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[:en]Kennedy Town[:zh]堅尼地城[:]
Kennedy Town (Chinese: 堅尼地城) is at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It was named after Arthur Edward Kennedy, the 7th Governor…
[:en]Yuen Long[:zh]元朗[:]
Yuen Long (Chinese: 元朗), formerly Un Long, is an area and town on the Yuen Long Plain located in the New Territories West, Hong Kong. To its west lie…
[:en]1899-04-14 Six-Day War[:zh]1899-04-14 新界六日戰[:]
The Six-Day War of 1899 was fought between the British Empire and the major punti clans of the New Territories in Hong Kong on 14–19 April 1899. The British…
[:en]New Territories[:zh]新界[:]
New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up of Hong Kong's territory, and contains…
[:en]Peak[:zh]山頂[:]
Victoria Peak (Chinese: 太平山, or previously Chinese: 扯旗山) is a mountain in the western half of Hong Kong Island. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as…
[:en]Tramways[:zh]電車[:]
Hong Kong Tramways (Chinese: 香港電車) is a tram system in Hong Kong and one of the earliest forms of public transport in the metropolis. Owned and operated by RATP…
1972-06-18 landslides
A series of major landslides occurred in Hong Kong in June 1972. Several apartment complexes and houses were wiped out, and at least 148 people lost their lives. The…
[:en]Pok Fu Lam[:zh]薄扶林[:]
Pok Fu Lam or Pokfulam is a residential area on Hong Kong Island, at the western end of the Southern District. Pok Fu Lam is a valley between Victoria…
[:en]Queensway[:zh]皇后大道[:]
Queen's Road is a collection of roads along the northern coast of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong, within the limit of Victoria City. It was the first road…
[:en]Kowloon[:zh]九龍[:]
The name Kowloon stems from the term Nine Dragons, which refers to eight mountains and a Chinese emperor: Kowloon Peak, Tung Shan, Tate's Cairn, Temple Hill, Unicorn Ridge, Lion…