Kwai Tsing District
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Metroplaza & Kwai Chung Plaza
The Metroplaza is the focal point of commercial, shopping and entertainment activities in the District. Covered footbridge at Exit E of MTR Kwai Fong Station leads to the Plaza.
The Metroplaza was completed in 1990. It comprises two 46-storey commercial towers and a 5-storey shopping mall.
There is a wide variety of shops and restaurants in the mall. The restaurants in the Plaza provide you with a wide variety of eateries - fast food stalls, coffee shops, and restaurants serving Western, Thai, Japanese and Chinese cuisines.
On the third floor of the Plaza is a footbridge linking the mall with the other shopping centre, Kwai Chung Plaza. There are a large number of stores selling a vast range of products. There are numerous snack shops that provide visitors with refreshment of different styles.
Kwai Chung Container Terminals
From the Lai King area, you can have an excellent view of the Kwai Chung Container Terminals, the world's busiest container terminals. You leave MTR Lai King Station and walk straight along Lai King Hill Road until you see the Salvation Army Winifred Mary Cheung Morning Hope School. You will get a great view of the Terminals.
Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi have nine terminals. In 2009, Hong Kong has been ranked as the third busiest container port in the world, with a total annual throughput of 21.04 million container units.
Wo Yi Hop Road Golf Driving Range
The Wo Yi Hop Road Golf Driving Range is located at 298 Wo Yi Hop Road, Kwai Chung.
Holders of Hong Kong Identity Card and LCSD Leisure Link patrons may book the facilities in the golf driving range within 30 days before the date of reservation through the following methods:
1. Booking in person at any recreation and sports venues with Leisure Link Services; or
2. Telephone booking (Telephone nos. : 2922 8008 / 2927 8080 / 2606 2111); or
3. ESD on-line booking (www.esd.gov.hk)
Telephone nos. for enquiry on the facilities of the golf driving range and related programmes: 2429 8196/ 2426 3269/ 2425 7243
Kwai Tsing Theatre
Situated next to MTR Kwai Fong Station and bus terminus, the Kwai Tsing Theatre houses a 905-seat auditorium, an exhibition gallery, a dance studio, a lecture room, a rehearsal room, an open-air plaza, a restaurant and a cafe.
The $470 million theatre was opened in November 1999. Being a new focal point in the district, it provides local as well as overseas artists with more opportunities to perform and enables residents to have more access to the arts.
Maritime Square
Maritime Square is located at Tsing Yi Station. This 4-storey shopping centre has an area of 50,000 sq.m. and more than 100 shopping outlets including shops selling international brands, restaurants, cinemas, supermarkets and various leisure facilities.
The novel interior design of Maritime Square is inspired by the beauty of the ocean and the features of Treasure Island. As you shop leisurely, you will feel as though you are traveling on a luxury ocean liner. The centre is truly a paradise for eating, shopping and leisure with infinite creativity.
Lantau Link View Point
The Lantau Link View Point, located at the northwest corner of Tsing Yi Island, occupies an area of about 18,800 sq.m. It commands a magnificent panoramic view of Lantau Link to the west and Ting Kau Bridge to the north, and is a vantage point for viewing the Ma Wan Channel.
The facilities provided there include an elevated platform, the outdoor exhibits of components similar to those used in the construction of the Tsing Ma Bridge and the Ting Kau Bridge, and the Lantau Link Visitors Centre. Relevant information including pictures, photos and models relating to the construction of the Lantau Link and the Ting Kau Bridge are displayed in the Visitors Centre. A fee-paying car park which can accommodate 40 coaches and 73 saloon cars and a well-facilitated toilet are available not far away from the View Point.
Over 1,100 Bauhinia trees, including Bauhinia blakeana, Bauhinia tomentosa and Bauhinia glauca, together with some 38,000 pieces of Rhododendron, have been planted to increase the attractiveness of the View Point. It is now the one and only place in Hong Kong where one can freely enjoy and revel in the extravagant display of Rhododendron in blossom from late February till end of March every year.
An open café and a souvenir kiosk, operated by the New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, has started business there to cater for the needs of the visitors.
Since its opening in August 1997, the View Point has become one of the most popular scenic spots in Hong Kong for local and foreign visitors, attracting around 30,000 visitors per month, coming from abroad and Mainland China in particular. The trend is on the rise in recent years following the relaxation of restrictions on Mainlanders visiting Hong Kong individually and leads to a continuous increase in the number of tourists from the Mainland.
In 2009-10, with the support of Kwai Tsing District Council, renovation work was carried out at the View Platform. Part of the red-iron fences were replaced by railings in form of European-style balustrade and some of the flowers and plants were replaced to provide a more attractive environment for visitors.
Tsing Yi Park
The Park covers an area of 7.13 hectares. Facilities include a mini soccer pitch, cum a handball court, a basketball court, seven tennis courts, a service block, a children's playground, a lookout point, an amphitheatre, three artificial lakes with waterfalls, and a garden.
Chun Kwan Temple
The Temple is dedicated to "Chun Kwan", a commoner surnamed Ng who helped the local government to combat pirates in the Guangdong area during the South Sung Dynasty (1127-1279AD). To commemorate his heroic act, the Emperor bestowed on him the title "Chun Kwan" after his death, and people started to worship him as a god. The original Chun Kwan Temple was built about 100 years ago near the waterfront. The temple was relocated to the present site to make way for developments in the mid 1980s.
Chun Kwan's Birthday falls on the 15th day of the third lunar month with traditional Cantonese opera performances for 5 days.
Tin Hau Temple
The temple is dedicated to "Tin Hau". There are three Tin Hau Temples in the district. The one in Tsing Yi attracts many visitors and worshippers coming to pray for fine weather and peace during Tin Hau Festival. The Festival falls on 23rd day of the 3rd lunar month. However, Tin Hau Festival in Tsing Yi lasts from 1st day to 5th day of the 4th lunar month each year. The main features of the Tin Hau Festival are traditional Cantonese opera performances, which last for about five days, and the competition for the best "fa pau" or floral shrines. Participating bodies come from various districts in the territory and the adjudication panel is made up of community leaders and government officials.
Tsing Tak Tong Tat-more Temple
The Temple is dedicated to Tat-more whose native home was in ancient India. He was one of the ten disciples of the Buddha. After Tat-more's death, his worshippers honoured him with the title Tat-more the Master. In the 1950s when Tsing Yi Island had not yet been developed, some of his worshippers on the Island, who were migrants from Haifeng and Lufeng, built the Temple. Worshippers visit the Temple each year on Tat-more's birthday (22nd day of the seventh lunar month).
Kwai Tsing Reunification Health Trail
The Trail is situated in Liu To Valley, Tsing Yi and is embraced by picturesque scenery. It is a popular spot for morning hikers and visitors. It is about 6.2km and overlooks the Tsing Ma Bridge, Ting Kau Bridge and developments in West Tsing Yi. Hikers may take a rest in pavilions along the Trail.
Tsing Ma Bridge
The Tsing Ma Bridge, linking Tsing Yi Island to Ma Wan Island, is one of the world's longest suspension bridges, with a central span of 1,377 metres (the Humber Bridge in the UK is 1,410 metres long, while the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is 1,280 metres long). It is the first and biggest of the five major contracts tendered for the Lantau Link. Over 27,000 tonnes of cable and over 40,000 tonnes of steel were used in its construction. Its height above the sea surface enables ships to pass through the Ma Wan Channel underneath. A feature of the bridge is its specially designed aerofoil shaped deck. Under normal conditions, traffic uses the dual three-lane carriageway on the upper deck. The lower deck's sheltered carriageway is used only in bad weather or in emergencies. The lower deck is also used by the Airport Express train running from Hong Kong Station in Central and also the MTR Tung Chung Line. The work was completed in 1997.
The Tsing Ma Bridge is part of the Lantau Link, which also comprises the Kap Shui Mun Bridge and the Ma Wan Viaduct, three bridges connected together to form a continuous span. The Lantau Link is a vital component of the transport network serving the Hong Kong International Airport and Lantau Island. Facilitated by the Lantau Link, tourists can conveniently visit scenic spots located in different districts.