Ma Tau Kok

Ma Tau Kok (foreground) and Ma Tau Chung (background)

Ma Tau Kok Road Old apartments

Ma Tau Kok (Chinese: 馬頭角) is a place north of To Kwa Wan, south-east of modern-day Ma Tau Chung and south-west of the former Kai Tak Airport (now Kai Tak Development) in Hong Kong.^[1] It was a cape in Kowloon Bay in Victoria Harbour and opposite to the Sacred Hill and the mouth of Ma Tau Chung.^[2]^[a] Ma Tau Kok is a mixed industrial and residential area.

Ma Tau Kok Road is named after Ma Tau Kok.

Industrial history[]

Ma Tau Kok Gas Holder (2015)

In 1935, a gas work was built at the junction of To Kwa Wan and Ma Tau Kok roads. It was operational until about 1994.^[4] Today, Grand Waterfront building stands there.

In 1956, a second gas work was built west of To Kwa Wan Road.^[5] Later it switched from coal to naphtha gasification. Today, it is a storage facility with a small gasification plant as a backup.

Cattle Depot Artist Village[]

A former and slaughterhouse has been turned into the Cattle Depot Artist Village. It contains artist studios and hosts exhibitions and art projects.

Transport[]

Kowloon City Ferry Pier with "Plenty River" operated by New World First Ferry

The Kowloon City Ferry Pier and the are in Ma Tau Kok. From here, a regular ferry service (every 30 minutes during the day) operated by Sun Ferry goes to North Point.^[6] A bus terminus is located next to the piers.

Ma Tau Kok Road runs in a wetnorthwest-eastsoutheast direction, connecting Ma Tau Chung and Ma Tau Kok.^[7]

Notes[]

^ The river stream (chung in Cantonese) does not exist in modern day.^{[clarification needed]} The name of its namesake area is not used in modern-day maps.^[1]^[3] Ma Tau Chung Road (the original Kowloon City Road^[2]) was named after Ma Tau Chung, but it is not the same area as the stream and the historical area.^{[clarification needed]} The stream was eastbound, while the road runs roughly from southwest to northeast.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Kowloon City - HungHom" (PDF). e-HongKongGuide 2020. Hong Kong: Lands Department. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b 蕭險峰; 岑智明; 劉國偉 (15 April 2016). 九龍城「上帝古廟」原址考證 (PDF). Fieldwork and Documents: South China Research Resource Station Newsletter (in Chinese (Hong Kong)) (83): 13. ISSN 1990-9020.
^ 2018香港大地圖 [Complete City Guide of Hong Kong 2018] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Wan Li Book. p. 106.
^ "Ma Tau Kok Gas Works (1st location) [1935-c.1994]".
^ "Ma Tau Kok Gas Works (2nd & current location) [1956- ]".
^ "New World First Ferry Services Limited". Nwff.com.hk. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
^ "獨行賊佯裝乘客　勒頸劫的士司機兼搶車" (in Chinese).

External links[]

Coordinates: 22°19′14″N 114°11′34″E / 22.32061°N 114.19290°E / 22.32061; 114.19290

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[Chung-4] The river stream (chung in Cantonese) does not exist in modern day.^{[clarification needed]} The name of its namesake area is not used in modern-day maps.^[1]^[3] Ma Tau Chung Road (the original Kowloon City Road^[2]) was named after Ma Tau Chung, but it is not the same area as the stream and the historical area.^{[clarification needed]} The stream was eastbound, while the road runs roughly from southwest to northeast.

[maps-1] "Kowloon City - HungHom" (PDF). e-HongKongGuide 2020. Hong Kong: Lands Department. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[journal-2] 蕭險峰; 岑智明; 劉國偉 (15 April 2016). 九龍城「上帝古廟」原址考證 (PDF). Fieldwork and Documents: South China Research Resource Station Newsletter (in Chinese (Hong Kong)) (83): 13. ISSN 1990-9020.

[3] 2018香港大地圖 [Complete City Guide of Hong Kong 2018] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Wan Li Book. p. 106.

[5] "Ma Tau Kok Gas Works (1st location) [1935-c.1994]".

[6] "Ma Tau Kok Gas Works (2nd & current location) [1956- ]".

[7] "New World First Ferry Services Limited". Nwff.com.hk. Retrieved 2019-05-19.

[8] "獨行賊佯裝乘客　勒頸劫的士司機兼搶車" (in Chinese).

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