Meaning of Ho Man Tin | Babel Free

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A residential area of Kowloon City district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

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“One of my informants (born 1897) was a member of their church from his earliest years and his father was a member before him. The son told me that early in this century the Ho Man Tin area was known as ‘the Christian Valley’, presumably because of the sustained efforts made by members of the Basel Mission.”

“Next Media said two entryways to its headquarters in Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O neighborhood were hit with firebombs around 1 a.m. Monday. At about the same time, a masked man got out of a car outside Mr. Lai’s home in the Ho Man Tin neighborhood and threw a firebomb at the sidewalk outside the gate. Two cars suspected of being those used in the attacks were later found burning in nearby areas of Kowloon.”

““Forgive⟳ me, the book you're reading ... Do you ... did you find⟳ it in Hong Kong?” “Yes,” I replied. “At a second-hand place⟳ in Ho Man Tin. Have⟳ you read⟳ it?””

“The plot, in the Kowloon neighbourhood of Ho Man Tin, sold for HK$6.4 million ($823,204) to a company owned by Goldin Financial Holdings Ltd.”

“Inspector MacLennan was to be arrested on the morning of 15 January 1980 on eight counts of gross indecency. An arrest party went to his quarters in Ho Man Tin.”

“Live⟳ rounds were used twice during the 2019 protests and unrest. And in March⟳ 2009, Dil Bahadur Limbu – an unarmed Nepalese man – was shot dead by a policeman in Ho Man Tin. The incident caused a public outcry among the South Asian community after a coroner ruled his death was “a lawful killing.””

“Police believe⟳ the accused men planned the killing because Choi was going to sell⟳ a luxury property in the exclusive community of Kadoorie Hill in Ho Man Tin.”

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