[3] It is popular among Hong Kong's wealthy residents because of its schools and low-density private housing.

Kowloon Tong was originally a small village located in present-day Police Sport Association near Boundary Street, south of Woh Chai Hill.

[5] In the 1920s, the Hong Kong Government developed the area of east of Kowloon Tong and Kowloon Tsai on both sides of Kowloon–Canton Railway into a low density residential area (based on British town planning of the time).

Minibus route 29A serves Broadcast Drive from MTR Kowloon Tong station.

The stretch of Waterloo Road through Kowloon Tong forms part of Hong Kong's Route 1.

It leads into the Lion Rock Tunnel, and as such serves as an important artery for traffic heading into and out of the New Territories (in particular Sha Tin).