Tin Chiu Street
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| Traditional Chinese | 電照街 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 电照街 | ||||||||||
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Tin Chiu Street (Chinese: 電照街) is a street in Tsat Tsz Mui of North Point in Hong Kong.
Location
[edit]Tin Chiu Street runs south to north, from the base of the hill to Victoria Harbour. The street starts at the junction of Tanner Road and Kai Yuen Street.[1] It intersects with Tsat Tsz Mui Road, King's Road, Marble Road and Java Road.
History
[edit]During World War II, the northern section of today's Tin Chiu Street and King's Road Playground were occupied by parts of North Point Camp, initially a refugee camp, and later a prisoner-of-war camp.[2] There is no on-site memorial.[3]
Features
[edit]A major office building, Island Place Tower, is located at the junction with King's Road. The headquarters of the Customs and Excise Department are located in the section of the street between Marble and Java Road. The facility commenced operation at the end of 2010 and was officially opened on 21 February 2011.[4]
Several urban parks are located along the street:
- King's Road Playground, between King's Road and Marble Road
- Tin Chiu Street Playground, between Java Road and Marble Road (proposed to be redeveloped as a 110-metre-high residential building, as at 2016)[5]
- Tin Chiu Street Children's Playground, north of Java Road
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Index of Streets, House Numbers and Lots in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Kowloon[permanent dead link], 43rd edition, 2010. pp.662-663
- ^ Hong Kong War Diary: The POWs
- ^ Banham, Tony (2009). We shall suffer there: Hong Kong's defenders imprisoned, 1942-45. Hong Kong University Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-962-209-960-9.
- ^ Customs and Excise Department: Customs Headquarters Building[permanent dead link]
- ^ 'Playground homes' attacked, The Standard, 19 Sept 2016
22°17′29″N 114°12′11″E / 22.29139°N 114.203181°E
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