Origins of names of cities and towns in Hong Kong
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Origins of names of cities and towns in Hong Kong
City | Language Origins | Meaning | Named for | Named by |
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Victoria City | English | person | Victoria of the United Kingdom | |
Kowloon | Chinese | geographic | nine dragons or nine hills | Emperor Bing of Song |
Tsuen Wan New Town | Chinese | geographic | shallow bay | |
Sha Tin New Town | Cantonese Chinese | geographic | sandy field | |
Tuen Mun New Town | Literal Chinese | historic | military camp | |
Tai Po New Town | Hakka Chinese | Big step | ||
Yuen Long New Town | ||||
Fanling | Powdery peak | |||
Tseung Kwan O New Town | Chinese | General's Bay | ||
Tin Shui Wai New Town | ||||
North Lantau New Town | Chinese | North Ragged Town | ||
Aberdeen Harbour | English | bay named for a person | The 4th Earl of Aberdeen | |
Cheung Chau | Chinese | geographic | long island | |
Discovery Bay | English | History | ||
Kennedy Town | English | person | Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy | |
Kwun Tong | Chinese | government's pond | Koon Fu salt yards | |
Lei Yue Mun | Chinese | carp's channel | ||
Ma Wan | Chinese | Horse Bay | ||
Mui Wo | Chinese | thing | plum nest | |
Peng Chau | Chinese | Flat Island | ||
Sai Kung Town | Chinese | |||
Sha Tau Kok | Chinese | sandy head point | ||
Shek O | Chinese | place | rocky bay | |
Sok Kwu Wan | Chinese | |||
Stanley | English | person | Lord Stanley | |
Tai O | Chinese | |||
Yung Shue Wan | Chinese | Banyan Tree Bay |
See also[]
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