Kowloon Tsai

The Kowloon Tsai Home Owners Association Building, Cambridge Road
The "Checkerboard Hill", which served as a navigational aid for the Kai Tak Airport, as seen from Kowloon Tsai Park.

Kowloon Tsai (Chinese: 九龍仔) is a place in Kowloon Tong,[clarify][citation needed] Hong Kong. It was formerly a village in a valley, which has now been developed into a low-density and upscale residential area in New Kowloon.

History

According to the Gazetteer of Xin'an county, Kowloon Tsai village was built before A.D. 1819.

The Hong Kong Golden Jubilee Jamborette (香港金禧大露營), was held between 1961-12-27 and 1962-01-02, celebrating the Golden jubilee (50 year anniversary) of Hong Kong Scouting with theme One World (天下一家). At Kowloon Tsai, now named Kowloon Tsai Park, the Jamboree hosted 2,732 Scouts in the challenging winter with heavy rain.[1]

Notable places, streets and buildings

College Road

College Road (traditional Chinese: 書院道; simplified Chinese: 书院道; Cantonese Yale: shyū yún douh) is a two-way road in Kowloon Tsai connecting Boundary Street on the south to Sau Chuk Yuen Road [yue] and Nga Tsin Wai Road‌ [yue] to the north. It is about 610 feet (190 m) long[2] and 49 feet (15 m) wide. It was dedicated on Friday 7 February 1958 by gazette along with Nga Tsin Wai Road,[2] and was named after La Salle College,[3] nearby at 18 La Salle Road‌ [yue] (NKIL no. 1127), a parallel street about 550 feet (180 yd) to its west.[2] The Oriental Daily said in 2012 that the road has "many famous schools".[4]

References

  1. ^ "Hong Kong Golden Jubilee Jamborette". March On to 100 Years. The Scout Association of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2007.
  2. ^ a b c "Kowloon Roads". The China Mail. 7 February 1958. p. 10.
  3. ^ Lee, Chi-Kin 李子建 (2021). 承教•城傳：九龍學校的故事 [A City's Educational Heritage: Stories of Kowloon Schools] (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Chung Hwa Book Company (Hong Kong) Limited. p. 95. ISBN 978-988-875-923-1. Retrieved 3 May 2024 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "書院道匯聚黃金屋" [Collection of Golden Houses on College Road]. Oriental Daily (in Chinese). 30 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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