Mong Kok

Proper noun

Mong Kok

1. An area of Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
   • About a 10-minute taxi ride (or 2-minute Mass Transit Railway trip) north from the Star Ferry Pier, Jordan Road marks Yau Ma Tei's southern boundary. Sandwiched between Tsim Sha Tsui and Mong Kok, it is believed to be one of the first Kowloon districts developed by the British in the 1860s.1988, Sunset Oriental Travel Guide, Menlo Park, California: Lane Publishing Co., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 106
   • 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
2. (historical) Mong Kok District (a district of Hong Kong).

   Synonyms:

   MK