North Point
22°17′13.6″N 114°11′30″E / 22.287111°N 114.19167°E
North Point
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SAR | Hong Kong |
Region | Hong Kong Island |
District | Eastern |
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Chinese | 北角 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Jyutping | Bak1 gok3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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North Point is a mixed-use urban area in the Eastern District of Hong Kong. Located in the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island, the area is named after a cape between Causeway Bay and Tsat Tsz Mui that projects toward Kowloon Bay.[1]
Location
North Point is bounded by Oil Street (油街) to the west and by Tin Chiu Street (電照街) to the east, by Victoria Harbour to the north and Braemar Hill to the southeast.[2] Causeway Bay neighbourhood lies west of North Point, while the Tsat Tsz Mui is east of North Point.
History
Parts of North Point have been inhabited since before
During the
The second group that moved to North Point were the
Culture
After Cantonese,
Today, North Point comprises a mix of new luxury developments and older Chinese buildings.
Economy
The head office of Sino United Publishing is in the S U P Tower (合出版大廈) in North Point.[8]
Housing
City Garden, built from 1983 to 1986, is a private housing estate consisting of 14 blocks, each 28 storeys tall. Part of the site was occupied North Point Power Station before 1983.
North Point Estate, which stood next to the North Point Ferry Pier, was demolished in 2003.
Education
There are three government primary schools in North Point. Located at 888 King's Road, the North Point Government Primary School (NPGPS) opened in 1954. The North Point Island Place Primary and Kindergarten School is located on Tanner Road and is in the Island Place Estate. The North Point Government Primary School (Cloud View Road) abbreviated as NPCVR, also opened in 1954, is located at 22 Cloud View Road. All three schools are whole-day, co-ed and have nominated secondary school status with Shau Kei Wan GSS, Shau Kei Wan East GSS and Clementi Secondary School.
Belilios Public School, a government secondary school for girls, is in North Point.[9]
The
North Point is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 14. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and North Point Government Primary School.[11]
- Former schools
- Java Road Government Primary School[12]
- The Hong Kong Japanese School's Secondary Section was formerly on Braemar Hill in North Point.[13] In April 2018 the junior high school moved to the Happy Valley campus.[14]
Transport
- MTR
North Point is served by the Island line and the Tseung Kwan O line of the MTR rapid transit railway system.[15] North Point station is the terminus of the Tseung Kwan O line.
- Tramway
North Point is also served by Hong Kong Tramways, of which it is one of the seven terminal points.
- Bus
Kowloon Motor Bus, New World First Bus and Citybus have routes through North Point.
- Ferry
- Thoroughfares
There is one highway, Island Eastern Corridor, serving North Point; it runs along the waterfront of the area.
Streets in North Point include:
- Boat Street
- Cheung Hong Street
- Ching Wah Street
- Chun Yeung Street
- City Garden Road
- Comfort Terrace
- Electric Road
- Fort Street
- Fortress Hill Road
- Hei Wo Street
- Java Road
- Kam Hong Street
- Kam Ping Street
- Kin Wah Street
- King's Road (partially)
- Marble Road
- Ming Yuen Western Street
- North Point Estate Lane
- North Point Road
- North View Street
- Oil Street
- Peacock Road
- Power Street
- Shu Kuk Street
- Tanner Road
- Tin Chiu Street
- Tin Chong Street
- Tin Hau Temple Road (天后廟道) (partially)
- Tong Shui Road
- Tsat Tsz Mui Road
- Wharf Road (和富道)
- Yuet Tuen Street
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 962-209-563-1.
- ^ Heritage Impact Assessment on the Former Clubhouse of Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club at 12 Oil Street Vol 1 Part 1, p.9
- ^ http://gwulo.com/node/6577 Gwulo. The Metropole Hotel, North Point [1898-1906]. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Electricity Generation". Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ http://gwulo.com/node/9853 Gwulo. North Point Refugee / POW camp. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- Guinness Book of Records, 4th edition, November 1960, p.74.
- ^ 黃彩蓮 (Kinia C. Ng) (2005). 香港閩南教會研究 (Research on Hong Kong Min-nam church) (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Alliance Bible Seminary.
- ^ "Sino United Publishing". Retrieved 15 November 2019.
S U P Tower, 75-83, King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong
- Chinese address: "地址:香港北角英皇道75-83號聯合出版大廈26樓 " - ^ "Location and Contact". Belilios Public School. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Home - Chinese International School". www.cis.edu.hk. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "POA School Net 14" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "渣華道官立下午小學 JAVA ROAD GOVERNMENT PRIMARY PM SCHOOL". School.net.hk. Archived from the original on 31 January 1998. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
香港北角糖水道18-20號 18-20 TONG SHUI ROAD NORTH POINT HK
- ^ "About JIS Archived 2015-02-02 at the Wayback Machine" (Archive.today archive, Webcitation Archive). Hong Kong Japanese School. Retrieved on 12 January 2015. "Hong Kong Japanese School - Secondary (Junior Hgh) School - Braemar Hill, North Point. "
- ^ "Home". Hong Kong Japanese School Junior High School Section. 29 January 2018. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
中学部は、2018年4月の新年度より、以下の所在地に移転します。 No.157 Blue Pool Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong. (香港校と同じ場所です)
- ^ "MTR > North Point". www.mtr.com.hk. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
External links
- History of North Point, in Heritage Impact Assessment on the Former Clubhouse of Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club at 12 Oil Street Vol 1 Part 1, pp. 9–70
- Sun Ferry
- Fortune Ferry