Knowra Kowloon Kowloon Kowloon is the urban area occupying the northern side of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. It includes historic districts, major commercial centers, and large public-housing estates.
Kowloon Peninsula : A peninsula in southern Hong Kong bordered by Victoria Harbour and the South China Sea. Kowloon occupies the peninsula’s southern and central urban areas.
Convention of Peking : A 1860 treaty that ceded the southern part of the Kowloon Peninsula to Britain. The treaty began British rule over much of what became urban Kowloon.
Hong Kong public housing : Government-provided rental housing and subsidized home ownership serving a substantial share of Hong Kong residents. Large estates house many Kowloon residents amid limited urban land.
Hong Kong Island : The island south of Victoria Harbour that forms one of Hong Kong’s principal urban areas. Kowloon and the island face each other across the harbour but developed distinct city centers.
Victoria Harbour : A natural harbour separating Hong Kong Island from the Kowloon Peninsula. The harbour forms Kowloon’s southern waterfront and connects it to Hong Kong Island.
New Territories : The lands leased to Britain in 1898 that, with Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, formed colonial Hong Kong. Their later integration made Kowloon part of a larger, connected territory.
Kowloon Bay : A district in eastern Kowloon with commercial buildings, residential areas, and major event venues. Its redevelopment shows how former industrial areas became mixed urban centers.
Hong Kong : A Special Administrative Region of China on the southern coast, comprising Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the New Territories, and outlying islands. Kowloon is one major urban component of Hong Kong, not a separate jurisdiction.
Tsim Sha Tsui : A commercial and tourist district at the southern tip of the Kowloon Peninsula. Its waterfront and shopping streets anchor southern Kowloon.
Kowloon Walled City : A densely built enclave in Kowloon that developed under unusual legal and administrative conditions before its demolition in 1994. Its history illustrates the exceptional pressures and governance gaps within Kowloon’s urban past.
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