Lai Chi Kok

Lai Chi Kok (traditional Chinese: 荔枝角; pinyin: Lìzhījiǎo) is a neighborhood in New Kowloon, Hong Kong, east of Kwai Chung and west of Cheung Sha Wan. Mei Foo Sun Chuen is the largest housing estate in the area. Administratively, it belongs to the Sham Shui Po District. Lai Chi Kok literally means "the point of lychee", referring to a river named after a type of fruit tree native to China. The river once separated Cheung Sha Wan from Lai Chi Kok Bay, and a river from Butterfly Valley separated Cheung Sha Wan from Lai Chi Kok. At the innermost area of Lai Chi Kok Bay, namely present-day Lai King Hill Road, is a settlement called Kau Wa Keng. The Qing government had set up a customs station in Lai Chi Kok, to collect customs duties after...