41-824: UOW College Hong Kong ( UOWCHK ) is a private college in Tai Wai , New Territories , Hong Kong . It is part of the global network of the University of Wollongong in New South Wales , Australia . The college was established as the Community College of City University in 2004. The college was renamed the UOW College Hong Kong in 2020. The medium of instruction is mainly English with some courses supplemented by Cantonese . The Community College of City University, predecessor to UOWCHK,
82-575: A five year transition period beginning from 2015. CityU will continue to focus on academia and pursue excellence in professional education and translational research while UOWCHK will further grow as a degree granting University/College with international connection. UOWCHK receives full support of UOW with educational resources and commitment to develop and enhance student experience via opportunities for mobility and global exposure. UOW has launched top-up degrees in Hong Kong via UOWCHK. As of July 2023,
123-786: A northeast–southwest direction. Hin Keng Estate , located northeast of the villages and across Hin Keng Street, was named after them. Villages in the vicinity of Che Kung Temple : Other villages in Tai Wai include: Several public housing estates have a shopping centre. The only private shopping centre was Grandeur Shopping Arcade ( 金禧商場 ), located within Grandeur Garden, along Tai Wai Road ( 大圍道 ), until The Wai shopping mall opened in 2023. The Wai ( 圍方 ) opened on July 22, 2023. Located on top of Tai Wai Station and below
164-541: A wide range of facilities including a fitness centre with weight training and cardiovascular equipment, squash courts as well as badminton courts. These sport centres are owned and operated by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department ; however, the facilities are charged prior to booking with several exceptions. Hin Tin Swimming Pool ( 顯田游泳池 ) is the only public swimming pool in Tai Wai. Opened in 1992, it
205-671: Is a town built on a bay in the western New Territories of Hong Kong , opposite of Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel . The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged from the surrounding villages and fleets of fishing boats in the area. The modern city is centered the Tsuen Wan station of the MTR . Its coastline was further extended through land reclamation . According to the report of Hong Kong archaeological society, people settled in Tsuen Wan as early as 2,000 years ago. In earlier days, it
246-527: Is also a popular activity in Tai Wai. Situated at the end of a valley, Tai Wai is surrounded by country parks : Shing Mun (north), Kam Shan (west), Lion Rock (south) and Ma On Shan (southeast). Sections of the Wilson Trail and the MacLehose Trail run across the hills near Tai Wai. Some sources mention Tai Wai as being famous for its chicken porridges and roast baby pigeon. Tai Wai
287-625: Is an area in the New Territories , Hong Kong , located between Sha Tin and the Lion Rock , within the Sha Tin District . With three rapid transit stations, one of which an interchange station serving two lines , five bus termini and several trunk roads and tunnels connecting it to other parts of the New Territories , such as Tsuen Wan , and Kowloon , Tai Wai is an important transport node in Hong Kong. Tai Wai occupies
328-542: Is composed largely of low to medium income households of different ethnic backgrounds ranging from local Chinese to Westerners. According to the 2016 Population By-census, the number of persons living in Tai Wai was as follows: A large part of the population of Tai Wai lives in public housing estates . Privately owned apartment blocks are also common and higher income luxury housing is also available in various parts of Tai Wai. Hundreds of three-storey village houses (some western styled, others more traditional) can be found in
369-573: Is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 88. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Shatin Government Primary School (沙田官立小學). Tai Wai has multiple primary and secondary schools, mostly public, some with religious background. They include: Other historic or otherwise notable buildings and structures in Tai Wai include: Tai Wai station
410-571: Is located in the heart of Tsuen Wan Town. There is a goldsmith street there where jewels can be purchased. Other features include Tsuen Wan Plaza , Tsuen Wan City Landmark , Citywalk and L'Hotel, The Sam Tung Uk Museum , Tin Hau Temple and The Panda Hotel , one of the biggest hotels in Hong Kong. The Nina Towers , which include an 80-storey tower, rise over Tsuen Wan. Hong Kong's cable TV service company i-CABLE also has their headquarters located in Tsuen Wan at Wharf Cable Tower. Situated in
451-782: Is on the East Rail line and the Tuen Ma line of the MTR . The northward termini of the East Rail line, Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau stations, located at the border with Shenzhen , are about 30 minutes away. The station was opened in 1983 and its expansion for the Ma On Shan line was completed in September 2004. Che Kung Temple station of the Tuen Ma line is also located in the Tai Wai area. It opened in 2004. In 2002, KCRC won
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#1732787084334492-734: Is operated by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. It is located along Che Kung Miu Road, between Tai Wai station and Hin Keng station. The Tai Wai Cycling Park, where beginners could practice their cycling skills, was demolished in 2001 to make way for the railway terminus of the Ma On Shan Line. A number of bicycle rental shops can be found in Tai Wai and bicycle lanes run along the Shing Mun River and link Tai Wai to Tai Po , Ma On Shan and Plover Cove Reservoir . Hiking
533-586: Is part of Route 8 that connects Tai Wai to the airport over the Stonecutters Bridge and through the Nam Wan Tunnel . A large percentage of the bus routes that go past Tai Wai are circular routes which both start and terminate in Sha Tin. There are also long-distance routes that go past famous Hong Kong landmarks and attractions. They include 170, which goes to Ocean Park ; E42 goes to
574-492: Is served by three Mass Transit Railway (MTR) stations: Tsuen Wan station and Tai Wo Hau station on the Tsuen Wan line , as well as Tsuen Wan West station on the Tuen Ma line . The Tsuen Wan Pier connects Tsuen Wan to Park Island , a private housing estate in Ma Wan . The Tsuen Wan Transport Complex was once a major interchange point between ferries and buses. It was rendered obsolete when land reclamation moved
615-515: Is that the 12 towers would create an urban heat island effect and block off the air flow of the area. Other private housing estates in Tai Wai include: A number of villages exist in Tai Wai and most of them are surrounded by the towers of housing estates. Traditional village layout and some historic buildings can still be found. Ha Keng Hau , Sheung Keng Hau and Hin Tin are three adjacent villages located along Hin Keng Street ( 顯徑街 ), along
656-549: The Royal Engineers as a military road, it was opened to the public on 25 May 1961. An urban renewal project led to the shopping malls Citywalk and Citywalk 2, as well as the residential areas above it. The former Tsuen Wan Sports Ground, on Yeung Uk Road, was demolished and replaced by the Shing Mun Valley Sports Ground . The site, now known as Tsuen Wan Town Lot 393, remains abandoned, but
697-595: The 3rd floor. The 2nd floor UOWCHK library is accessible from both inside and outside the campus for UOW college students and Hong Kong secondary school student alike. The Kowloon City Campus was used as a temporary campus for the transition period before relocating to their permanent main campus in Tai Wai in August 2023. The Kowloon City campus has around 87,000 square feet of modern teaching spaces and informal student learning areas which are conveniently linked to public transport and nearby amenities. The Kowloon City Campus
738-603: The Cross Harbour section was completed in 2022. As part of this project, a new station was built in the Tai Wai area, Hin Keng station , which opened in February 2020. Tai Wai is the main gateway of tunnels and roads connecting the New Territories to Kowloon as well as Tsuen Wan due to its convenient location. In the early 20th century and until the Lion Rock Tunnel , the first road tunnel in Hong Kong,
779-591: The Fuk Loi Estate, built in 1967. By 1971, the area housed 400,000 residents. It was one of the last areas in Hong Kong to be developed without the "Colony Outline Plan". A museum of a local settlement village is located in Tsuen Wan Town: Sam Tung Uk Museum . The museum consists of a 200-year-old walled village featuring exhibits designed to replicate traditional village life. It was donated in 1981 and after restoration during
820-829: The Pavilia Farm residential complex, the shopping mall covers an area 650,000sq ft across four floors. At the time of its opening, The Wai housed the largest of the then 43 Market Place supermarkets in Hong Kong, covering an area over 20,000sq ft. Sports venues in Tai Wai include: There are three indoor public sport centres in Tai Wai: Che Kung Temple Sports Centre (opened in 2020), Hin Keng Sports Centre (opened in 1988) and Mei Lam Sports Centre (opened in 1986). They are located in or next to major estates, namely Chun Shek Estate , Hin Keng Estate and Mei Lam Estate . They offer
861-465: The Sha Tin Valley towards Tolo Harbour . Sprouting from traditional farming villages growing rice, vegetables and fruits, such as choy sum , Chinese broccoli , bamboo, banana, peach, and lychee, Tai Wai area once functioned as a light suburban industrial park in the 1970s. Few factory buildings are still in use, mostly as warehouses. The current urbanization of the area is the consequence of
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#1732787084334902-745: The airport (via Tung Chung ) and R42 to Disneyland . There are 5 major bus termini in Tai Wai: Many green minibus (GMB) routes that pass Tai Wai go around all parts of Sha Tin to provide feeder services for major public transport operators such as the MTR. Routes such as 481B go to the Tsuen Wan area via Shing Mun Tunnel offering a fast but cheap alternative to buses and the MTR. Residents' buses also operate at Tai Wai station. Union Hospital 's free shuttle bus also operates from there at 10-minute frequencies. Download coordinates as: Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan (formerly also spelled Tsun Wan )
943-547: The area. In 1911, there were approximately 3,000 villagers living in Tsuen Wan. In the 20th century, factories moved in gradually due to its proximity to Kowloon . With the construction of Castle Peak Road in 1917, motor vehicles could reach the town in addition to access on foot and by boat. Regular bus services did not begin until 1933. Early industries relied on the ample local water supply to make incense sticks, preserved fruit and farming, while post-war industries included metal wares and textiles. By 1950s, Tsuen Wan had become
984-594: The bid to plan, build and operate the Sha Tin to Central Link , and in 2004 it submitted the Draft Final Proposal to the Government. The March 2008 MTR-KCR revised proposal includes the extension of East Rail line across Victoria Harbour to Hong Kong Island and the extension of Ma On Shan line to West Rail line via East Kowloon . The Tai Wai to Hung Hom section was fully completed in 2021 and
1025-563: The centre of the textile industry in Hong Kong. In the 1950s, the Hong Kong Government developed the area as a satellite town , along with Kwun Tong satellite town in Eastern Kowloon. In 1961, Tsuen Wan Satellite Town was expanded to become Tsuen Wan New Town , the first of such in Hong Kong. The new town covers not only Tsuen Wan, but also neighbouring Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi , including housing estates like
1066-461: The construction of the MTR , it was opened for the public in 1987. Tsuen Wan has one of the highest concentrations of Shanghainese people in Hong Kong , particularly in the constituency Fuk Loi . Before infilling in the 1960, Tsuen Wan was a shallow bay with three waterways or nullahs that flowed to it. The nullahs are now diverted into man made underground systems but these roads: Discovery Park , one of Hong Kong's largest shopping centres,
1107-655: The development of Sha Tin New Town that started in the 1970s. Tai Wai Village , where the name of the area came from, was the largest and oldest walled village in Sha Tin. It was built in 1574 during the Ming dynasty , and was called Chik Chuen Wai ( Chinese : 積存圍 ) at the time. It was originally made up of 16 families, Wai ( 韋 ), Chan ( 陳 ), Ng ( 吳 ), Yeung ( 楊 ), Wong ( 黃 ), Lee ( 李 ), Hui ( 許 ), Cheng ( 鄭 ), Tong ( 唐 ), Yuen ( 袁 ), Yau ( 游 ), Lam ( 林 ), Lok ( 駱 ), Tam ( 譚 ), Mok ( 莫 ) and Choy ( 蔡 ). The Wai family, being
1148-459: The largest family, is thought to be the direct descendants of the famous founder general of the Han dynasty , Han Xin , who purportedly fled there to escape executions ordered by Emperor Gao of Han 's empress Empress Lü Zhi . The Han descendants changed their surname into Wai by splitting the word Han ( 韓 ) in two halves and took up the character on the right hand side, Wai (韋) . The Cheng family, on
1189-475: The main campus will be reallocated from their current Kowloon City Campus to their new campus in Tai Wai for the 2023-2024 school year onward. The new campus sits on land secured from the Hong Kong government in 2016. The new UOWCHK Campus, to be officially opened on 15 September 2023, is located in Tai Wai adjacent to The Wai shopping mall and the Tai Wai MTR Station with an entrance separate from
1230-414: The mall. The new campus has around 15,000 square meters of modern teaching space which includes a 200 seat auditorium, 100-seat lecture theaters, 30 small classrooms and purpose-built laboratories that can accommodate up to 3,300 students. All students attending classes at the new Tai Wai Campus will have access to campus facilities such as the learning commons, cafeteria, Gym and dance studio located on
1271-571: The other hand, originated from a place called Xingyang in Zhengzhou , Henan which is the place where Chang'e supposedly flew to the Moon. It is also the birthplace of Li Shangyin , one of the most famous poets in the late Tang dynasty . Tai Wai appears on the "Map of the San-On District ", published in 1866 by Simeone Volonteri . The first public housing estate built in the area
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1312-418: The southwestern end of the Sha Tin Valley. The Sha Tin area is located directly northeast of Tai Wai. Hill ranges separate Tai Wai from New Kowloon in the south, and from Tsuen Wan in the west. The Tai Wai Nullah , sometimes referred to as the upper stream of Shing Mun River, flows through Tai Wai, where it joins the Shing Mun River . The Shing Mun River then flows in a southwest–northeast direction across
1353-747: The valley, floodplain and reclaimed land, Tsuen Wan is surrounded on two sides by hills and woodlands that make up the Shing Mun Country Park and the Tai Mo Shan Country Park . Located within these parks are the Tai Mo Shan peak, the highest point in Hong Kong at 957 metres (3,140 feet), and the Upper Shing Mun Reservoir . Route Twisk winds over and through the country parks linking Tsuen Wan with Pat Heung , via Shek Kong . Originally built by
1394-435: The villages of the area. The table below lists all the public housing estates in Tai Wai, including Public Rental Housing (Public), Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) and Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS). Festival City ( 名城 ) is a HK$ 20 billion residential development project by Cheung Kong and MTR Corporation located above the Tai Wai (Station) Maintenance Centre . Phase I
1435-776: Was Mei Lam Estate , with the first two blocks of its Phase 1 completed in 1981. Tai Wai station opened in August 1983. Tai Wai covers 11 of the 38 constituencies in Sha Tin District, as defined at the time of the 2015 Hong Kong District Council elections . They are: Chun Fung ( 秦豐 , R10), Sun Tin Wai ( 新田圍 , R11), Chui Tin ( 翠田 , R12), Hin Ka ( 顯嘉 , R13), Lower Shing Mun ( 下城門 , R14), Wan Shing ( 雲城 , R15), Keng Hau ( 徑口 , R16), Tin Sum ( 田心 , R17), Chui Ka ( 翠嘉 , R18), Tai Wai ( 大圍 , R19), Chung Tin ( 松田 , R20). Tai Wai
1476-656: Was built in 1967, Tai Po Road was the main road connecting Tai Wai and the New Territories to Kowloon. Tai Po Road to this day remains as the only toll-free road connecting the two areas. The tunnels are: Lion Rock Tunnel (1967), Shing Mun Tunnels (1990) and Sha Tin Heights Tunnel (2008). Sha Tin Heights Tunnel opened in March 2008 to lessen the traffic of the Kowloon Tunnels and Tai Po Road. It
1517-850: Was closed at the end of August 2023 as students taking 2023 summer semester courses conclude their studies. Kowloon Bay Telford Annex Campus was used by UOWCHK up to June 2021 and is now no longer used. This old campus is located in Telford Plaza, Kowloon Bay and connected to MTR Kowloon Bay station . The Telford Campus has specially designed facilities for teaching and learning. It has Lecture Theatres, Group Study Rooms as well as regular classrooms, on-site Computer Laboratories with printing services that are open to students at designated periods. Notebook computers are available for loan to students for their use on campus, while all students can stay connected on campus with wireless LAN. Tai Wai Tai Wai (Chinese: 大圍 / ˌ t aɪ ˈ w aɪ / )
1558-501: Was completed in September 2010, Phase II in October 2011, and Phase III in August 2012. The plan was to build 12 50-stories high residential towers with a total construction area of 313,955 square meters as well as 25,890 square meters for the general public's use. It offers 4,264 flats to families, two schools and one community facility. This residential project raised the population of Tai Wai significantly. The controversy of this project
1599-663: Was established in 2004 as the Government announced a gradual phasing out of funding for sub-degree programmes. On 21 November 2014, the University of Wollongong (UOW) and City University of Hong Kong announced their partnership. The college was then renamed UOWCHK / CCCU and eventually in July 2020, the college was further renamed as UOW College Hong Kong. CCCU successfully transitioned to UOWCHK after gaining approval as an independent accredited institute in 2019 under Hong Kong ordinance and officially separated from CityU in 2020 after
1640-476: Was known as Tsin Wan (淺灣) which means shallow bay, and later renamed to Tsuen Wan. Another name Tsak Wan (賊灣, Hakka dialect pronunciation: tshet wan), pirate bay, indicates the presence of pirates nearby long ago. In fact, the area around Rambler Channel was known as Sam Pak Tsin (三百錢), literally meaning three hundred coins. There was a legend that pirates would collect three hundred coins should one pass through
1681-489: Was sold by the government for nearly HK$ 4 billion in 2014 to Vincord Limited. Private housing estates in Tsuen Wan include: Chinachem has its head office in Nina Tower in Tsuen Wan. Tsuen Wan is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 62, which includes schools in Tsuen Wan and areas nearby. The net includes multiple aided schools and one government school, Hoi Pa Street Government Primary School. Tsuen Wan