27-617: Causeway Bay is an area and a bay on Hong Kong Island , Hong Kong, straddling the border of the Eastern and the Wan Chai districts. It is a major shopping, leisure and cultural centre in Hong Kong, with a number of major shopping centres. The rents in the shopping areas of Causeway Bay were ranked as the world's most expensive for the second year in a row in 2013, after overtaking New York City's Fifth Avenue in 2012. When referring to
54-571: A spit on the coastline, eastern end of formerly Victoria City . The names of Yee Wo Street , Jardine's Bazaar , and Jardine's Crescent reveal that the land in this area was sold by the British colonial government to Jardines in the early 19th century. Another area often mistaken as Causeway Bay is Bowrington area or in Cantonese Ngo Keng ( 鵝頸 ) (now part of Canal Road electoral constituency ), literally "goose's neck", where
81-593: A cannon shot at noon every day in Causeway Bay, by Victoria Harbour , slightly eastward of the former Kellett Island. The gunshots have served as time signals for many generations of old inhabitants of Hong Kong. This tradition still continues today. This is the "Noonday Gun" mentioned in the Noël Coward song " Mad Dogs and Englishmen ". Although the names of certain landmarks in the western part of Causeway Bay start with "Wan Chai" (e.g. Wan Chai Fire Station),
108-711: A consequence, a larger proportion of Causeway Bay is now part of Wan Chai District; whereas the easternmost parts of the area, such as Oil Street, and the western side of Tin Hau Temple Road, remain in the Eastern District. Town planning is managed by the Causeway Bay Outline Zoning Plan, which is not related to the electoral boundaries as drawn by the Electoral Affairs Commission . The OZP also covers
135-573: A series of three phases. The "new" airport, Chek Lap Kok International airport was built on two islands and was opened in 1998. Land was reclaimed to build a third runway and extend the current Terminal 2 in the airport. ( View here ) Several projects in and around Victoria Harbour , constructed for various purposes. This includes transportation improvements such as the Hong Kong MTR Station, Airport Express Railway & Central-Wanchai Bypass, as well as public recreation space such as
162-570: A shopping district dates back to 1960, when Daimaru , a Japanese style department store opened in Great George Street . By the 1970s, Causeway Bay has developed into Hong Kong's main shopping district. A number of other Japanese style department stores, including Matsuzakaya , Mitsukoshi and Sogo , opened in the 1970s and 1980s, giving Causeway Bay the nickname of "little Ginza ". In the 1990s, several major shopping centres were constructed, strengthening Causeway Bay's status as one of
189-569: Is a list of areas of Hong Kong . Land reclamation in Hong Kong The reclamation of land from the ocean has long been used in mountainous Hong Kong to expand the limited supply of usable land with a total of around 60 square kilometres of land created by 1996. The first reclamations can be traced back to the early Western Han dynasty (206 BC – 9 AD), when beaches were turned into fields for salt production . Major land reclamation projects have been conducted since
216-449: Is built on reclaimed land. In October 2018, a development project was announced with the intention of creating 1700 hectares of land in the form of new islands off the east coast of Lantau, to house an estimated 1.1 million people. The project has an estimated cost of HK$ 500 billion. Much reclamation has taken place in prime locations on the waterfront on both sides of Victoria Harbour . This has raised environmental issues of
243-618: Is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 12. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: Hennessy Road Government Primary School and Sir Ellis Kadoorie ( Sookunpo ) Primary School. 22°16′50″N 114°10′51″E / 22.28066°N 114.18096°E / 22.28066; 114.18096 List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong The following
270-484: Is known for villain hitting activity, a voodoo-like tradition of Hong Kong. Causeway Bay or East Point is one of Hong Kong's major shopping districts . It includes the 13-storey Japanese-style department store Sogo , as well as shopping centres such as Times Square and Hysan Place . There are also smaller malls such as World Trade Centre , Windsor House, Hang Lung Centre, Fashion Island (formerly Daimaru), Fashion Walk, Lee Garden One and Lee Garden Two. Causeway Bay
297-494: Is one of the most crowded and central areas in Hong Kong. The area contains many trendy shops carrying both locally made and imported fashion and products from around the world. As such, it is a popular social spot for young people. Many shops are open until after midnight. Notable hotels in Causeway Bay include Park Lane Hotel and Regal Hong Kong Hotel . Several boutique hotels have opened recently, including Mira Moon Hotel on Jaffe Road . For years, Jardine Matheson has fired
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#1732765196556324-484: The Tin Hau Temple reveal that the area was once a fishing town. Before urban development and massive land reclamation , Causeway Bay was a heavily silted bay. Its former shape can be found on maps by tracing Tung Lo Wan Road, which goes along the former bay. In the early stage of development, a causeway was built, which is the present-day Causeway Road. In the 1950s, the coastline was further pushed forward when
351-672: The Central Harbourfront Event Space, Tamar Park and the Hong Kong Observation Wheel . The bridge project involved the creation of four islands, including one in Hong Kong. Currently under construction, an expansion of Tung Chung on the north shore of Lantau island. The project is expected to be completed in 2023. The third runway and the extension of Terminal 2 in the Hong Kong International Airport
378-482: The Eastern District of district board elections, whilst Causeway Bay Central was grouped with the Wan Chai District to the west. However, local government decisions—other than electoral demarcations—still affect the region as a whole. Since 1994, the area has further been subdivided in Hong Kong district board elections into smaller constituencies. The northern sector consists of the area around Victoria Park,
405-605: The area near today's Tin Hau Station , but Causeway Bay now comprises the area south of Victoria Harbour , with Oil Street as the eastern boundary, Tung Lo Wan Road and Leighton Road as the southern border, and Canal Road Flyover as the western boundary. However, Causeway Bay is often considered as solely including the area surrounding Causeway Bay Station , the area traditionally known as East Point . Since 1982, two electoral constituencies of Causeway Bay (Causeway Bay North and Causeway Bay South) had been grouped into
432-1055: The area, the Cantonese name is never written in English as "Tung Lo Wan". Causeway Bay is located at the eastern end of the Wanchai District and the western end of the Eastern District . Causeway Bay includes Tsing Fung Street, Causeway Bay Market, the Victoria Park, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club , Oil Street , Jardine's Noonday Gun , the Police Officers Club, the Queen's College and the Hong Kong Central Library . Traditionally, Causeway Bay refers to
459-474: The coast from near Shanghai Street to Reclamation Street . During this project a hill near what is today Austin Road was flattened and Nathan Road was prolonged through Yau Ma Tei. The second phase was between 1900 and 1904, which again pushed the coast from Reclamation Street to today's Ferry Street , between Jordan Road and Mong Kok Road . Most of today's Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei west of Nathan Road
486-480: The earliest projects, the works were completed in two phases. The second added 50 to 60 acres (24 ha) of land in 1890 during the second phase of construction. It was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken during the Colonial Hong Kong era. It significantly expanded the land around Praya Central . Yau Ma Tei had two phases of Reclamations. The first was during the 1880s, which pushed
513-614: The jurisdiction of the OZP, but in terms of the electoral constituency, the market, the fire station, and Victoria Park are located within the Victoria Park constituency . Added to this confusion, Wan Chai Fire Station is located in the Canal Road constituency but some non-government sources consider it as part of the Causeway Bay area. The Wan Chai Fire Station is not part of Causeway Bay OZP. The typhoon shelter of Causeway Bay and
540-593: The landmarks are across the local customary limit of Wan Chai on Canal Road . For the MTR , it is connected by the Island line : Tin Hau and Causeway Bay stations. Both Tram and bus services serve Causeway Bay, connecting it to most other major parts of Hong Kong. Causeway Bay is located at the entrance of Cross-Harbour Tunnel and Aberdeen Tunnel , providing convenient access to Kowloon and Southern District. Causeway Bay
567-672: The major shopping districts in Hong Kong . The original Causeway Bay proper around the bay is actually the area now known as Tin Hau, near the present-day Tin Hau MTR station and the Causeway Bay Tin Hau Temple , whereas the Causeway Bay MTR station is at the area historically called East Point . The present-day usage of the name Causeway Bay is usually confused with East Point , an area named after
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#1732765196556594-546: The mid-19th century. In 1851, a fire broke out on the North side of Queen's Road Central , burning down many buildings on the coast. To treat the large amount of rubble that resulted from the fire, the Government decided to clear it by submerging it into Victoria Harbour and reclaiming land. In 1852, this was complete, and the new road was named Bonham Strand after Sir George Bonham, 3rd Governor of Hong Kong . One of
621-448: The middle sector coincides with the central business district, and the southern sector forms the area around Tin Hau . To cope with population change, the constituency boundary between Wan Chai District and Eastern District was changed on the new year's day of 2016 (effective on voting in 2015 Hong Kong local elections ). As a result, the Victoria Park and Tin Hau constituencies became a part of Wan Chai District starting from that day. As
648-564: The other neighbourhoods of Tai Hang and So Kon Po . The OZP, however, does not manage Victoria Park , which was reclaimed from the Causeway Bay/Tung Lo Wan body of water, nor Tin Hau , which is historically part of Tung Lo Wan. Tung Lo Wan is the Cantonese name that collectively refers to the waters and lands around the bay. Causeway Bay Market and Causeway Bay Fire Station are in fact located in Tin Hau, and are outside
675-685: The protection of the harbour which was once the source of prosperity of Hong Kong, traffic congestion in the Central district , as well as the collusion of the Hong Kong Government with the real estate developers in the territory. Hong Kong legislators passed the Protection of the Harbour Ordinance in 1996 in an effort to safeguard the increasingly threatened Victoria Harbour against encroaching land development . In
702-538: The remains of the bay were reclaimed for the Victoria Park, when the statue of Queen Victoria was brought back from Japan. The statue had been taken away during the Second World War from Statue Square at Chater Road, Central . Kellett Island off the coast of Causeway Bay has been connected to the Hong Kong Island by a breakwater as a result of the land reclamation. Causeway Bay's history as
729-479: Was reclaimed. After this, Yau Ma Tei became the center of commercial activity, and Shanghai Street the most bustling street in the area. The old airport, Kai Tak, was located In Kowloon and part of the land is reclaimed. A section of runway and most parking stands were built on reclaimed land. The new towns were mostly built on reclaimed land, such as Tuen Mun , Tai Po , Sha Tin , Ma On Shan , West Kowloon , Kwun Tong and Tseung Kwan O . These were built in
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