Kai Tak Nullah

Kai Tak Nullah in front of Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen and Tung Tau Estate. San Po Kong is on the opposite bank.

The Kai Tak Nullah (Chinese: 啟德明渠, also known as the Kaitak River (啟德河)) is a nullah or watercourse that collects water from the rivers and streams flowing from the hills in northern New Kowloon. It empties into a narrow channel leading into the Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter. Part of the nullah is covered.

The Kai Tak Nullah is about 2.4k in length. It flows from Po Kong Village Road along Choi Hung Road, pass Tung Tau Estate and San Po Kong, into Kai Tak Development Area before discharging into the Victoria Harbour. They have an Upstream and a Midstream. The nullah is one of the major flood relief drainage channels in East Kowloon area.[1]

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Coordinates: 22°19′47″N 114°11′52″E / 22.3298°N 114.1977°E / 22.3298; 114.1977

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