Is Quarry Bay a city in Hong Kong?

Is Quarry Bay a city in Hong Kong?

Quarry Bay is an area beneath Mount Parker in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. The western portion of the area was also formerly known as Lai Chi (麗池). Traditionally being an industrial and residential area, the number of commercial buildings in this district has increased since the 1990s.

Is Quarry Bay a city?

Just like when Swire built its own city-within-a-city around the old sugar refinery and dockyard, Quarry Bay is still a kind of company town. Swire is presiding over sleek new public spaces, cultural venues and, of course, the Tong Chong Street Market – a new kind of Quarry Bay for a new kind of Hong Kong.

Why Quarry Bay is called Quarry Bay?

After the British arrived, Hakka stonemasons began quarrying the nearby hills to supply granite to the burgeoning city to the west – hence the English name. Quarry Bay was linked to Victoria (as central Hong Kong was then known) by road as early as 1843.

Where is the Quarry Bay station in Hong Kong?

As with all stations on the Island line, Quarry Bay is located on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island. Platforms 1 and 2 are built beneath King’s Road to Pak Fuk Road. Platforms 3 and 4 are built beneath King’s Road to the south of Model Housing Estate .

How many cubic meters was the construction of Quarry Bay station?

In the course of constructing Quarry Bay station, with the initial two platforms, 70,000 cubic metres of rock was excavated and 28,000 cubic metres of concrete was poured. The station opened as part of the first phase of the Island line on 31 May 1985.

Is there a cross-platform interchange at Quarry Bay station?

Since platforms 3 and 4 were built some time after platforms 1 and 2, no cross-platform interchange is available in Quarry Bay station. Commuters interchanging between the two lines have to walk through a long passageway and two flights of escalators for about five minutes to reach the platforms of the other line.

Why is Quarry Bay called Taikoo?

The eastern part of Quarry Bay, namely Quarry Point, was largely owned by Swire and therefore many places and facilities are named after the company’s Chinese name, Taikoo.