Kwai Chung

English Etymology From en yue 葵涌. Proper noun 1 en area district/Kwai Tsing region/New Territories sar/Hong Kong. en 2006 James Hayes Village Removals for New Town Development 1960 Onward: Resitings and New Modes of Compensation The Great Difference: Hong Kong's New Territories and Its People, 1898-2004 https://archive.org/details/greatdifferenceh0000haye/ w:Hong Kong University Press 978-962-209-794-0 255437104 97 https://archive.org/details/greatdifferenceh0000haye/page/97/ Lying close to Kowloon and facing onto the western approaches to Hong Kong Harbour, Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung were the obvious geographical areas for initial expansion. en 2007 Hong Kong 2006 https://archive.org/details/hongkong20060000unse/ Information Services Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government 978-962-02-0368-8 742571545 332 https://archive.org/details/hongkong20060000unse/page/332/ The department continued to plan and build fire stations and ambulance depots to cope with the city's growing development and service needs and to adhere to the Government's policy of providing the fastest response possible to emergencies. During the year, a new fire station in Kowloon Tong and two ambulance depots in Mong Kok and Kwai Chung were commissioned. en 08/25/2019 Hong Kong: Shot fired, water cannon deployed after petrol-bomb attack https://web.archive.org/web/20190914223848/https://www.dw.com/en/hong-kong-shot-fired-water-cannon-deployed-after-petrol-bomb-attack/a-50157881 14 September 2019 https://www.dw.com/en/hong-kong-shot-fired-water-cannon-deployed-after-petrol-bomb-attack/a-50157881 w:Deutsche Welle https://archive.ph/N2rrN Tens of thousands of protesters rallied peacefully during heavy rain at a sports stadium in the Kwai Chung area of the city on Sunday. en October 31, 2019 Mike Ives Hong Kong’s Jarring Protests: Clashes Fade, Then Flare Up Again w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20191031094005/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/world/asia/hong-kong-protests.html October 31, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/world/asia/hong-kong-protests.html 0362-4331 1645522 Asia Pacific https://archive.ph/AkVSj A police officer on July 30 aimed a shotgun at protesters during a clash in the Kwai Chung district, where residents usually catch the bus. The Hong Kong Police Force later said the weapon had been loaded with beanbag rounds, and that the officer drew it only after protesters attacked him. en 31 March 2026 Irene Chan Knife-wielding man shot by Hong Kong police dies after 10 days in hospital w:Hong Kong Free Press https://archive.ph/yHyJb https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/31/knife-wielding-man-shot-by-hong-kong-police-dies-after-10-days-in-hospital/ April 11, 2026 Hong Kong A 43-year-old man has died in hospital, 10 days after Hong Kong police fired five shots to subdue him while he was armed with a knife and a metal rod in the middle of a road in Kwai Chung. Translations area in Hong Kong Chinese: Cantonese: yue 葵涌 Mandarin: cmn 葵涌 Further reading Kwai Chung