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Causeway Bay (銅鑼灣, map) is an area on the northern part of Hong Kong Island covering parts of Wan Chai District and Eastern District. This heavily built-up area is the main shopping districts of Hong Kong, comparable to Sloane Street in London and Fifth Avenue in New York City. It also has one of the most expensive land in Hong Kong.
Densely built Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
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As its name suggests, Causeway Bay was once a proper bay, albeit a silted one. Successive land reclamation has changed the appearance of the area, extending the shoreline outwards. The shore was originally at Tung Lo Wan Road, which followed the curve of the bay. There was a causeway at the mouth of that bay. Causeway Road traces the route of that early causeway.
As recently as 1950, the shoreline was at Causeway Road. It was pushed outward during the 1950 reclamation, which created Victoria Park. An offshore island, Kellett Island, was totally removed from the map when reclamation made it part of Hong Kong Island.
Percival Street, Causeway Bay
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Another place that has been absorbed by Causeway Bay is East Point. This is the area around the Causeway Bay MTR Station. A short street in the area, East Point Road, follows the original coastline as it jutted out into the sea. With these land reclamations, the area regarded as Causeway Bay has expanded and today reaches as far west as Canal Road.
How to go to Causeway Bay
Take the Island Line of the MTR to the Tin Hau MTR Station or the Causeway Bay MTR Station. You can also take New World First Bus 2X, 2A, 2, 8, 23, 25, 38, 42, 106, 112, 116, N122, N8, Citybus 5, 8X, 10, 11, 72, 92, 592, 103, 170, 619, 690, 962, N962, and Green minibus 4A, 4B, 4C, 5, 10, 11, 14M, 21A, 21M, 25, 28, 30, 31, 36X, 39M, 40, 56, 69X, 9 and the tram to Kennedy Town, Happy Valley or Whitty Street.
Haven Street, Causeway Bay
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Places of Interest in Causeway Bay
- Hong Kong Central Library
The main library of Hong Kong. - Noonday Gun
Naval artillery, formerly fired to keep time, now continued as a tradition and tourist attraction. - Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
Local sports club, one of the few institutions that kept its "Royal" prefix after the handover. - Sogo
13-storey shopping mall. - Times Square
Major shopping centre and office tower complex. - Victoria Park
Public park with the statue of Queen Victoria. - World Trade Centre
Shopping mall in Causeway Bay.
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