Meaning of Yau Tsim Mong | Babel Free
/ˈjaʊ tsɪm ˈmɒŋ/Definitions
A district of Hong Kong.
Examples
“The decline of the DP’s success rate was attributable to a number of factors, including (1) the shift of some DP incumbents to competition in other geographical constituencies, (2) the mutual distrust between some DP candidates and the local residents, and (3) the strong performance of the opponents of the DP candidates, especially the DAB candidates.³ Examples showing the failure of DP incumbents changing their constituencies included Ng Wing-fai in Yau Tsim Mong district and Ho Suk-ping in the Shatin district.⁴”
“A company in Hong Kong’s southern Yau Tsim Mong District is at the forefront of Cung Le’s dispute with the UFC over drug testing. The Hong Kong Functional Medical Testing Center (HKFMTC) resides in Hong Kong’s southern Yau Tsim Mong District, about an hour’s ferry ride from the Macau’s Cotai Arena where August’s UFC Fight Night 48 was held.”
“Mr. Ip, who was the chairman of the Yau Tsim Mong district council, became a target of protesters in July after he blocked debate on the extradition bill that incited the protests this summer.”
“Bista Gandendra Limbu, 31, a Nepali who came to Hong Kong when he was 2, said the Yau Tsim Mong area, the first to come under a 48-hour lockdown last month, is a “mini Kathmandu,” fueling impressions that the entire Nepali community is carrying the virus.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.