North Point
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North Point (北角; Min Nan: Pak-kak, Jyutping: bak1 gok3; Cantonese IPA: pɐk1 kɔk3) is an area of Hong Kong, located in the northern part of Hong Kong Island. Administratively, it belongs to Eastern District.
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Demographics
North Point is famous for its concentration Shanghainese and Fujianese-speaking population, and is called Little Shanghai and Little Fujian of Hong Kong.
When the Guinness Book of Records was first published in the 1950s, North Point was listed as the most densely populated place on earth.
Places in North Point
- Choi Sai Woo Park (on Braemar Hill)
- The main buildings of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club were located there, at 12 Oil Street, until 1946, when they were moved to their present location on Kellett Island, in Causeway Bay.
- King's Road
- Java Road
- Fortress Hill Road
- Tin Hau Temple Road
- Cloud View Road
Some buildings in the western part of Quarry Bay are named as "North Point something" building, although they are across the customary limit of North Point at Man Hong Street / Healthy Street West.
Transportation
- North Point is served by the Island Line and the Tseung Kwan O Line of the MTR metro system. The MTR Station of the same name is the terminus of Tseung Kwan O Line.
- There are two highways serving North Point: Island Eastern Corridor and Eastern Harbour Crossing.
- North Point is served by Hong Kong Tramways, of which it is one of the seven terminal points.
- It is also served by the New World First Bus Services Limited and Citybus Company. The two companies also provide cross-harbor bus services jointly with the Kowloon Motor Bus Company.
- Ferries connect North Point ferry pier to various places in Hong Kong, including Hung Hom, Kowloon City, Kwun Tong and Po Toi Islands.
- It is also served by minibuses.
See also