Sham Shui Po District
District in Hong Kong, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sham Shui Po District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the second poorest district in Hong Kong, with a predominantly working-class population of 405,869 in 2016 and the lowest median household income of all districts.[3] Sham Shui Po has long been home to poorer new immigrants from mainland China. It also saw the birth of public housing in Hong Kong, as the government sought to resettle those displaced by a devastating fire in its slums. Sham Shui Po also hosted a Vietnamese refugee camp during the influx of migration in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.
Sham Shui Po
深水埗區 | |
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Sham Shui Po District | |
Coordinates: 22°19′51″N 114°09′44″E | |
Country | China |
SAR | Hong Kong |
Region | Kowloon |
Constituencies | 21 |
Government | |
• District Council chairman | Chum Tak Shing (ADPL) |
• District Council Vice-chairwoman | Janet Ng |
• District Officer | Damian Kwok-hung Lee |
Area | |
• Total | 9.48 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
Population (2016[1]) | |
• Total | 405,869 |
• Density | 43,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Hong Kong Time) |
Largest neighbourhood by population | Sham Shui Po (60,161 – 2016 est)[2] |
Sham Shui Po District | |||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 深水埗區 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 深水埗区 | ||||||||||||||
Jyutping | Sam1seoi2bou2 keoi1 | ||||||||||||||
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The district covers the Shek Kip Mei, Sham Shui Po, Cheung Sha Wan, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon Tsai, So Uk, Un Chau [yue], Tai Wo Ping [yue] and Yau Yat Chuen areas of New Kowloon, and Stonecutters Island of Kowloon.