Tsz Wan Shan

For the hill Tsz Wan Shan in New Kowloon, see Temple Hill (Hong Kong).

Tsz Wan Shan

Tsz Wan Shan (Chinese: 慈雲山; Jyutping: ci4 wan4 saan1) is a residential area in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. Located at the foot of Temple Hill, it is administratively part of Wong Tai Sin District. (Note that Temple Hill is also called Tsz Wan Shan 慈雲山, but Tsz Wan Shan usually refers to the area)

It is a densely populated working class residential area, consisting of several large public housing estates. It was previously known for its high crime rate and young triads. This blight was eliminated when the old Tsz Wan Shan Estate (consisting of 64 buildings) was demolished in the mid-1990s. A new estate built on the site provides an environment that is less conducive for the triad gangs.^{[citation needed]}

In the very north of the district, a steep path leads to a Kwun Yam temple. The path goes to Temple Hill, part of the Ma On Shan Country Park and then joins the MacLehose Trail and the Wilson Trail, reaching across the New Territories.

Transport

The only public transport access to the area is by bus (mainly KMB) or minibus (i.e. No. 37M from Wong Tai Sin, No. 20 from San Po Kong, No. 19M from Diamond Hill, No. 116 from Quarry Bay, and No. 73M from Kowloon Tong).

Shatin to Central Line

There are no railway connections at Tsz Wan Shan, despite strong requests from Wong Tai Sin DC and many local residents.. In February 2008, during a site inspection for the Shatin to Central Line, the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Ms Eva Cheng, said the hilly terrain and geological conditions in Tsz Wan Shan made it technically difficult and risky to build a station in this location. But local residents believe the government is under pressure from local minbus operators, for which Tsz Wan Shan provides them 10% of their total business, to halt the construction of the station.

See also

• Public housing estates in Tsz Wan Shan
• List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong
• Transport in Hong Kong