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Yau Tsim Mong
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Yau Tsim Mong (油尖旺) is one of the Districts of Hong Kong|18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the west of Kowloon. Population (2000): 295,700. Its name is the contraction of the first Chinese character|characters of three of its areas: Yau Ma Tei (油麻地), Tsim Sha Tsui (尖沙咀), and Mong Kok (旺角).
Yau Tsim Mong District was formally two districts: Yau Tsim District and Mong Kok District.
Kowloon Peninsula (West)
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colspan=2 align=center|Tai Kok Tsui |
Prince Edward, Hong Kong|Prince Edward |
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Olympic (MTR)|MTR Olympic<br />Station |
colspan=2 align=center|Mong Kok |
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Mong Kok West |
colspan=2 align=center|Yau Ma Tei |
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Kowloon (MTR)|MTR Kowloon<br />Station |
Jordan, Hong Kong|Jordan<br />Kwun Chung |
King's Park |
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Tsim Sha Tsui |
Tsim Sha Tsui East |
Five rail lines serve this dictrict.
The area is served by the Tsuen Wan Line, Kwun Tong Line, Tung Chung Line and the Airport Express of the MTR metro system, as well as by the East Rail (KCRC)|KCR East Rail.
- Tsuen Wan Line and Kwun Tong Line converge from the north at Prince Edward Station, then Mong Kok Station, MTR|Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei Station, MTR|Yau Ma Tei where Kwun Tong Line terminates. Tsuen Wan Line continued to Jordan and Tsim Sha Tsui stations before crossing the Victoria Harbour|harbour to Hong Kong Island.
- Tung Chung Line has two stations along the west coast: Kowloon near Jordan, Hong Kong|Jordan and Olympic near Tai Kok Tsui. The former station is also served by the Airport Express.
- The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation|KCRC has a station in Mong Kok, while its current terminus Hung Hom is on the boundary between Yau Tsim Mong and Kowloon City districts. An extension has been opened to East Tsim Sha Tsui station, with a sub-surface passenger walkway to MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station. All three KCRC stations in this district sees (and will see) some trains terminating.
Major Roads
- Nathan Road (Hong Kong)|Nathan Road
- List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong
- http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/ytm/english/welcome.htm Yau Tsim Mong District Council
- http://www.info.gov.hk/eac/pdf/distco/maps/dc2003e.pdf Electoral Boundary Map
Hong Kong
category:Hong Kong
zh:油尖旺區
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Wikipedia article "Yau Tsim Mong".
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