Hang Hau

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 坑口 (haang1 hau2).

Proper noun

Hang Hau

  1. An area of Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
    • 2015, Jan-Philipp Sendker, translated by Christine Lo, Whispering Shadows‎[1], Polygon Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 187:
      The journey to Hang Hau took much longer than Paul had expected, and the longer he spent on the metro, the clearer it became to him what he had let himself in for, Hang Hau, of all places.
    • 2019 September 2, Felix Tam, Marius Zaharia, Donny Kwok, Tom Westbrook, Thomas Peter, “Hong Kong neighborhoods echo with late night cries for freedom”, in Robert Birsel, editor, Reuters‎[2], archived from the original on 02 September 2019‎[3]:
      “It’s very touching,” said Alice Lo, a 24-year-old web designer who lives with her mother in the Hang Hau neighborhood.
    • 2024 May 6, Jeffie Lam, “Hong Kong’s Clear Water Bay Road fully reopens after landslide forced lane closure amid weekend downpour”, in South China Morning Post‎[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 May 2024, Transport‎[5]:
      The Transport Department said at 1.08am that it had ended the temporary one-lane-two-way traffic arrangement on Clear Water Bay Road near Wing Lung Road in Hang Hau, where a slope about 30 metres long (98 feet) and 40 metres deep had collapsed.
  2. A village of Hang Hau Rural Committee, Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
  3. A rural committee in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

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