Kowloon, Kowloon City District, Kowloon, Hong Kong

🇭🇰 Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is the most populous urban area in Hong Kong. Kowloon is located directly north of Hong Kong Island across Victoria Harbour. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait to the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island to the west, a mountain range, including Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock to the north, and Victoria Harbour to the south. Kowloon comprises the districts of: Kowloon City • Kwun Tong • Sham Shui Po • Wong Tai Sin • Yau Tsim Mong.

Kowloon comprises these localities of Hong Kong: Anderson Road area • Austin • Cha Kwo Ling • Cheung Sha Wan • Diamond Hill • Jordan • Hammer Hill • Hung Hom • Ho Man Tin • Kai Tak • Kowloon Bay • Kowloon City • Kowloon Tong • Kwun Tong • Lai Chi Kok • Lam Tin • Lei Yue Mun • Ma Tau Wai • Mong Kok • Ngau Chi Wan • Ngau Tau Kok • Prince Edward • San Po Kong • Sau Mau Ping • Sham Shui Po • Shek Kip Mei • Tai Kok Tsui • To Kwa Wan • Tsim Sha Tsui • Tsz Wan Shan • West Kowloon • Wong Tai Sin • Yau Ma Tei • Yau Tong.

Features Kowloon City is an old district in Hong Kong; however, it has been transforming into a modern district with a lot of new shops and restaurants over the years. The district is well known for its wide range of cuisine. Other than the traditional Hong Kong-style restaurants that offer local dishes, there are numerous restaurants that offer Southeast Asian dishes like Thai, Vietnamese and Indonesian.

Many Thai grocery stores can be found throughout Kowloon as well. Due to the prevalence of Thai restaurants and stores as well as the population of Thai-speaking ethnic Chinese, Kowloon City is also known as "Hong Kong's Little Thailand". It is not only a food paradise for authentic main dishes of many cultures, but also a popular place for both traditional Hong Kong-style and western desserts. With a sizeable population from the Chiushan area of Guangdong Province, Kowloon City is also famous for Chiuchow-style braised dishes (滷水).

Transport Major roads that serves the area include: • Boundary Street • Argyle Street • Prince Edward Road

Kowloon City is served by Sung Wong Toi station of the Tuen Ma line.

Demographics In 2016, about 33% of the Thai people living in Hong Kong resided in Kowloon City. Accordingly there is a concentration of Thai businesses there. Proposed redevelopment in 2022 threatened the Thai businesses.

Education Pooi To Primary School is in Kowloon City.

Kowloon City is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 41. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Kowloon Tong Government Primary School.