Wong Tai Sin

Proper noun

Wong Tai Sin

1. An area of Wong Tai Sin district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
   • The term was popularized by a TV show called “Below the Lion Rock,” which first aired in the 1970s and explored the lives of working-class people in Hong Kong, particularly those who had fled mainland China to settle in the former British colony. The show depicted the lives of people living around...2014 October 23, “Pro-Democracy Banner Occupies Hong Kong’s Iconic Lion Rock, Spawns Memes”, in The Wall Street Journal, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2019
   • Officers also fired tear gas in the Wong Tai Sin area Saturday evening; the police said the action was a response to protesters obstructing roads and aiming laser pointers at officers.2019 August 24, Raymond Zhong, Steven Lee Myers, “In Hong Kong Protests, Tear Gas and Violence End a Period of Calm”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2019...
2. A district of Hong Kong.
   • In the 1995 Legco elections, DAB leader Tsang Yok-shing originally wished to compete with LP leader Allen Lee in Tai Po district. As a result of political compromise, Tsang decided not to run in Tai Po and opted for Wong Tai Sin district.1997, Shiu-hing Lo, “Citizen Participation: From Pressure Groups to Political Parties”, in The Politics of Democratization in Hong Kong, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 168
   • The district of Wong Tai Sin to the north of Kowloon City is known for two things: its enormous and faceless housing estate and one of the most active and interesting temples in the territory.2010, Andrew Stone, Piera Chan, Chung Wah Chow, “Neighbourhoods & Islands”, in Hong Kong & Macau City Guide (Lonely Planet), 14th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 114, column 1