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Name. Yau Ma Tei is a phonetic transliteration of the name 油麻地 (originally written as 油蔴地) in Cantonese. It can also be spelt as Yaumatei, Yau Ma Ti, Yaumati or Yau-ma-Tee. Yau (油) literally means "oil", Ma (麻 or 蔴) can either refer to "sesame" or "jute", and Tei (地) means "field" or "open ground". Hence, Yau Ma Tei can be ...
Yau Ma Tei Public Library 油蔴地公共圖書館 G. & M/F., 250 Shanghai Street, Yau Ma Tei New Territories: Kwai Tsing: North Kwai Chung Public Library 北葵涌公共圖書館 2/F & 3/F North Kwai Chung Market & Library, Shek Yam Road, Kwai Chung South Kwai Chung Public Library 南葵涌公共圖書館
The Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL; Chinese: 香港公共圖書館) is a system of 70 static and 12 mobile public libraries in Hong Kong. [1] Offering a total collection of 14.35 million items, the system is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. The network of libraries are interconnected by a computerised library ...
Children's Library. The Sha Tin Public Library ( Chinese: 沙田公共圖書館) is a public library located at 1 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, Hong Kong. It has been managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) since 2000. The library has three public storeys. The first houses administration and the students' study room.
The Kowloon Public Library ( Chinese: 九龍公共圖書館) is a public library located in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong. It was previously known as the Kowloon Central Library (Chinese: 九龍中央圖書館 ). It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), and is one of the major public libraries in Hong Kong. The 12-storey ...
The current Tsuen Wan Public Library is part of a building complex that also includes the Tsuen Wan Government Offices. The HK$258-million contract to construct the complex was jointly signed by the Architectural Services Department and the contractor on 22 June 1990. [2] The library was planned and managed by the public libraries service of ...
Yiu Tung Public Library is a public library, located in Yiu Tung Estate, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong. Facilities. Adult Lending Library Junior Lending Library
There are many different typhoon shelters in Hong Kong. The Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter was established in 1915 after a serious typhoon that hit on 18 September 1906. Around 3,000 fish boats sank because of the typhoon, prompting the Hong Kong Government to build a typhoon shelter for those boat people who relied on fishery in Yau Ma Tei to make a living.