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Quarry Bay

Quarry Bay proper noun: an area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.

Proper noun

Quarry Bay

  1. An area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.
    • Western companies are also increasingly turning to more affordable locations such as Quarry Bay, at a time when Chinese companies are boosting their presence in the prime Central district, according to Tom Gaffney, a managing director at real estate services firm CBRE.2017 June 19, Jess Macy Yu, Julie Zhu, Michelle Price, Michelle Chen, Gabriel Yiu, Katy Wong, Raffaele Huang, “Chinese bankers flock to Hong Kong as expats retreat”, in nne Marie Roantree, Bill...
    • It was all the more shocking for its time and location: a sunny afternoon in Quarry Bay, a neighborhood in the northeast of Hong Kong Island.2018 June 27, Tiffany May, “In Hong Kong, Where Guns Are Rare, Deadly Shooting Shocks Residents”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jun 2018

Examples of Quarry Bay in a sentence

  • In Hong Kong’s eastern district of Quarry Bay, Vanessa Tai was among more than 40 people who stood in line at a DHL service point, many holding envelopes with application documents.2020 June 1, Zen Soo, “Hong Kong blocks Tiananmen vigil; rush on for UK passports”, in AP News, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2024:
  • “I don’t see any reason not to do it, and this way I can let my family in Canada know that I am safe,” said Pun, who was tested at a center in the eastern Quarry Bay neighborhood.2020 August 31, Zen Soo, “Hong Kong begins mass-testing for virus amid public doubts”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from...
  • About 6,000 people from 18 residential buildings in the Quarry Bay area will be evacuated Friday night, with demolition work set to begin early Saturday morning, police said.2025 September 19, “Hong Kong to evacuate 6,000 residents after WWII-era bomb found at construction site”, in Hong Kong Free Press...

Questions about Quarry Bay

What does Quarry Bay mean?
Quarry Bay means an area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.
How do you use Quarry Bay in a sentence?
In Hong Kong’s eastern district of Quarry Bay, Vanessa Tai was among more than 40 people who stood in line at a DHL service point, many holding envelopes with application documents.
What part of speech is Quarry Bay?
Quarry Bay is a proper noun.

Words near Quarry Bay in the dictionary

  1. quarron
  2. quarrons
  3. quarronses
  4. quarry
  5. Quarry Bank
  6. Quarry Bay
  7. quarry car
  8. Quarry Hill
  9. quarry light
  10. quarry lights
  11. quarry tile

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