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Eastern District, Hong Kong

The Eastern District is located on the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island, being one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It had a population of 529,603 in 2021. The district has the second highest population, and its residents have the third highest median household income among the 18 districts.

Geography
It is located in the northeastern part of the Hong Kong Island and includes the areas of Fortress Hill, North Point, Braemar Hill, Quarry Bay, Tai Koo Shing, Sai Wan Ho, Shau Kei Wan, Heng Fa Chuen, Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan. The eastern portion of Causeway Bay and Tin Hau were once in Eastern District, but were moved to Wan Chai District on 1 January 2016. == History ==
History
Originally a backwater of fishing villages, quarries and dockyards, there are archaeological evidence there were villages and small towns appeared during the Song dynasty (AD 960–1279). The Eastern District is now mostly residential, with some industrial areas and several large shopping malls. While mostly Home Ownership Scheme and public housing estates are located from Sai Wan Ho to Chai Wan, large private housing estates are also located within the eastern district, such as Taikoo Shing, Kornhill and Heng Fa Chuen. A commercial hub has been developed from the former industrial areas in western part of Quarry Bay. Hotels and commercial buildings are also developed near Fortress Hill along the coast. In the past the district was linked by a single traffic artery, King's Road, which was notoriously congested during peak hours. This was largely resolved by the construction of the Island Eastern Corridor and the Island line within the MTR rapid transit system in the 1980s. It also contains the tram line, now over 100 years old, that runs near the sea shore from Shau Kei Wan west towards other districts. ==Demographics==
Demographics
According to the ninth survey of Hong Kong millionaires conducted by Citibank (Hong Kong) and The University of Hong Kong from November 2011 to January 2012, Eastern District is the area with the most millionaires in Hong Kong. Also, according to the 2021 Population Census in Hong Kong, the population information of the Eastern District is as follows: ==Community==
Community
Notable private housing estatesKoway CourtBayview ParkHeng Fa VillaShaukeiwan PlazaNew Jade GardenIsland GardenPerfect Mount GardensFelicity GardenWestlands GardensSunway GardensMount Parker LodgeKornvilleParkvaleThe Orchards TowerThe FloridianHealthy GardensBedford GardenTanner GardensIsland PlaceProvident Centre • Pacific Palisades • Braemar Hill MansionsFortress Metro TowerFortress GardenLe SommetHarbour HeightsViking Garden Public estate under Home Ownership Scheme Public estates under Home Ownership Scheme in the Eastern District are mainly concentrated in Sai Wan Ho, Shau Kei Wan and Chai Wan. • Kornhill GardenTung Chun CourtTung Hei CourtTung Lam CourtTung Yan CourtTung Shing CourtTung Yuk CourtAldrich GardenTung Tao CourtShan Tsui Court Car ParkYee Tsui CourtWalton EstateYan Tsui CourtGreenwood TerraceNeptune TerraceKing Tsui CourtLok Hin TerraceHang Tsui CourtYuet Chui CourtHiu Tsui CourtKai Tsui CourtFullview GardenCheerful GardenHarmony Garden Public housing estates The public housing estates in the Eastern District are mainly concentrated in Shau Kei Wan, Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan. • Model Housing EstateYiu Tung EstateHing Tung EstateHong Tung EstateOi Tung EstateChai Wan EstateHing Wah EstateYue Wan EstateWan Tsui EstateHing Man EstateTsui Wan EstateFung Wah EstateTsui Lok EstateWah Ha EstateLin Tsui EstateSiu Sai Wan EstateHealthy VillageMing Wah Dai Ha Shopping mallsCityplazaKornhill PlazaIsland Resort MallIsland Place MallParadise MallHarbour NorthNew Jade Shopping Arcade Commercial buildings The offices of many multinational corporations like LVMH and BNP Paribas are located in the area of Eastern District, such as Taikoo Place, which makes the East District take over the functions of the new core business district and economic centre. • Taikoo Place: One of the Central Business District in Hong Kong, where the commercial buildings include: One Island East, Devon House, Dorset House, Cambridge House, Lincoln House, Oxford House, Westlands Centre, Berkshire House, One Taikoo Place and Two Taikoo Place. • CityplazaAIA Tower • K11 ATELIER King's Road • 625 King's Road • Chinachem Exchange Square • Two Chinachem Exchange Square • AIA Hong Kong Tower • K. Wah Centre • Kerry Centre • E-Trade Plaza • Harbour East Government and judiciary organisations As the Government of Hong Kong is determined to develop the Eastern District, many government departments have moved from Central and Wan Chai to the Eastern District, including many headquarters buildings, so that the Eastern District has undertaken some functions of the political centre that originally belonged to other districts. • ICAC BuildingCustoms Headquarters BuildingWater Supplies Department Hong Kong Regional Building • Marine Regional HeadquartersFire Services Headquarters Building • Eastern Law Courts Building • North Point Government Offices (including headquarters of Lands Department, Planning Department Headquarters, Town Planning Board, Government Logistics Department) • New Jade Garden Government Offices • Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications Headquarters • Employees Retraining Board Headquarters • Water Supplies Department Headquarters with Hong Kong and Islands Regional Office and Correctional Services Department Headquarters Building in Chai Wan (expected to be completed in 2024–25) • Chai Wan Government Complex and Vehicle Depot (expected to be completed in 2024–25) In addition, the Securities and Futures Commission is headquartered in Taikoo PlaceOne Island East, the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council is headquartered in Two Taikoo Place, Hong Kong Housing Society is headquartered at 1063 King's Road, Consumer Council is headquartered in K. Wah Centre, Tourism Commission is headquartered in Harbour East, Fortress Hill, and Estate Agents Authority is headquartered in E-Trade Plaza, Chai Wan. ==Public facilities==
Public facilities
Education Tertiary educationHong Kong Shue Yan UniversityHong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Chai Wan)Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong KongSchool for Higher and Professional EducationHKU School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE) - Island East Campus & Fortress Tower Learning Centre • Hong Kong Art School - Shau Kei Wan Campus & Chai Wan Campus Primary and secondary schools ;Secondary education • Belilios Public SchoolClementi Secondary SchoolHenrietta Secondary SchoolCanossa CollegeCheung Chuk Shan CollegeCCC Kwei Wah Shan CollegeMan Kiu CollegeFortress Hill Methodist Secondary SchoolHong Kong Chinese Women's Club CollegeSt. Mark's SchoolMunsang College Hong Kong IslandSalesian English SchoolShau Kei Wan Government Secondary SchoolShau Kei Wan East Government Secondary SchoolLingnan Secondary SchoolPrecious Blood Secondary SchoolCognitio College (Hong Kong)Chong Gene Hang CollegeCaritas Chai Wan Marden Foundation Secondary SchoolSKH Li Fook Hing Secondary SchoolIslamic Kasim Tuet Memorial CollegeChristian Nationals' Evangelism Commission Lau Wing Sang Secondary SchoolThe Methodist Church Hong Kong Wesley CollegeLingnan Hang Yee Memorial Secondary SchoolPui Kiu Middle SchoolKiangsu-Chekiang CollegeFukien Secondary SchoolHon Wah CollegeThe Chinese Foundation Secondary School ;Primary education • Pun U Association Wah Yan Primary SchoolHKUGA Primary SchoolSKH St. Michael's Primary SchoolTai Koo Primary SchoolBuddhist Chung Wah Kornhill Primary SchoolCanossa School Hong KongNorth Point Government Primary SchoolNorth Point Methodist Primary SchoolChinese Methodist School North PointChan's Creative School (H.K. Island)Shanghai Alumni Primary SchoolChinese Methodist School, Tanner HillSKH Chai Wan Saint Michael's Primary SchoolShaukiwan Tsung Tsin SchoolSalesian SchoolMeng Tak Catholic SchoolShau Kei Wan Government Primary SchoolELCHK Faith Love Lutheran SchoolSt. Mark's Primary SchoolThe H.K.C.W.C. Hioe Tjo Yoeng Primary SchoolThe Church of Christ in China Kei Wan Primary SchoolC.C.C Keiwan Primary School (Aldrich Bay)Salvation Army Ann Wyllie Memorial SchoolThe Endeavourers Leung Lee Sau Yu Memorial Primary SchoolAldrich Bay Government Primary SchoolPui Kiu Primary SchoolThe Salvation Army Centaline Charity Fund SchoolHon Wah College (Primary Section)Kiangsu & Chekiang Primary School ;International schools • Quarry Bay SchoolChinese International SchoolFrench International SchoolDSC International School Hong KongKorean International SchoolCarmel School of Hong Kong ;Special schools • Po Leung Kuk Yu Lee Mo Fan Memorial SchoolR.c.h.k. Island West Hong Chi Morninghope SchoolCaritas Lok Yi School Public libraries Hong Kong Public Libraries operates the Chai Wan, Electric Road (North Point address), North Point, Quarry Bay, Siu Sai Wan, and Yiu Tung (in Shau Kei Wan) libraries. Medical services ;Public clinic • Lady Robert Black ClinicChai Wan Maternal and Child Health CentreSai Wan Ho Health CentreShau Kei Wan Jockey Club ClinicWan Tsui Government Clinic ;Public hospitals (Hong Kong East Cluster) • Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital – Regional acute hospital with comprehensive specialty services ;Private clinic • HKSH Eastern Medical Centre Leisure ;Museum • Law Uk Folk MuseumHong Kong Film ArchiveHong Kong Museum of Coastal DefenceFireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery ;Arts & cultural • Oi!Youth Square • Eastern District Cultural Square ;Library • North Point Public Library • Quarry Bay Public Library • Chai Wan Public Library • Electric Road Public Library • Yiu Tung Public Library • Siu Sai Wan Public Library • District Library and Residential Care Home for the Elderly in the Joint User Complex at Lei King Road (expected to be completed in 2023–24) ;Community centers and halls • Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre • Aldrich Bay Community Hall • Quarry Bay Community Hall • St. James' SettlementYouth Outreach Jockey Club Building • Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Building • TWGHs Fong Shu Chuen Social Service Building ;Sports centres • Chai Wan Sports Centre • Siu Sai Wan Sports Centre • Island East Sports Centre • Java Road Sports Centre • Quarry Bay Sports Centre • Sai Wan Ho Sports Centre ;Swimming pools • Chai Wan Swimming PoolSiu Sai Wan Swimming PoolIsland East Swimming Pool ;Park • East Coast Park Precinct • Quarry Bay ParkChai Wan ParkChoi Sai Woo ParkAldrich Bay Park • Aldrich Bay Promenade • Sai Wan Ho Harbour Park • Pak Fuk Road Safety Town ; Grass pitches • Siu Sai Wan Sports GroundQuarry Bay Park ; Public holiday village • Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village ;Country parks and trails • Tai Tam Country Park (Quarry Bay Extension) (as known as Quarry Bay Country Park) • Red Incense Burner Summit • Sir Cecil's Ride • Eastern District Tourist Trail • Quarry Bay Tree Walk • Mount Parker Road Green Trail • Leaping Dragon Walk • Cape Collinson ;Churches & temples • Holy Cross Church • St. Jude Church • Salesian Mission House • Savio House • Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong Shaukiwan Church • Chinese Methodist Church North Point • Church of Christ in China Kei Wan Church • Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Saint Peter's Church North • Chai Wan Baptist Church • Star of the Sea Catholic Church • Taoism Temple, Quarry Bay • Tin Hau Temple, Shau Kei Wan • Tam Kung Temple, Shau Kei WanYuk Wong Po Din, Shau Kei Wan • Shing Wong Temple, Shau Kei Wan (Shau Kei Wan City God Temple) • Fuk Tak Temple, Shau Kei Wan • Tin Hau Temple, Chai Wan • Cape Collison Masjid مسجد ==Tourist attractions==
Tourist attractions
SoHo EastQuarry Bay ParkLaw Uk Folk MuseumHong Kong Film ArchiveHong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence • East Coast Park Precinct • Tai On BuildingSunbeam Theatre • Tin Hau Temple, Shau Kei Wan • Tam Kung Temple, Shau Kei Wan Hospitality • EAST Hong Kong • Harbour Grand Hong Kong • Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour Hong Kong • Hotel Alexandra Hong Kong • Harbour Plaza North Point • City Garden Hotel • iclub Fortress Hill Hotel • Ramada Hong Kong Grand View • ibis Hong Kong North PointYouth Square Y-loft • M1 Hotel North Point • Shama Island North Hong Kong ==Economic development==
Economic development
Commercial Commercial buildings and hotels in the Eastern District are concentrated in Fortress Hill, Taikoo Shing and Quarry Bay. The main building is Taikoo Place, the tallest in the Eastern District since April 2008 SkyscraperHong Kong Island East Center Occupied in stages. Industrial Industrial buildings are concentrated in the east of North Point, Chai Wan Pier and Chai Wan Road near the MTR station. Household income North Point, Quarry Bay and Sai Wan Ho are one of the most expensive urban residential areas in traditional locations, with convenient transportation and the fourth highest median income in Hong Kong. There are 15 public housing estates in Shau Kei Wan and Chai Wan, and 23 HOS housing estates, resulting in a large income gap within the Eastern District. However, public housing has also injected grassroots labour into the Eastern District, enabling the middle-class population in the Eastern District to enjoy cheaper services, so the urban planning of the Eastern District has been very successful. == See also ==
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