Yau Tong

Yau Tong

Yau Tong's Sam Ka Tsuen Typhoon Shelter

Public housing estate in Yau Tong

Old industrial building will be demolish and redevelop as high-income residential zone

Aerial view, 2006

Yau Tong (Chinese: 油塘) is an area of Hong Kong, located in the southeastern end of Kowloon, between Lei Yue Mun and Lam Tin, at the east shore of Victoria Harbour, west of Tseung Kwan O. Administratively, it is part of the Kwun Tong District.

Residences

Private estates

• Canaryside (鯉灣天下)

Home Ownership Scheme

• Yau Tong Centre
• Ko Chun Court

Public housing estates

• Yau Tong Estate
• Yau Mei Court
• Lei Yue Mun Estate
• Yau Lai Estate
• Ko Chun Court
• Ko Yee Estate
• Ko Cheung Court (New Cruciform Blocks)

Features

Section 3 of The Wilson Trail begins at Yau Tong near Devil's Peak. It is possible to access the fort on the Peak on foot from the Wilson Trail.^[1] The Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery is reachable from Yau Tong.

Transportation

Main Road Network

• Lei Yue Mun Road
• Cha Kwo Ling Road
• Ko Chiu Road
• Eastern Harbour Tunnel

Public Transport

Yau Tong is served by Yau Tong Station on the MTR Kwun Tong Line and Tseung Kwan O Line, various KMB and CITYONE buses as well as red and green mini-buses.

Nearby districts

• Ma Yau Tong
• Kwun Tong District
• Lam Tin
• Lei Yue Mun
• Cha Kwo Ling

References

1. Lai, Lawrence; Ho, Daniel; Leung, Hing Fung (2002). "Survey of the Devil's Peak redoubt and Gough Battery" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch (Hong Kong) 42: 101–137 (see p.102). ISSN 1991-7295.

Coordinates: 22°17′51″N 114°14′19″E / 22.29750°N 114.23861°E