Kwai Chung

From Cantonese 葵涌 (kwai⁴ cung¹).

Kwai Chung

1. An area of Kwai Tsing district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
   • 2006, James Hayes, “Village Removals for New Town Development 1960 Onward: Resitings and New Modes of Compensation”, in The Great Difference: Hong Kong's New Territories and Its People, 1898-2004‎^[1], Hong Kong University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 97:

     Lying close to Kowloon and facing onto the western approaches to Hong Kong Harbour, Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung were the obvious geographical areas for initial expansion.

   • 2007, Hong Kong 2006‎^[2], Information Services Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 332:

     The department continued to plan and build fire stations and ambulance depots to cope with the city's growing development and service needs and to adhere to the Government's policy of providing the fastest response possible to emergencies. During the year, a new fire station in Kowloon Tong and two ambulance depots in Mong Kok and Kwai Chung were commissioned.

   • 2019 August 25, “Hong Kong: Shot fired, water cannon deployed after petrol-bomb attack”, in Deutsche Welle‎^[3], archived from the original on 14 September 2019‎^[4]:

     Tens of thousands of protesters rallied peacefully during heavy rain at a sports stadium in the Kwai Chung area of the city on Sunday.

   • 2019 October 31, Mike Ives, “Hong Kong’s Jarring Protests: Clashes Fade, Then Flare Up Again”, in The New York Times‎^[5], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 October 2019, Asia Pacific‎^[6]:

     A police officer on July 30 aimed a shotgun at protesters during a clash in the Kwai Chung district, where residents usually catch the bus. The Hong Kong Police Force later said the weapon had been loaded with beanbag rounds, and that the officer drew it only after protesters attacked him.

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