Overview
Sham Shui Po District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the second poorest district in Hong Kong, with a predominantly working-class population of 405,869 in 2016 and the lowest median household income of all districts. Sham Shui Po has long been home to poorer new immigrants from mainland China. It also saw the birth of public housing in Hong Kong, as the government sought to resettle those displaced by a devastating fire in its slums. Sham Shui Po also hosted a Vietnamese refugee camp during the influx of migration in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.
The district covers the Shek Kip Mei, Sham Shui Po, Cheung Sha Wan, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon Tsai, So Uk, , and Yau Yat Chuen areas of New Kowloon, and Stonecutters Island of Kowloon.
Administration
Sham Shui Po District administers:
Cheung Sha Wan 長沙灣 – Between Tonkin Street and Kom Tsun Street/Butterfly Valley Road.
MTR stations: Cheung Sha Wan station, Lai Chi Kok station
Western Part of Kowloon Tong 九龍塘 – West of the route of East Rail line, north of Boundary Street and east of Tai Hang Tung Road, where Yau Yat Tsuen 又一村 and Tai Hang Tung Estate are situated.
MTR station: Kowloon Tong station (East Rail)
Lai Chi Kok 荔枝角 – West of Kom Tsun Street/Butterfly Valley Road to east of Lai King, Kwai Chung.
MTR station: Mei Foo station
Sham Shui Po 深水埗 – Between Tonkin Street and Boundary Street
MTR stations: Sham Shui Po station, Nam Cheong station
Shek Kip Mei 石硤尾 – East of Tai Po Road, North of Boundary Street, west of Tai Hang Tung Road, where Eastern part of Kowloon Tsai (Nam Shan Estate) is situated.
MTR station: Shek Kip Mei station
So Uk 蘇屋 – Between Po on Road and Ching Cheung Road/Tai Po Road.
Stonecutters Island 昂船洲 – Excluding the reclaimed lands for Container Terminal 8 which is located in north of Hing Wah Street West and Ngong Shuen Chau Viaduct.
Demographics and housing
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