Meaning of Yau Ma Tei | Babel Free

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An area of Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

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“The contract has been let for the construction of a breakwater to provide a harbor of refuge for Hongkong’s shipping. This breakwater will extend 3 300 feet from a point near the Asiatic Petroleum Co.’s tanks at Tai-Kok-Tsui to a point opposite the Yau-ma-tei police station with an opening at one end of 400 feet.”

“For Sheung Wan and Wanchai census districts on Hong Kong Island (Fig. 3) gross densities of 963 and 846 per aere were recorded, while the densities of population for the Yau Ma Tei and Mongkok districts of Kowloon were 568 and 545 per acre.”

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“This doesn’t detract from the fun of bargaining at the variety of Hong Kong’s night markets (those who don’t like to haggle should stay away) that often thrum with shoppers till midnight. The best in town are the Ladies’ Market, for inexpensive women’s clothing, bags, and accessories, and the Temple Street Night Market, for an astonishing selection of everything from clothes and CDs to luggage and shoes—even fortune tellers—at the Yau Ma Tei end of the street.”

“On the other hand, boutique newcomers such as the Upper House, Kerry, Pottinger and Stage are shaking things up. I stayed at the Stage, near Nathan Road in bustling Yau Ma Tei, and — once I was over the initial shock that it sits next to a motorway flyover — fell for its aesthetically sleek charms and artsy vibe.”

“Police said that 289 people had been arrested, mostly for unlawful assembly. One woman was arrested in the Kowloon district of Yau Ma Tei on charges of assault and spreading pro-independence slogans, the police department said on its Facebook page. It said such slogans are illegal under a newly enacted national security law.”

“Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, said on Tuesday that the lockdown had been a success and added that more could be forthcoming; officials announced one in nearby Yau Ma Tei soon after.”

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