Hung Hom

Hung Hom (Chinese: 紅磡; pinyin: Hóngkàn, Jyutping: hung4 ham3, red cliff) is an area of Kowloon, in Hong Kong, administratively part of the Kowloon City District, with a portion west of the railway in the Yau Tsim Mong District. Hung Hom serves mainly residential purposes though is mixed with some industrial buildings in the north. Hung Hom is located in the southeast of the Kowloon Peninsula. It is bordered by Victoria Harbour in the south, Tsim Sha Tsui in the west, Hung Hom Bay in the east, Ho Man Tin, Hok Yuen and To Kwa Wan in the north. It is located south of the valley Lo Lung Hang. Originally, Hung Hom was much smaller than the present-day context. Hung Hom Bay has been partially reclaimed several times since 1850, expanding the...