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Choi Hung Estate
A 1962 public housing estate painted in rainbow bands, with a rooftop basketball court over the car park that frames the colours against the towers.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Kowloon Tong
Kowloon City, Hong Kong · Asia
About Kowloon Tong
Kowloon Tong works well as a base: 3km from Choi Hung Estate.
Kowloon Tong is in Kowloon City, Hong Kong, with about 19,000 people.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Kowloon Tong?
Within an hour or so of Kowloon Tong: Choi Hung Estate (3 km), Ping Shek Estate (3 km), Mido Cafe (3 km), Australia Dairy Company (3 km).
Are there any good drives near Kowloon Tong?
The nearest famous roads are Guia Circuit.
Where is Kowloon Tong?
Kowloon Tong is in Kowloon City, Hong Kong.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 18,849
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Kowloon City
- Timezone
- Asia/Hong_Kong
- Coordinates
- 22.3331, 114.1797
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Worth the detour from Kowloon Tong
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
photogenic
Ping Shek Estate
A 1970s Kowloon estate whose grey concrete stairwells and repeating balcony grids draw photographers for their brutalist symmetry, far quieter than Choi Hung.
3 km · about 5 min drive
cafe
Mido Cafe
A 1950s cha chaan teng on Temple Street with mosaic tiles, steel window frames and a corner upstairs table overlooking Yau Ma Tei, the archetypal Hong Kong diner.
3 km · about 5 min drive
restaurant
Australia Dairy Company
A Jordan institution serving steamed milk pudding and scrambled egg sandwiches at ferocious speed, where waiters clear your table while you are still chewing.
3 km · about 5 min drive
photogenic
Monster Building
Five interlocking 1960s housing blocks in Quarry Bay whose courtyard walls of stacked flats close overhead, Hong Kong's most photographed piece of density.
6 km · about 10 min drive
restaurant
Lin Heung Tea House
A survivor of old-Canton yum cha culture where dim sum still comes round on pushed trolleys and regulars compete for it, in a room of ceiling fans and communal tables.
6 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
A hillside temple above Sha Tin reached by a stairway lined with hundreds of life-size gilded arhat statues, each with a different face and pose.
6 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Victoria Peak
Hong Kong's highest point on the island, offering spectacular panoramic views of the city skyline and harbour.
7 km · about 15 min drive
Driving roads near Kowloon Tong
- 66 kmGuia CircuitA 6.2km street circuit through Macau lined by armco and walls, with the impossibly tight Melco hairpin and the fast Mandarin bend. Everyday public roads outside the November Grand Prix weekend.
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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