Shau Kei Wan
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Shau Kei Wan (Traditional Chinese: }) or Shaukeiwan, Shaukiwan is a town in Eastern District, Hong Kong. Literally, Shau Kei means a pail, and Wan implies that the town is developed along the coast. Nowadays it is a relatively densely populated town compared with some developing areas.
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Name
The name Shau Kei Wan comes from the bay where the town is located. The bay is so named because its shape looks like a Shau Kei (rice basket). The bay had another name in the past - Ngor Yan Wan (餓人灣, translates to "Harbour of Starving Men"). It is said that there was a ship of people forced to dock by a typhoon. They landed hoping to buy some food and found that there was no agricultural products at all in the place. They left almost starving. The name of the bay is changed to Aldrich Bay. It is named after a British navy captain who worked there.Places
Commuinties
Shau Kei Wan can be divided into different main commuity, they are:- Shau Kei Wan
- Yiu Tung Estate
- Aldrich Bay
- A Kung Ngam
Major Roads
- Shau Kei Wan Road
- Yiu Hing Road
- Shau Kei Wan Main Street East
Public Housing Estates
- Yiu Tung Estate
- Oi Tung Estates
- Aldrich Garden
- Tung Shing Court
- Tung Chun Court
- Tung Yuk Court
- Tung Tao Court
Transport
MTR
There is a MTR] station in Shau Kei Wan, which is the Shau Kei Wan station. It has four main exits.Buses
There is 5 bus terminuses in Shau Kei Wan and there are different bus routes starting, ending or passing there.- Shau Kei Wan Bus Terminus: 2, 2X, 9, 19, 77, 99, 102, 102P, 110, 389, 529, 720, 720A
- Happy Shaukeiwan Plaza Bus Terminus: 84S
- Aldirch Bay Bus Terminus: 2X, 102, 102P, N102
- Yiu Tung Estate Bus Terminus: 2A, 77, 99, 110, 606, M722, N8
- Sai Wan Ho Grand Promenade Bus Terminus: 2, 14, 720, 720A
- New World First Bus: 81, 81A, 82, N8
- Citybus: 85, N8X
- Cross-Harbour Routes: 106, 606P, 682, 682P, 694, 698R, 802, A12, N102
Minibuses
Red Minibuses
There are red minibus terminuses in Kam Wa Street and Perfect Mount Garden]. They will mainly go to:Green Minibuses
- Route 20 to Chai Wan
- Route 32 to Kornhill
- Route 50 to Sai Wan Ho
- Route 66 to Chai Wan
- Route 68 to Quarry Bay
Tram
All Stops along Shau Kei Wan Road and the Shau Kei Wan Main Street East TerminusBy Driving
- Drive along the 'Tram Road'（電車路）and exit along Shau Kei Wan Road
- Exit at Exit 2B or 3B along the Eastern Island Corridor in the Strategic Route 4
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