Kwai Chung

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 葵涌 (kwai⁴ cung¹).

Proper noun

Kwai Chung

1. An area in Kwai Tsing district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
   • 2007, Hong Kong 2006‎^[1], Information Services Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 332:

     The department continued to plan and build fire stations and ambulance depots to cope with the city's growing development and service needs and to adhere to the Government's policy of providing the fastest response possible to emergencies. During the year, a new fire station in Kowloon Tong and two ambulance depots in Mong Kok and Kwai Chung were commissioned.

   • 2019 August 25, “Hong Kong: Shot fired, water cannon deployed after petrol-bomb attack”, in Deutsche Welle‎^[2], archived from the original on 14 September 2019‎^[3]:

     Tens of thousands of protesters rallied peacefully during heavy rain at a sports stadium in the Kwai Chung area of the city on Sunday.

   • 2019 October 31, Mike Ives, “Hong Kong’s Jarring Protests: Clashes Fade, Then Flare Up Again”, in The New York Times‎^[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on October 31, 2019, Asia Pacific‎^[5]:

     A police officer on July 30 aimed a shotgun at protesters during a clash in the Kwai Chung district, where residents usually catch the bus. The Hong Kong Police Force later said the weapon had been loaded with beanbag rounds, and that the officer drew it only after protesters attacked him.

Translations

area in Hong Kong

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 葵涌 (kwai⁴ cung¹)

Further reading

• Kwai Chung at Google Ngram Viewer