Chai Wan is at east end of the urban area on Hong Kong Island and next to Shau Kei Wan in Hong Kong. It is built on land reclaimed from the bay.

Location and History


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g History

Chai Wan was formerly known as Sai Wan (西灣). At the beginning of the 18th century, the area consisted of six villages: Dai Ping Village, Law Uk, Luk Uk, Nam Uk, Sai Village, Sing Uk.

In 1845, the British military built a fort and a barrack in Siu Sai Wan unit 80's. Sai Sau Wan become an area for new population.

In 1929, the Boy Scouts Association, Hong Kong Branch purchased land for the Chai Wan Campsite where Chai Wan Park is now situated. The land returned to Hong Kong Government for development in the early 1970s.

In 1952, the government built low-cost housing, gradually replacing rural villages in the area.


 

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Transportation

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Chai Wan is the eastern terminus of the MTR Island line giving it great connections to key areas in Hong Kong including Central.

 

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No tram access in Chai Wan.



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Kowloon Motor Bus Company operates services from Chai Wan to other Islands / N.T.

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A large array of routes are provided by Citybus and Firstbus.
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g Mini Bus 

Those in the know... will know there are two types of minibus services: 

Red Roof - These follow relativley undocumented routes, Check the front and flag them down if they are heading where you need.

Green Roof - These are the documented and numbered routes, these typically have fixed pick up points, however they may be flagged down when there is space on board.

16A Chai Wan Station to Chung Hom Kok(Cheshire Home)

16M Chai Wan Station to Chung Hom Kok

16X Chai Wan Station to Stanley Beach

18M Chai Wan Station Cape Collinson (Correctional Institution)

20 Chai Wan Industrial City to Sai Wan Ho (Grand Promenade)

20M Hing Man Estate to Chai Wan Industrial City

43M Fung Wah Estate to Chai Wan Station

44M Chai Wan Station to Siu Sai Wan Estate

47M Chai Wan Station to Siu Sai Wan Phase III

48M Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital to Chai Wan Station (Lee Chung Street)

66 Aldrich Bay to Chai Wan (Wan Tsui Road)

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