88-632: Lam Tin is an area in the Kwun Tong District in southeastern New Kowloon , Hong Kong. Lam Tin is primarily a residential area but also hosts a major transport interchange and several shopping attractions. Lam Tin was once a large field in the vicinity of Kowloon Bay . During the Song dynasty , it was a site of salt production. Since the 1980s , a number of housing estates were constructed in Lam Tin. A high-density residential district built on
176-481: A sub-provincial city ): The ten prefecture-level cities of Shaanxi are subdivided into 107 county-level divisions (30 districts , four county-level cities , and 73 counties ). The politics of Shaanxi is structured in a triple party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China. The Governor of Shaanxi is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Shaanxi. However, in
264-544: A 5-a-side football pitch and a children's playground . It also serves as an entrance to the Wilson Trail . The whole of Lam Tin and Victoria Harbour can be viewed from the lookout point at the peak of Lam Tin Park. Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground was built between 1995 and 2004 over the former Sai Tso Wan Landfill. During the construction, the former landfill underwent a series of restoration works. A final capping layer
352-650: A coastal knoll , Lam Tin hosts residential housing estates , transport infrastructure, mass-transit facilities, shopping centres, recreational areas and many other buildings and structures. It is home to 130,000 residents, making up a fifth of Kwun Tong District's population. In common speech, the name Lam Tin in the past usually included the areas of Lei Yue Mun and Yau Tong . However, new infrastructure and housing estates that were built there are not now considered part of Lam Tin. Conventional boundaries of Lam Tin: west to Laguna City, southeast to Kwong Tin Estate, north to
440-515: A compact residential area, Lam Tin has various facilities to satisfy its residents' daily needs. These include shopping malls, recreational facilities, water and other supplies. Furthermore, during the 1970s and 1980s, Lam Tin hosted landfills . To meet the daily demands of its residents, Lam Tin hosts a number of shopping malls and markets. Most residential estates host individual shopping malls, and some of them have wet markets in addition to malls. These include: To serve its residents, Lam Tin has
528-581: A major role in China's burgeoning aircraft and aerospace industries, producing more than 50% of the R&;D and manufacturing equipment for the country's domestic commercial air industry. Nominal GDP for 2011 was 1,239 billion RMB ( US$ 196.7 billion) and GDP per capita was 21,729 RMB (US$ 3,179), ranking 17th in the PRC. In the first half of 2019, Shaanxi's total production value reached 1,162.557 billion yuan,
616-411: A major shopping mall in southeastern Kowloon. Laguna City is built along Lam Tin's waterfront taking over the land from the former oil depot. Part of Laguna City is built on reclaimed land . Laguna City consists of four phases, totalling 38 towers upon its 1991 completion. Built together with Laguna City was Laguna Park, which was completed in 1994 and then handed over to Urban Council . Laguna Park has
704-599: A number of schools. They include kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools. Some schools in Lam Tin are subsidised , others are private. Lam Tin is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 48. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Kwun Tong Government Primary School. Lam Tin has a number of public parks, recreation grounds and indoor sports centres for its residents' use, including Lam Tin Park and Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground. It
792-577: A precipice and carries only two-lanes, Lin Tak Road was surrounded by both questions of convenience and concerns about its safety. As part of the 2001 construction of Ocean Shores in Tseung Kwan O, a segment of the former Po Lam Road South was rebuilt and extended to meet Pik Wan Road near Kwong Tin Estate. The reconstructed road was renamed O King Road and became the first road connection to modern Tiu Keng Leng . Lam Tin's transport hub status
880-563: A quarry found in So Mo Ping (now Sau Mau Ping ), the region gradually became a small fishing, farming and quarrying town. In 1662, the Kangxi Emperor moved all residents along southern China coastline inland by 50 Chinese miles and abandoned the salt-fields in hopes of weakening the pirate Zheng Chenggong 's power through cutting his support from coastline residents. Although the residents were allowed to return in 1669, after
968-669: A recognisable symbol of Lam Tin and the district's unity. After demolition and reconstruction, Block 15 became part of Ping Tin Estate. Building structure of Lam Tin Estate's blocks is standardised by the government. As types 3, 4 and 6 buildings, the 23 towers of Lam Tin Estate were shaped as cuboids and resembled candy-boxes standing on a knoll. Most buildings were 16-storeys high and housed about 800 units. Each building had an estimated capacity of 3,000 residents and an approximate space allocation at 30 ft per person. Bathrooms and kitchens were combined into one compartment, as were living rooms and bedrooms . Lifts only reached some of
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#17327797288361056-560: A small section retained the name Lam Tin Estate. Most of the residents in Lam Tin are Chinese , but due to an influx of Japanese immigrants during the 1990s, people of Japanese descent have become common in Lam Tin, particularly in Sceneway Garden and Laguna City, which now features a Japanese kindergarten . Lam Tin Estate consisted of tower blocks numbered 1 to 24. Blocks 1 to 14 of Lam Tin Estate were built between 1962 and 1965 as type 4 public housing buildings ( 第四型公屋 );
1144-540: A total area of 320,000 sq ft (30,000 m). Phases 1, 2 and 4 of Laguna City are managed by the same company, while phase 3 has an independent management authority. Similarly, phases 1, 2 and 4 share the same owners' committee, whereas phase 3 has its own. In addition, Ko Chun Court and Ko Yee Estate in Yau Tong and Ma Yau Tong Village in Tiu Keng Leng are sometimes considered part of Lam Tin. Being
1232-629: A variety of climates. Under the Köppen climate classification , the northern parts , including the Loess Plateau, have either a cold arid (Köppen BWk ) or cold semi-arid (Köppen BSk ), with cold and very dry winters, dry springs and autumns, and hot, humid summers. The area known as Guanzhong is mostly semi-arid, though there are a few areas with a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa ), with cool to cold winters, and hot, humid summers that often see early-season heatwaves. The southern portion
1320-483: A woman health centre, a chest clinic, a child assessment centre, a dermatological clinic, a dental out-patient clinic, a school dental clinic, a social hygiene clinic, two maternal and child health care centres, two methadone clinics and three student health service centres/special assessment centres. There are nine community centres under the District Office, and they are distributed over the 8 sub-districts of
1408-547: A year-on-year increase of 5.4%. The added value of the primary industry was 55.319 billion yuan, an increase of 4.5%; the second industry was 557.935 billion yuan, an increase of 4.2%; the tertiary industry was 549.303 billion yuan, an increase of 6.8%. Established in 1992, Baoji Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone was approved as a national hi-tech zone by the State Council. It has a long-term planned area of 40 km (15 sq mi). The transportation system around
1496-594: Is Victoria Harbour , and the Eastern District directly across on Hong Kong Island . It is the most densely populated district in Hong Kong, at 60,000 per km², but it is also one of the largest industrial areas in Hong Kong. Kwun Tong District is known for its industry, with factories built during the 1950s; they were mainly located in Kowloon Bay , Kwun Tong , and Yau Tong . Since the relocation of
1584-470: Is a commercial property developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties . Together with Millennium Cities 1, 2, 3, and 6, they are commercial properties situated along Kwun Tong Road. APM Millennium City 5 is next to the Kwun Tong station . There is also a 7-storey shopping arcade with an array of restaurants, clothing stores, cosmetics shops, and a cineplex. It also contains a bus terminus and parking facilities. It
1672-544: Is a frequently visited bus-bus and rail-bus interchange station in East Kowloon. When the British arrived, most Lam Tin residents travelled on foot or by boat to nearby villages such as Ma Tau Wai . Over the years, the government built roads, tunnels and railways in Lam Tin to facilitate transport between Lam Tin and other districts, making Lam Tin a bridge between different areas of Eastern Hong Kong. The first road
1760-469: Is a national high-tech zone. It is surrounded by national highways and it is 30 minutes from Xi'an-Xianyang International Airport. Furthermore, it is ranked in the top three high-tech zones in China. Xi'an Software Park, established in December 1998, is the professional park for Xi'an to develop scale software and service outsourcing industries. The park has been appraised as a software industry base under
1848-459: Is a new economic zone composing the three major city-level economies of Western China: Xi'an , Chongqing and Chengdu . It is believed that the addition of Xi'an to the Triangle will spur economic growth in the region and allow the city an opportunity to capitalize on the commercial potential of its high-technology industries. Established in 1993, Xi'an Economic and Technology Development Zone
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#17327797288361936-681: Is also home to part of the Wilson Trail. There are also a few government indoor activity centres, including Lam Tin West Community Centre, Lam Tin South Indoor Sports Ground and Lam Tin Complex , as well as a number of private recreational facilities. Lam Tin Park was built along Black Hill in 1991 to serve the needs of the fast-growing community. It consists mainly of hiking trails and walkways , with
2024-535: Is geographically divided into three parts, namely Northern (or " Shaanbei "), Central ("Shaanzhong") and Southern Shaanxi (or " Shaannan "). Northern Shaanxi makes up the southeastern portion of the Ordos Basin and mainly comprises the two prefectural cities of Yulin and Yan'an on the northern Loess Plateau , demarcated from the Ordos Desert and the grasslands of Inner Mongolia 's Ordos City by
2112-566: Is located in Kowloon , and is the easternmost and southernmost district in Kowloon. It had a population of 666,500 in 2023. The district has the second highest population in Hong Kong, after Sha Tin District , while the income is below average. Kwun Tong District borders Sai Kung District to the east, Wong Tai Sin District to the north, and Kowloon City District to the west. To the south
2200-592: Is much more humid and lies in the humid subtropical zone, with more temperate winters and long, hot, humid summers. Annual mean temperature is roughly between 8 and 16 °C (46 and 61 °F), with January temperatures ranging from −11 to 3.5 °C (12.2 to 38.3 °F) and July temperatures ranging from 21 to 28 °C (70 to 82 °F). Besides the provincial capital of Xi'an, other cities include: Baoji , Hanzhong , Lintong , Tongchuan , Xianyang , Yan'an and Ankang . Shaanxi consists of ten prefecture-level divisions : all prefecture-level cities (including
2288-726: Is one of the four great ancient capitals of China and is the eastern terminus of the Silk Road , which leads to Europe, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa. The region was briefly governed as the Three Qins after the fall of the Qin dynasty . This is the origin of one of Shaanxi's two abbreviations, 秦 ( Qin ), the other being 陝 ( Shaan ). Then it was conquered by Liu Bang during the Chu-Han Contention . Under
2376-531: Is one of the centers of ancient Chinese civilization. The central part of Shaanxi, known as Guanzhong , where the provincial capital Xi'an is located, is more populous compared to the others ( Shaannan and Shaanbei ), Religion in Shaanxi The predominant religions in Shaanxi are Chinese folk religions , Taoist traditions and Chinese Buddhism . According to surveys conducted in 2007 and 2009, 7.58% of
2464-714: Is piped either from surface water or Dongjiang River into two service reservoirs and then pumped to individual households. The two service reservoirs that serve Lam Tin are Lam Tin Low Level Fresh Water Service Reservoir and Lam Tin High Level Service Reservoir. Built together with Lam Tin Estate, the low level reservoir is covered with a concrete-surfaced football field. The reservoir is now located between Kai Tin Estate and Tak Tin Estate, and serves as an open-air playground of local interest. The high level reservoir, on
2552-640: Is the largest mall in the district, and caters for the habits of the community by having extended operating hours. Its name 'APM' implies that visitors are welcome during day (am) and night (pm). In fact, many shops inside the mall are open overnight. Some retail shops close at 12 midnight, and restaurants close at 2am. There are also stores that operate 24 hours. The residential areas in Kwun Tong are mainly located in Ngau Tau Kok , upper Kwun Tong Central, Sau Mau Ping and Lam Tin . In 2005, Around 61% of
2640-399: The 1960s and the 1970s to settle the influx of mainland immigrants. The late 1980s saw the district's first private residential buildings. Various facilities built during the 1990s made Lam Tin a compact residential area, however Lam Tin Estate was demolished in the 1990s and was redeveloped , with most of its footprint absorbed into Kai Tin Estate, On Tin Estate, and Ping Tin Estate;
2728-552: The Gwoyeu Romatzyh transcription (1928) for 陝 , "Sh aa n". Nonetheless, the vowels and consonants of shǎn 陝 and shān 山 are distinguished in the more conservative Jin Chinese languages native to the two provinces, as shown on the chart to the right (refer to IPA for Jin Chinese for further information). This conservative phonology is reflected in the historical spelling of Shaanxi, " Shensi ", known to
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2816-469: The Korean War . Gradually, Lam Tin became a common term to Hongkongers describing the areas around Lam Tin Estate. The dragon emblem painted on Block 15 of Lam Tin Estate was a symbol of Lam Tin's unity until the building's demolition in 1998. Much of Lam Tin Estate's footprint was absorbed by newer public housing estates. With the building of three major transport structures in the late 20th century –
2904-645: The Kwun Tong Bypass , the Eastern Harbour Crossing , and the MTR – Lam Tin became even more interconnected with the rest of Hong Kong, spurring a population surge in the district and becoming a major transport interchange. This is further augmented by the opening of Tseung Kwan O–Lam Tin Tunnel in 2022. The first modern housing estate in Lam Tin was Lam Tin Estate. The estate was built in
2992-773: The Ming Great Wall . Central Shaanxi is also known as the Guanzhong region, and comprises the drainage basin of lower Wei River east of Mount Liupan and north of the Qinling Mountains , where the majority of Shaanxi's population reside. Southern Shaanxi comprises the three prefectural cities in the edge of the historical Bashu region south of the Qinling Mountains and includes the three mountainous cities of Hanzhong , Ankang and Shangluo . The area comprising Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan formed
3080-721: The Tangut -led Western Xia contested their border in Shaanxi. Western Xia found the Luōwùchéng (罗兀城) frontier fort in 1071 but was taken by Song in 1081. Under the Ming dynasty , Shaanxi was established with the founding of the Shaanxi Provincial Administration Commission in 1376, whose administration also included the modern provinces of Gansu , Ningxia , and part of Qinghai . During this dynasty, most visitors from Central and West Asia entered
3168-561: The Tseung Kwan O line (one station) of the MTR metro system. Major roads that serves the area include: In the same constituency with Wong Tai Sin District as "Kowloon East", effective from October 2004: Shaanxi Shaanxi is a province in Northwestern China . It borders the province-level divisions of Inner Mongolia to the north, Shanxi and Henan to the east, Hubei , Chongqing , and Sichuan to
3256-495: The traffic congestion in the Lam Tin area, mainly near Sai Tso Wan . One of the new arteries built to relieve the problem is Wai Fat Road, a four-lane dual carriageway which serves as an interchange between Route 2 and Route 7 and an outlet from Kwun Tong Bypass to Kwun Tong Industrial Area. Pik Wan Road and Lin Tak Road were also built in 1992 to facilitate transport to newly built areas higher up Lam Tin Hill. Because it hangs off
3344-803: The 1978 economic reforms in Mainland china which established cities such as Zhuhai and Shenzhen as Special Economic Zones , many factories have moved away from Hong Kong into the mainland. Manufacturing in Hong Kong had since sharply declined. In 2001, Kowloon Bay and Kwun Tong's industrial districts were rezoned for 'business' use, many industrial buildings have been demolished or repurposed as commercial buildings or shopping malls such as APM . While old industrial buildings have become popular to small businesses, artists, musicians, and collectors, who set up their working spaces there due to cheaper rents. Opened in Hong Kong in April 2005, APM Millennium City 5
3432-572: The 9th century BC by the Nanyue people. The Qin dynasty conquered the Nanyue in the late 3rd century BC as part of their unification of China. Since then, the land presently known as Lam Tin became identified as part of China. Lam Tin, called Ham Tin Shan ( 鹹田山 ) at that time, literally meaning "salty field hill", had been part of Kowloon Bay salt-fields ( 九龍灣鹽田 , also known as Guanfuchang 官富場 ) under
3520-558: The Black Hill, and finally leaves Lam Tin near Ma Yau Tong towards the section's terminus at Tseng Lan Shue . Lam Tin has an underground network of safe water , town gas and domestic electricity supplies. Electricity in the area is served by China Light and Power . Town gas in the area is served by the Towngas Company . The entire Lam Tin area is served by both tap water and flushing sea water supplies. The tap water
3608-672: The Dukes of Shao and Zhou marked their borders along Shan plateau ( 陝塬 , now Zhanbian plateau). In Chinese typing , the toponym 陝 often got mixed up with "valley" 陜 (note: distinguish 㚒 and 夾 ). Simplified characters merged the two as 陕 . The alphabet rendering of Shaanxi 陝西 and its neighboring province Shanxi 山西 are troublesome in Beijing Mandarin because their pronunciation differs only in tone (rendered as Sh ǎ nxī and Sh ā nxī in pinyin transcription, 1958). To avoid confusion, mainland China recognized
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3696-681: The Europeans in the 18th century. "Shensi" was recognized in the 1906 Chinese postal romanization . "Shensi" continued to be popular until 1987 when the PRC banned pre-PRC romanizations. Shaanxi is considered one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. Thirteen feudal dynasties established their capitals in the province during a span of more than 1,100 years, from the Zhou dynasty to the Tang dynasty. The province's principal city and current capital, Xi'an ,
3784-876: The Han dynasty, the Northern Silk Road was expanded to advance exploration and military purposes to the west. This Northern Silk Road is the northernmost of the Silk Roads and is about 2,600 kilometres (1,600 mi) in length. It connected the ancient Chinese capital of Xi'an to the west over the Wushao Ling Pass to Wuwei and emerging in Kashgar before linking to ancient Parthia . The Xiongnu -led kingdom Northern Xia (407–431) set its capital in Tongwancheng . The Northern Song dynasty and
3872-709: The Kangxi Emperor discovered that the migration brought great economic harm, the salt industry in Ham Tin never prospered again. In 1841, the British Empire acquired Hong Kong . The western half of the Kowloon Bay salt-fields becoming part of British Hong Kong in 1860 and the eastern half in 1898. In the 20th century, the salt-fields were abandoned for reclamation to facilitate the building of Kai Tak Airport . To reflect this change in land usage, Ham Tin
3960-711: The Kwun Tong District. The oldest one is the Kwun Tong Community Centre, which is already 34 years old, while the newest one is the Sai Tso Wan Neighbourhood Community Centre. The construction of the Centre, which was completed in 1993, is the ancillary requirement that Laguna City developer has to fulfil for property development therein. Kwun Tong is served by the Kwun Tong line (six stations) and
4048-736: The Kwun Tong Music Centre, a self-study room, rooftop gardens, and the new two-floor Lam Tin Public Library, which relocated from smaller premises in Tak Tin Estate. Besides recreation grounds, Lam Tin also hosts Stage 3 of Wilson Trail. The section starts at Exit A of Lam Tin MTR station , runs east along Kai Tin Road and Lei Yue Mun Road , up Black Hill along the road towards Junk Bay Chinese Permanent Cemetery, west along
4136-445: The National Torch Program, national software industry base, national software export base, city demonstrational area of national service outsourcing base. It is one of the four parks with "double bases" of software in China. Xi'an Software Park assembles 90% of enterprises engaging in software and service outsourcing in Xi'an. There were nearly 780 companies, of which foreign-funded enterprises account for 170, and over 71,000 jobholders in
4224-417: The People's Government of Shaanxi was established in Xi'an . Ma Minfang was then appointed as the first Governor of Shaanxi. As of the mid-19th century, Shaanxi exported animal skins, wine, liquor, and musk . Money loans were also common, with Shaanxi business people involved in the Guangzhou loan business. Shaanxi commonly imported European animal skins, watches, Chinese language books, and cloth. Shaanxi
4312-464: The Shaanxi Lu (circuit), governed from modern Xi'an in 997. The Yuan dynasty established Shaanxi Province (Yuan dynasty) , governed by a Branch Secretariat in 1286. After the founding of the Qing dynasty, Gansu was split from Shaanxi, but both provinces were governed under the Viceroy of Shaan-Gan . The Lantian Man site, with hominin fossils from approximately one million years ago, was found in Lantian County in northwestern Shaanxi province, near
4400-402: The accident and emergency services are provided by the United Christian Hospital which is the only hospital in the District equipped with casualty facilities. In the event of accidents and disasters, the injured have to be sent there for emergency medical treatment. In addition, various health services are provided by the Department of Health in the District, including an elderly health centre,
4488-399: The city of Xi'an. Scientists classify Lantian Man as a subspecies of Homo erectus . The fossils are displayed at the Shaanxi History Museum , Xi'an, China. The geography of the area is described as being part of the Ordos Desert in the north along the border with Inner Mongolia, the Loess Plateau in the central part of the province, the Qin Mountains (Qinling) running east to west in
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#17327797288364576-461: The country via Shaanxi. One of the most devastating earthquakes in history occurred near Hua Shan in southeastern Shaanxi on January 23, 1556, killing an estimated 830,000 people (see 1556 Shaanxi earthquake ). The end of the short-lived Jiangxi Soviet signaled the beginning of the Long March by Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communists to the Shaanxi Soviet at Yan'an. The administrative evolution of Shaanxi: The Northern Song established
4664-467: The cradle of Chinese civilization. During the Republican era , the city of Yan'an was near the endpoint of the Long March by the Chinese Red Army , who fled from Jiangxi after the Chinese Soviet Republic were destroyed by the Kuomintang armies, and became the birthplace of the Chinese Communist Revolution from late 1935 to early 1947 and the Communists formed the Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Region in constituent parts of Shaanxi. The vast majority of
4752-423: The early 1990s. In the late 1980s, Cheung Kong acquired two pieces of land in Lam Tin, one being a former Shell oil depot , the other above the newly built Lam Tin MTR station and bus terminus, and developed them into Laguna City and Sceneway Garden respectively. Laguna City was completed in 1991 and Sceneway Garden was completed in 1992. Sceneway Garden is built on the podium above Lam Tin station. The podium
4840-401: The entrance of Tseung Kwan O Tunnel , southwest to Victoria Harbour . Lam Tin is overlooked to the east by Black Hill, or Ng Kwai Shan . The rock below this locality is Hong Kong Granite from the Cretaceous period. Most granite rock in Lam Tin is medium-grained. The granite in Lam Tin is of the Lion Rock suite. Farther towards the shore, a small area of land to the west of Cha Kwo Ling
4928-402: The floors. To access the other floors, one needed to exit the lift at a level nearby and hike upstairs or downstairs. On the ground floor beneath the buildings were a variety of shops which served the residents. Although densely packed, the living environment of Lam Tin Estate fostered close relationships in the neighbourhood. Owing to the ageing of buildings, the reconstruction of Lam Tin Estate
5016-447: The last urban landfill to be closed, after which it was sealed and converted to government-owned grassland. Since the total closure of urban landfills in 1986, rubbish from Lam Tin is first transferred to a treatment plant in Kowloon Bay where it is compressed, and then to South East New Territories Landfill ( 新界東南堆填區 ) where it is disposed of. Lam Tin is known as one of the most important transport interchange centres in Hong Kong. It
5104-428: The management of Dongguan County or Xin'an County in different dynasties. The salt-fields were first officially operated by the Song dynasty in 1163. The Kowloon Bay salt-fields were rich in salt, and this brought wealth to the residents near the bay. Gradually, Ham Tin Shan became villages. Because of the region's shoreline location, agricultural activities started with the plantation of high-salinity crops . With
5192-404: The manufacturing industry, Kwun Tong district has seen a rise of commercial buildings, such as APM Millennium City 5 . Kwun Tong is served by six stations on the Kwun Tong line : Yau Tong (also on the Tseung Kwan O line ), Lam Tin , Kwun Tong , Ngau Tau Kok and Kowloon Bay . Pollution , poverty and ageing population remain concerns for the district. According to statistical figures,
5280-448: The middle tier among China's administrative divisions. The fossil fuel and high technology sectors compose the two largest industries in Shaanxi Province. The high technology sector includes aircraft and aerospace industries and Shaanxi produces more than 50% of the R&D and manufacturing equipment for the country's domestic commercial aviation industry. The meaning of the province, "Shan's west", traces to circa 1000 BC when
5368-433: The oldest of the Four Ancient Capitals , being the capital for the Western Zhou , Western Han , Jin , Sui and Tang dynasties . Xianyang , which served as the capital of the Qin dynasty (221–202 BC), is just north across the Wei River. The other prefecture -level cities into which the province is divided are Ankang , Baoji , Hanzhong , Shangluo , Tongchuan , Weinan , Yan'an and Yulin . The province
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#17327797288365456-475: The other 10 towers were built between 1969 and 1975 as type 6 public housing buildings ( 第六型公屋 ). There was no Block 9, leaving the number of buildings in Lam Tin Estate at 23. The Chinese dragon , which has symbolised unity of Chinese people since it was the first national emblem of unified China, is painted in multicolour on Block 15's south and north facing walls because it was the 500th public housing building in Hong Kong. Block 15's distinctive imagery made it
5544-413: The other hand, is farther away from residential estates. It is located near Lam Tin Park, on the slope of Black Hill. From 1978 to 1981, Sai Tso Wan Landfill ( 晒草灣堆填區 ) served East Kowloon . Approximately 1.6 million tonnes of domestic waste and commercial waste were dumped in the site during its four-year operation. The disposed waste stacked up to 65 metres high. After its closure in 1981, it
5632-446: The park by the end of 2008. Yangling Agriculture Hi-Tech Industrial Zone was approved as a national-level hi-tech development zone by State Council in 1997. It is 82 km (51 mi) from Xi'an to the east and 70 km (43 mi) from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport. Nearly all the people in Shaanxi are ethnic Han Chinese , with pockets of Hui population in the northwestern region (adjacent to Ningxia). Shaanxi province
5720-413: The population of Shaanxi is Han Chinese , with Hui , Manchu and Mongol being the more significant ethnic minorities . Mandarin Chinese is the main spoken language in Shaanxi, including Central Plains Mandarin and Southwestern Mandarin dialects; another variety of Chinese , Jin Chinese , is also spoken in the regions neighboring Shanxi. Shaanxi is China's 15th largest economy , ranking within
5808-446: The population of the Kwun Tong District live in public housing estates, 16% in the Home Ownership Scheme estates, and 23% in private housing. With the redevelopment schemes of housing estates being completed successively in recent years such as the Upper Ngau Tau Kok Estate in 2009, many older estates have been replaced by new ones, with most residents being able to relocate to new flats of better condition. Another renewal project,
5896-483: The proportion of poor people in this district is 28.8% in 2020, while the proportion of the elderly population is 23.4% in 2022. Furthermore, the number of poor people living in this district is 191,500, which is the highest in Hong Kong. The district consists of the following areas: Kwun Tong District was one of the many industrial areas in Hong Kong. The factories had been built since the 1950s. These industrial areas are mainly located in Kowloon Bay , Kwun Tong (to
5984-463: The province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor is considered to have less power than the Shaanxi Chinese Communist Party Provincial Committee Secretary ( 中共陕西省委书记 ), colloquially termed the "Shaanxi CCP Party Chief "; since the Governor is always ranked as the First-Deputy Secretary in the Shaanxi Chinese Communist Party Provincial Committee. Shaanxi was established as a provincial government since Qing dynasty . On 10 January 1950,
6072-407: The renewal of Kwun Tong Town Center (KTTC) led by the Urban Renewal Authority , aimed at redevelop many infrastructures including residential buildings and was also largely successful. The project increased the living conditions of many residents while giving a renewed look to the amenities of the district, many residents were satisfied with their relocated places. Though many have benefited from
6160-529: The residential redevelopments starting from the 2000s, it has also sparked dissatisfaction from many people, who feel that redevelopment broke down social linkages and is destroying people's sense of belonging. The working class and grassroots people were the most hard hit, as they could not afford the new prices and rents of the redeveloped KTTC, leading many to be forced to leave their established communities. The supply and demand of medical and health services in Kwun Tong are all very stringent, and especially
6248-519: The seven pioneer EPZs with the function of bonded logistics in China. XEPZ is under the leadership of the Administrative Committee of Xi'an Economic and Technological Development Zone (XETDZ), which is designated by Xi'an municipal government to exercise economic and administrative power within the zone. XEPZ is a special economic zone. By now, there are more than 40 enterprises home and abroad settled in XEPZ. The pillar industries feature aviation, machinery, electronics and new energy. The Western Triangle
6336-624: The south central part, and subtropical climate south of the Qinling. In between the Loess Plateau and the Qinling lies the Wei River Valley, or Guanzhong , a cradle of early Chinese civilization. Going clockwise, Shaanxi borders Shanxi (E, NE), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), Ningxia (NW), and Inner Mongolia (N). In terms of number of bordering provincial-level divisions, Shaanxi ties Inner Mongolia. Due to its large span in latitude, Shaanxi has
6424-471: The south, and Gansu and Ningxia to the west. Shaanxi covers an area of over 205,000 km (79,000 sq mi) with about 37 million people, the 16th-largest in China. Xi'an – which includes the sites of the former capitals Fenghao and Chang'an – is the provincial capital and largest city in Northwest China and also one of the oldest cities in China and
6512-494: The southwest of Kwun Tong Road ), and Yau Tong . The area south of Kwun Tong road was the largest industrial area in Hong Kong during the 1970s to mid 1980s, accounting for one third of all industrial employment at the time. Many textile, manufacturing, food, and electronics industries were based there during this period, such as: Union Button Factory Ltd., Seven-up Beverages Limited, Sanden Electronics Equipment Ltd, Hong Kong Soya Bean Products Co. Ltd (Later Vitasoy ). Since
6600-462: The zone includes Xi'an-Xianyang International Airport and National Highway 310, and industries operating within the zone include auto parts, electronics, IT, pharmaceuticals and bioengineering industries and new materials. Shaanxi Xi'an Export Processing Zone (XEPZ) was approved on 21 June 2002 by the State Council for its establishment and was put on 5 April 2004. As the first state-level export processing zone in northwest China, XEPZ has become one of
6688-413: Was Lei Yue Mun Road , which succeeded Kwun Tong Road and ran between Kwun Tong and Lei Yue Mun . Cha Kwo Ling Road was later built to tap traffic to Cha Kwo Ling . However, the roads had insufficient capacity to effectively serve the district. Both Lei Yue Mun Road and Kwun Tong Road were widened and became segments of today's Route 7 . The first road that carried commuters into and out of Lam Tin
6776-418: Was reclaimed . The entire Lam Tin area is located in Kwun Tong District . Politically, Lam Tin is the name of a constituency of Kwun Tong District, which includes the area of the former Lam Tin Estate. However, in common speech, the name Lam Tin usually refers to a larger area which includes nine constituencies of Kwun Tong District. Located along the coast of southern China, Lam Tin was first settled around
6864-555: Was Kai Tin Road. It was built in the 1960s to facilitate major road transports. The construction of Kai Tin Road required the blasting of Lam Tin Hill, which attracted much attention to nearby residents. Owing to its method of construction, Kai Tin Road became a direct outlet from the hill. Built together with Kai Tin Road were Ping Tin Street, On Tin Street and Tak Tin Street, which all served Lam Tin Estate. Later Ping Tin and Tak Tin became names of new residential areas after Lam Tin Estate
6952-548: Was a major recipient of China's investment in industrial capacity during the Third Front campaign. The fossil fuel and high technology sectors compose the two largest industries in Shaanxi province. During 2009, the province ranked third in China for production of coal, natural gas and crude oil. As the home of several of the leading universities and research institutes in Western China, Shaanxi province also plays
7040-459: Was added to prevent leakage; a landfill gas control system was used to deploy methane from the decomposed rubbish as fuel, and a leachate management system was built to collect leachate for further processing. The recreation ground started its operation on 30 April 2004. The Lam Tin Complex on 1 Hing Ting Street was built between 2009 and 2013. The facilities of the complex includes two indoor swimming pools (25x25 and 25x10 metres respectively),
7128-458: Was announced in September 1995 as part of an urban renewal project. Demolition started in 1997 and was completed in 2002. After reconstruction, Lam Tin Estate became Kai Tin Estate, Tak Tin Estate, Ping Tin Estate and Hong Yat Court. Laguna City and Sceneway Garden were the earliest large-scale private-housing estates built in Lam Tin. Both were built by Cheung Kong Holdings and completed in
7216-526: Was approved as a national zone in 2000. The zone is 20 minutes from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, and national highways pass through. It has formed four pillar industries: automotive, electronics, food, and new materials industries. So far, the zone has attracted more than 1,700 enterprises. Xi'an HTDZ opened its gates in 1991. It was established as a "pivotal location" for investment by high-tech industry companies in central and northwest China. Established in 1991, Xi'an Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone
7304-549: Was augmented by the growth of the new town of Tseung Kwan O on the other side of Devil's Peak and Black Hill from Lam Tin in the 2000s and 2010s, and the subsequent construction of the Tseung Kwan O–Lam Tin Tunnel which opened in 2022 and connected to Route 2 at the entrance to the Eastern Harbour Tunnel. Kwun Tong District Kwun Tong is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It
7392-400: Was built in a valley between Cha Kwo Ling and Lam Tin Hill , which hosted a waste-car dump-site before its construction. It has a total of 17 towers and a gross floor area of 280,760 m. There are altogether 4112 flats housing approximately 20,000 people. It also has two carparks , one for residents and one for visitors. Built together with Sceneway Garden was Sceneway Plaza , which is
7480-463: Was built with its southern entrance in Lam Tin, adding a convenient and direct route to Tseung Kwan O . Junk Bay Chinese Permanent Cemetery was built in the same year. Despite being located in Tseung Kwan O, the cemetery's only motor-enabled exit is located in Lam Tin. As a result, Lam Tin becomes crowded with people tending graves during the various festivals. The 1990 and 1992 construction of Sceneway Garden and Laguna City , respectively, worsened
7568-584: Was demolished. In 1989, Eastern Harbour Crossing was completed. Kwun Tong Bypass was completed in 1991. To construct an interchange for both roads, the intersection between Lei Yue Mun Road and Kai Tin Road was rebuilt into a flyover - roundabout . This made Lam Tin a bridge between the Eastern Harbour Crossing and the Kwun Tong Bypass of Route 2 , with Lei Yue Mun Interchange as the exit point. In 1990, Tseung Kwan O Tunnel
7656-437: Was renamed Lam Tin of similar pronunciation because the village no longer produced salt. The name Lam Tin came from Lantian, Shaanxi , which came from a phrase " 藍田生玉 ", literally "produced from the blue fields is jade". The name Lam Tin was officially endorsed on 1 September 1970. The colonial government built Lam Tin Estate in the 1960s to settle low-income residents during the influx of population from mainland China after
7744-552: Was sealed with soil and planted over with Grasslands and trees. Sin Fat Road, which runs up the hill and hosts Sceneway Garden Minibus Terminus, was constructed. Sai Tso Wan Landfill was later rebuilt into Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground. An area in Ma Yau Tong near today's Lam Tin Park was known as Ma Yau Tong Central Landfill ( 馬游塘中堆填區 ). The area measured 10.87 hectares (26.9 acres), and operated until 1986 when it became
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