history
The earliest historical record of Tong Can can be traced back to the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, an official saltworks was established in Guantang area, which was named "Official Rich Field" and was managed by salt officials. It was one of the four major saltworks in Dongguan County at that time. In the first year of Longxing in Xiaozong of Southern Song Dynasty (1 163), the salt production in "Guanfuchang" was unsatisfactory, and it was once abandoned, but it was later restored due to the resumption of salt production.
In the Yuan Dynasty, the "official finance field" was changed to "official finance inspection department", and in the Ming Dynasty it was changed to "official finance inspection department". Until the first year of Kangxi (1662), in order to prevent coastal residents from helping Zheng Chenggong's regime in Taiwan Province, the Qing government implemented a border-moving order, forcing coastal residents to move 50 miles inland, and the saltworks were abandoned. Although the relocation order was cancelled in the eighth year of Kangxi (1669), the relocated residents were not familiar with cooking salt, so Yantian could not be restored to its previous scale and was finally abandoned.
This salt field has brought "rich officials" to this area, and some residents call it "Guantang" (meaning "rich official salt pond"). From 1953 to 1954, the British Hong Kong government began to develop this area into a major industrial zone in Hong Kong and began to use the name "Kwun Tong". 1979, the Hong Kong subway was opened to traffic, and Kwun Tong Station was set up, making Kwun Tong the most common name in this area.
plan
Kwun Tong was a rather barren bay before 1950. After the Second World War, some manufacturers from China began to set up factories in Kwun Tong, so the government started reclamation in Kwun Tong on 1954 to make room for the manufacturers, which was completed on 1957. The reclaimed part (that is, the southern part of Kwun Tong) is used for industrial purposes, becoming the Kwun Tong Industrial Zone, while the northern part of the industrial zone is developed into a residential area, including Xiumaoping. At first, there were only overhead wires in Kwun Tong Industrial Zone, and 1960 was changed to underground wires.
With the increase of population in Kwun Tong, many public housing estates have been completed in Kwun Tong, including Ngau Tau Kok, Lantian and Sau Mau Ping. Many houses have been built on Xiumaoping Mountain, such as Shunli House, which is called "Sishun District". With the development of industry, Kwun Tong brought a lot of traffic in the1970s, so the government built the Kwun Tong subway line and opened it to traffic in the1980s.
Stepping into the1990s, with the "sunset" of manufacturing industry, a large number of factories were vacant, and a section near Kwun Tong subway station was partially converted into commercial buildings or warehouses, but most coastal sections were vacant. Many residential buildings in Kwun Tong District are also aging, among which public housing villages such as Ngau Tau Kok Village, Lantian Village and Sau Mau Ping Village have been rebuilt. The same is true of other private houses. Therefore, at the beginning of 1998, the Land Development Corporation (now the Urban Renewal Authority) proposed the redevelopment project of Kwun Tong town center, but it has not yet been implemented. By June 5438+065438+ 10, 2005, the Urban Renewal Authority announced the establishment of Kwun Tong District Advisory Committee to prepare for the implementation of the plan. The Housing Authority also announced that it hopes to develop a comprehensive community development similar to Tai Koo Shing in Yau Tong Community to meet the needs of residents.
house
The residential development in Kwun Tong is mainly public housing and Home Ownership Scheme housing, and only about 30% is private buildings. Because this area has a long history of development, the old houses have been replaced by new ones. Lantian was demolished in190' s and replaced by new public housing. Recently, URA also announced the reconstruction plan of Yuminfang in Kwun Tong to rebuild the old buildings that have been in disrepair for a long time.
medical treatment
Only one United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong has emergency equipment. In addition, there are 1 elderly health care center, women's health care center, chest and lung clinic, children's physical intelligence test center, dermatology clinic, dental street clinic, school dental clinic and social health clinic in the whole region; There are 2 maternal and child health centers, 2 methadone clinics and 3 student health service centers/health assessment centers.
education
There are 56 kindergartens in this district; 48 primary schools; 32 secondary schools; 4 special schools; 3 adult education centers; 1 hospital school. To tie in with the new development areas in Sau Mau Ping and Yau Tong, more schools with reserved places will be built.
Community and recreational facilities
There are many community and recreational facilities in Kwun Tong District. There are 9 community centers/gymnasiums, 8 indoor sports halls, 7 large parks and playgrounds 1, standard swimming pools 1 and swimming pools1. The nine community centers managed by the District Office are located in eight districts of Kwun Tong, including the historic Kwun Tong Community Center, and the latest community center is the Asakusa Bay Community Center.
transportation
There are two main transportation networks in Kwun Tong District. Including the Kwun Tong Line of the Mass Transit Railway and buses; The traffic in this area is supplemented by public light buses and green light buses. The Eastern Harbour Crossing also provides fast access to Hong Kong Island.
Industrial and commercial development
The main industrial areas in Kwun Tong are Kowloon Bay and Kwun Tong. Due to the industrial transformation and the northward movement of industries, some industrial buildings have been converted into office buildings. The Century City project has also brought a new situation to the region.