Kowloon Tong
Kowloon Tong proper noun: a residential area of Kowloon City district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Proper noun
Kowloon Tong
- A residential area of Kowloon City district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- 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...2007, Hong Kong 2006, Information Services Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 332
- At the mountain’s base is the leafy suburb of Kowloon Tong. It has never been a big tourist draw, but in the decade since territorial control returned to China, this quintessentially Hong Kong neighborhood has had many more visitors — and important changes.2007 June 24, Joyce Hor-Chung Lau, “Hong Kong Is Reshaped by Mainlanders”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2015, Asia Pacific
- Synonyms:
- Kau Lung Tong
Examples of Kowloon Tong in a sentence
- During the year, a new fire station in Kowloon Tong and two ambulance depots in Mong Kok and Kwai Chung were commissioned.2007, Hong Kong 2006, Information Services Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 332:
- The plot, located in the high-end neighbourhood of Kowloon Tong, has a site area of about 11,300 square metres, with a maximum gross floor area of about 40,500 square metres.2018 January 16, Venus Wu, Joy Leung, “Hong Kong's Wharf Holdings sets new record for land in prime area”, in Jacqueline Wong, editor...
- On an unusually suburban street in Hong Kong’s Kowloon Tong neighbourhood sits Romantic Hotel with its once-bright yellow sign.2018 May 26, Viola Gaskell, “Kowloon Tong: Hong Kong’s lustful neighbourhood-turned kindergarten hot spot”, in Hong Kong Free Press...
Synonyms of Kowloon Tong
- Kau Lung Tong
Origin of Kowloon Tong
From Cantonese 九龍塘 /九龙塘 (gau² lung⁴ tong⁴).
Questions about Kowloon Tong
- What does Kowloon Tong mean?
- Kowloon Tong means a residential area of Kowloon City district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- How do you use Kowloon Tong in a sentence?
- During the year, a new fire station in Kowloon Tong and two ambulance depots in Mong Kok and Kwai Chung were commissioned.
- What part of speech is Kowloon Tong?
- Kowloon Tong is a proper noun.
Words near Kowloon Tong in the dictionary
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