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Kwai Chung

Kwai Chung proper noun: an area of Kwai Tsing district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Proper noun

Kwai Chung

  1. An area of Kwai Tsing district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
    • Lying close to Kowloon and facing onto the western approaches to Hong Kong Harbour, Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung were the obvious geographical areas for initial expansion.2006, James Hayes, “Village Removals for New Town Development 1960 Onward: Resitings and New Modes of Compensation”, in The Great Difference: Hong Kong's New Territories and Its People, 1898-2004...
    • 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

Examples of Kwai Chung 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:
  • Tens of thousands of protesters rallied peacefully during heavy rain at a sports stadium in the Kwai Chung area of the city on Sunday.2019 August 25, “Hong Kong: Shot fired, water cannon deployed after petrol-bomb attack”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on...
  • A police officer on July 30 aimed a shotgun at protesters during a clash in the Kwai Chung district, where residents usually catch the bus.2019 October 31, Mike Ives, “Hong Kong’s Jarring Protests: Clashes Fade, Then Flare Up Again”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC...
  • A 43-year-old man has died in hospital, 10 days after Hong Kong police fired five shots to subdue him while he was armed with a knife and a metal rod in the middle of a road in Kwai Chung.2026 March 31, Irene Chan, “Knife-wielding man shot by Hong Kong police dies after 10 days in hospital”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived...

Origin of Kwai Chung

From Cantonese 葵涌 (kwai⁴ cung¹).

Questions about Kwai Chung

What does Kwai Chung mean?
Kwai Chung means an area of Kwai Tsing district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
How do you use Kwai Chung 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 Kwai Chung?
Kwai Chung is a proper noun.

Words near Kwai Chung in the dictionary

  1. kwagga
  2. kwaggas
  3. Kwagiulth
  4. Kwagu'ł
  5. kwai
  6. Kwai Chung
  7. kwai muk
  8. Kwai Tsing
  9. kwailo
  10. kwailos
  11. kwaito

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