Mei Foo

English Mei Foo Sun Chuen Etymology From en yue 美孚. The area was previously a petroleum storage facility owned by en en Mobil, who used this name for their business in the region and thus originated the placename. Proper noun 1 en area district/Sham Shui Po region/Kowloon sar/Hong Kong. en 2003 Harry B. Ambacher New Strategies for a New Decade Under the Shadow of the Dragon: The Growth of God's Church in Hong Kong https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781888796339/ ABWE Publishing 1-888796-33-2 58812179 106 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781888796339/page/106/ Bob and Margaret had arrived on the mission field one year before us, in 1964. Like all new missionaries, they spent their first term learning Cantonese and helping in existing churches. Then, in 1971, they learned that Mobil Oil Corporation was building a large private housing development called Mei Foo, or "Beautiful and Prosperous New Village," on the waterfront west of Kowloon. The new city would be mammoth, with a planned population of 80,000. I had found a way to start relationships in Kwun Tong by entering David College as an English teacher; Bob and Margaret took the idea of education a step further and opened their own kindergarten on the second floor of one of the buildings in Mei Foo. en June 21, 2007 Voices: Thoughts on Hong Kong w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20230903110312/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/21/world/asia/21iht-20hkvoices.6259420.html 03 September 2023 https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/21/world/asia/21iht-20hkvoices.6259420.html 0362-4331 1645522 Asia Pacific Do you think that in France, the property developers who want to sell a new luxury development in St. Tropez are going to show images of Mei Foo Sun Chun? en 5 April 2011 Joyce Ng Court ruling offers hope to Mei Foo residents w:South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20250125173537/https://www.scmp.com/article/964161/court-ruling-offers-hope-mei-foo-residents https://www.scmp.com/article/964161/court-ruling-offers-hope-mei-foo-residents 25 January 2025 1563-9371 648902513 A recent judgment in a long-running dispute over plans to develop a site in North Point may offer hope to Mei Foo residents fighting a proposed high-rise building near their homes. en March 1, 2020 Shibani Mahtani Coronavirus is fueling new protests in Hong Kong. Authorities aim to arrest their way out. w:The Washington Post https://web.archive.org/web/20200301082519/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/coronavirus-is-fueling-new-protests-in-hong-kong-authorities-aim-to-arrest-their-way-out/2020/02/29/065a94ee-5481-11ea-80ce-37a8d4266c09_story.html March 01, 2020 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/coronavirus-is-fueling-new-protests-in-hong-kong-authorities-aim-to-arrest-their-way-out/2020/02/29/065a94ee-5481-11ea-80ce-37a8d4266c09_story.html 0190-8286 2269358 https://archive.li/nbfCX Residents of a housing estate in Mei Foo, Hong Kong, protest Feb. 2 against government plans to turn a nearby hotel into a coronavirus quarantine facility. en 12/13/2025 Injured Mei Foo resident limps down 16 floors in midnight fire alarm—turns out to be only one who evacuated The Standard https://web.archive.org/web/20260307112531/https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news/article/319217/Injured-Mei-Foo-resident-limps-down-16-floors-in-midnight-fire-alarmturns-out-to-be-only-one-who-evacuated https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news/article/319217/Injured-Mei-Foo-resident-limps-down-16-floors-in-midnight-fire-alarmturns-out-to-be-only-one-who-evacuated 7 March 2026 News A Mei Foo private estate resident with an injured knee hobbled down 16 flights of stairs in the middle of the night after a blaring fire alarm, grabbing only his wallet, phone and keys, only to discover he was the sole tenant in the entire block who treated it as a real emergency. Translations area in Hong Kong Chinese: Cantonese: yue 美孚 Polish: pl Mei Foo n Further reading Mei Foo