Meaning of Tsuen Wan | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An area and town in Tsuen Wan district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
2. A district of Hong Kong.
3. A rural committee in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing districts, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Examples

“With the exception of Tsuen Wan (荃灣), the suburban area close⟳ to the City, the market towns, and a scatter⟳ of small new suburban settlements along the railway and roads, the overwhelming majority of the population, even in the 1950s, were still from the same clans as in 1898.”

“Tsuen Wan was one of Hong Kong’s most densely populated districts during the 1960s, thanks to migrant workers from the mainland arriving in the area to provide⟳ labour for the textile industry. The migrants also invested in property which helped the area to prosper.”

“The northwestern district of Tsuen Wan also saw⟳ police firing tear⟳ gas to disperse protesters chased from the Citywalk shopping mall.”

“He ran in the 2019 district council elections, beating veteran pro-establishment politician Michael Tien in the Tsuen Wan district.”

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