Ho Man Tin 847604 221805073 2008-06-26T04:57:56Z Dishanarwani 6454341 [[Image:Ho Man Tin.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Fat Kwong Street in Ho Man Tin]] '''Ho Man Tin''' ({{zh-t|t=何文田}}) or '''Ho Mun Tin''' is a mostly residential area in [[Kowloon]], [[Hong Kong]], part of the [[Kowloon City District]]. ==History== The area of Ho Man Tin was quite different from the present-day context. The proper Ho Man Tin was considered as the heart of the present-day [[Mong Kok]]. With cultivated lands, it was bounded north by [[Argyle Street, Hong Kong|Argyle Street]], west by [[Coronation Road]] (present-day [[Nathan Road, Hong Kong|Nathan Road]]), and east by the hills. To its southeast is [[Fo Pang]] and north Mong Kok. Stream from the hills east offered water from cultivation. The last Chinese character ''tin'' (田, field) reflects the cultivation. The "Ho" (何) and "Man" (文) are both Chinese surnames which Ho Man Tin represents the agricultural land owned by the "Ho" and "Man" families. They were the major families who took their residance around the area. In the 1950s and 1960s, hills near Ho Man Tin became a resettlement area full of refugees from China. When the hilly east built [[Ho Man Tin Estate]], the area became present-day Ho Man Tin. It is close to Argyle Street and Kowloon Hospital. The area was within the district of the Kowloon City police station. ==Streets and Places in Ho Man Tin== *Ho Man Tin Hill *Kadoorie Hill *Waterloo Hill *Ho Man Tin Estate *Ho Man Tin South Estate *[[King's Park, Hong Kong|King's Park]] *Oi Man Estate *Sheung Shing Street *Perth Street *Soares Ave. *Victory Ave. *Peace Ave. *Chung Hau Street. *Dragon View. *Elery Terrace. ==Community Facilities== *Perth Street Sports Ground ==Public Services== *Kowloon Central Library *Kowloon Hospital *Kowloon Rehabilitation Centre *[[Hong Kong Housing Authority]] Headquarters *[[Hong Kong Housing Authority Exhibition Centre]] ==Education== Educational institutions in Ho Man Tin include: *[[Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College]] *[[Hoi Ping Chamber of Commerce Secondary School]] *[[Homantin Government Secondary School]] *[[King George V School]] *[[Open University of Hong Kong]] (Main Campus) *[[Pui Ching Middle School (Hong Kong)|Pui Ching Middle School]] *[[Wa Ying College]] *[[Y.W.C.A. Hioe Tjo Yoeng College]] ==Transportation== [[Princess Margaret Road]], [[Waterloo Road, Kowloon|Waterloo Road]], [[Argyle Street, Hong Kong|Argyle Street]], [[Pui Ching Road, Kowloon|Pui Ching Road]], and Fat Kwong Street act as the main arteries of the Ho Man Tin area, and it is served mainly by public buses. The proposed [[MTR]] [[Kwun Tong Line]] extension will have [[Ho Man Tin (MTR)|Ho Man Tin Station]], and the new terminus will be [[Whampoa Garden (MTR)|Whampoa Garden Station]]. ==See also== *[[List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong]] ==External links== *[http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/aboutus/events/exhibitioncentre/0,,,00.html Hong Kong Housing Authority Exhibition Centre, in Ho Man Tin] [[Category:Ho Man Tin| ]] [[Category:Places in Hong Kong]] [[zh-yue:何文田]] [[zh:何文田]]