Sham Shui Po

A predominately lower-income neighborhood, Sham Shui Po is one of the densest and most vibrant neighbourhoods in Hong Kong.

[1] It has a diverse mix of migrants from rural China, working-class families and seniors, with many living in cage homes, subdivided flats and public housing estates.

Sham Shui Po has many lively street markets, electronics outlets, fabric stores, restaurants and food vendors.

The discovery in 1955 of the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb indicates that as early as 2,000 years ago, there were Chinese people settled in what is now Sham Shui Po.

At the time, the water in Sham Shui Po was deeper than the beach of Cheung Sha Wan to the northwest.

As Sham Shui Po was one of the earliest developed areas in Hong Kong, it was once a commercial, industrial and transportation hub of the territory.

As of 2003, Sham Shui Po is covered mainly by residential buildings, with public housing estates built on approximately 810,000 square metres (8,700,000 sq ft) of land.

It is connected to the MTR rail network via the Sham Shui Po station on the Tsuen Wan line.

Covering an area of 2,436 square metres (26,220 sq ft) and affecting approximately 500 households, this project will provide 330 residential flats and some retail units.

The vendors in this open-air street market sell a wide variety of products at reasonable prices, allowing individuals to trade second-hand goods here.

The annual Hong Kong computer fair held in the streets of Sham Shui Po attracts a large crowd.

Unlike purely consumer-oriented IT shopping centres, Golden features several stores specializing in professional and esoteric network equipment.