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Meaning of Shek Tong Tsui | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.

Examples

“The man had arrived in a sampan while the cargo was being transferred from the barges which had been towed out to the Yorktown from the cargo handling basin at Shek Tong Tsui on the Island.”
“Huang Deyun was a woman with considerable ambition, and it is easy to see why, when she heard that Governor Nathan had issued a directive that the brothels in Possession Street were to be moved to the seaside district of Shek Tong Tsui, so that the first settlers in this newly opened-up area would be whores and their clients, the news had no effect on her.”
“Although the nomination period of the district council election ended in October, a banner for a new “candidate” has been spotted on the streets of Shek Tong Tsui in Sai Wan.”
“Nestled between Sai Ying Pun and Kennedy Town, Shek Tong Tsui is home to busy restaurants, quirky cafes and hipster hang-outs serving all kinds of cuisines, including the best Singaporean and Malaysian food in town.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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