Ma Tei and is a boys' school.
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in the District. It comprises 6 blocks completed in 1999 and 2004.
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Hongkong Government Gazette, Notification 169 of 2 December 1871
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Architectural Conservation Office, HKSAR Government. (2008).
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broke out, the fortification, along with another fort in
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In the Heart of the Metropolis: Yaumatei and its People
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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch
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Hence, 1356:Dr. Lee Ho Yin 李浩然博士 (4 November 2015). 1255: 1253: 856: 757: 704: 640: 629: 553: 396: 388: 1225: 537:is another major hospital in the area. 1408: 933:and in Toronto and are both named for 808:is an 18-block estate built under the 1317: 1250: 1138:Urban Redevelopment Project (Chinese) 625: 492:was once the largest in Kowloon. The 1291: 700: 578:was built in 1876. The Temple is at 16:Area in Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong 935:Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville 814:Private Sector Participation Scheme 401:The old shore of Yau Ma Tei in 2008 13: 1285: 800: 612:Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum 414:during the 19th century. In 1839, 14: 1427: 1343: 881: 852: 778:court and public estate built on 737:. This became Prosperous Garden ( 695: 657: 600: 542: 525: 362:and its east the hilly region of 354:its south border with Jordan and 277: 271: 561:in 2007. A small portion of the 507: 1214: 1197: 1186: 1182:Hoi Fu Shopping Centre, Mongkok 1175: 1164: 753: 393:The shore of Yau Ma Tei in 1880 230: 216: 142: 128: 107: 1153: 1142: 1131: 1120: 1095: 1069: 1043: 1034: 771: 742: 730: 722: 549: 195: 165: 86: 48: 1: 1012: 825:Primary and secondary schools 574:, a street in the area where 570:decorations, VCD and toys in 465:. The service was offered by 1002:Yau Ma Tei Car Park Building 888: 819: 412:military of the Qing dynasty 338: 7: 1160:Prosperous Garden (Chinese) 997:Kowloon Central Post Office 972:List of places in Hong Kong 965: 788:Hong Kong Housing Authority 717:project of Lee Tat Street ( 620:Tung Wah Group of Hospitals 517:Tung Wah Group of Hospitals 10: 1432: 1031:Retrieved October 21, 2009 866:Hong Kong Public Libraries 784:Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter 725:) and Cheung Shui Street ( 593: 467:Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry 451:Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter 384: 285:. It can also be spelt as 870:Yau Ma Tei Public Library 861:Yau Ma Tei Public Library 835:True Light Girls' College 735:Hong Kong Housing Society 687:Former Kowloon Magistracy 666:Yau Ma Tei Police Station 636:Yau Ma Tei Police Station 576:the famous Tin Hau Temple 565:can be seen on the right. 311:) literally means "oil", 241: 223: 209: 202: 188: 181: 176: 172: 158: 153: 135: 121: 114: 100: 93: 79: 72: 67: 63: 55: 41: 32: 28: 23: 1107:www.discoverhongkong.com 1083:(in Chinese (Hong Kong)) 1055:South China Morning Post 831:Wah Yan College, Kowloon 535:Queen Elizabeth Hospital 377:after the completion of 373:, but came to be called 154:Alternative Chinese name 1209:University of Hong Kong 671:Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market 646:Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market 618:details the history of 582:. The square, known as 563:Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market 275:(originally written as 261: 1392:22.31301°N 114.17053°E 992:King's Park, Hong Kong 918:Yau Ma Tei MTR station 862: 763: 710: 648: 638: 604:), located at No. 330 566: 402: 394: 252:Yau Tsim Mong District 1350:History of Yau Ma Tei 1323:"Old British Kowloon" 1203:Yu, Pui-kwan, Robin, 982:Eaton Hotel Hong Kong 977:Broadway Cinematheque 860: 810:Home Ownership Scheme 776:Home Ownership Scheme 761: 708: 644: 633: 557: 500:headquarters and its 400: 392: 945:Public Square Street 837:, which is a girls' 747:Public Square Street 691:Kowloon Union Church 683:(Red Brick Building) 580:Public Square Street 531:Hong Kong Government 447:Hong Kong Government 254:in the south of the 1397:22.31301; 114.17053 1388: /  1261:"POA School Net 31" 1007:Yaumatei Ferry Pier 484:is the century-old 950:Reclamation Street 863: 764: 711: 676:Yau Ma Tei Theatre 649: 639: 626:Historic buildings 616:Kwong Wah Hospital 567: 559:Yau Ma Tei Theatre 513:Kwong Wah Hospital 494:Kwong Wah Hospital 426:attacks. When the 403: 395: 379:Jordan MTR station 250:is an area in the 1057:. 26 January 2021 709:Prosperous Garden 701:Prosperous Garden 515:, run by charity 436:Battle of Kowloon 358:. 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Index


Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Hakka
Romanization
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Jyutping
Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Jyutping
Yau Tsim Mong District
Kowloon Peninsula
Cantonese




Dundas Street
Mong Kok
Austin Road
Tsim Sha Tsui
Victoria Harbour
Ho Man Tin
Kwun Chung
Jordan

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