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To Kwa Wan

To Kwa Wan proper noun: an area of Kowloon City district, Hong Kong.

Proper noun

To Kwa Wan

  1. An area of Kowloon City district, Hong Kong.
    • To Kwa Wan is an old area with most buildings constructed decades ago. Apart from blocks of flats, the area is criss-crossed by water pipes and gas pipes; the consequence if they were affected would be dire. Four gas pipes in the area have been affected by subsidence. A gas leak could cause an...2018 August 14, “Hong Kong MTR must come clean on safety risks to assure To Kwa Wan residents”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2023, Letters
    • On 4 December, a group of teenage protesters (aged 14-15) launched a flash protest near Ma Tau Wai Road at To Kwa Wan at around 0715.2020, “Appendix 1: Sample Cases”, in Silencing Millions: Unchecked Violations of Internationally Recognized Human Rights by the Hong Kong Police Force [靴下無聲：香港警察侵犯人權報告], Progressive Scholars Group...

Examples of To Kwa Wan in a sentence

  • To Kwa Wan is an old area with most buildings constructed decades ago.2018 August 14, “Hong Kong MTR must come clean on safety risks to assure To Kwa Wan residents”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC...
  • The veteran 1a Space, in a former slaughterhouse in the To Kwa Wan area, organizes shows, residencies and a mentorship program for art critics, and is starting a performance festival.2021 May 21, Andrew Russeth, “Expansive Thinking Sustains Hong Kong’s Independent Galleries”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...
  • Hong Kong’s urban renewal body has announced plans for a HK$1 billion redevelopment in To Kwa Wan affecting 180 households and 20 stores.2024 August 9, James Lee, “Hong Kong redevelopment body announces HK$1 billion To Kwa Wan redevelopment project”, in Hong Kong Free Press...

Forms of To Kwa Wan

alternative formTo Ka Wan

Origin of To Kwa Wan

From Cantonese 土瓜灣 (tou² gwaa¹ waan¹⁻⁴).

Questions about To Kwa Wan

What does To Kwa Wan mean?
To Kwa Wan means an area of Kowloon City district, Hong Kong.
How do you use To Kwa Wan in a sentence?
To Kwa Wan is an old area with most buildings constructed decades ago.
What part of speech is To Kwa Wan?
To Kwa Wan is a proper noun.

Words near To Kwa Wan in the dictionary

  1. to hell and gone
  2. to hell in a handbasket
  3. to hell in a handcart
  4. to hell with
  5. to high heaven
  6. To Kwa Wan
  7. to let
  8. to little avail
  9. to many
  10. to meward
  11. to morrow

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