Quarry Bay

Quarry Bay
Traditional Chinese鰂魚涌
Simplified Chinese鲗鱼涌
Cantonese Yalejāk yùh chūng
Jyutpingzak1 jyu4 cung1
Literal meaning"crucian carp stream"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZéiyúchōng[1][2]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationjāk yùh chūng
Jyutpingzak1 jyu4 cung1
IPA[tsɐk̚˥ jy˩ tsʰʊŋ˥]
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese採石灣
Simplified Chinese采石湾
Cantonese Yalechói sehk wāan
Jyutpingcoi2 sek6 waan1
Literal meaningrock-extracting bay
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyincǎi shí wān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationchói sehk wāan
Jyutpingcoi2 sek6 waan1
Aerial view of Taikoo Shing in Quarry Bay, One Island East is the tallest building in the photo and Mount Parker is in the background.
A section of King's Road in Quarry Bay

Quarry Bay is an area beneath Mount Parker in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Quarry Bay is bordered by Sai Wan Ho to the east, Mount Parker to the south, North Point to the west, and Victoria Harbour to the north.

Quarry Bay is a residential and business district in Hong Kong. One Island East, the seventh tallest building in Hong Kong, is located in Quarry Bay. Some government departments such as the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council have relocated their offices from Central and Wan Chai to Quarry Bay over the years, and some multinational companies have their offices located in the district, such as Ernst & Young, BNP Paribas, LVMH and Boston Consulting Group, etc. Cityplaza and Kornhill Plaza, being one of the largest shopping malls on Hong Kong Island is at Quarry Bay.

With dense population as well as developed economic and commercial activities in the district, Quarry Bay has a considerable traffic demand. It is one of the transportation hubs in Hong Kong. There are two MTR stations in the district, being Quarry Bay Station and Taikoo Station. Quarry Bay Station is the intersection of the Island line and Tseung Kwan O line. Other transportation means in the district include buses, minibuses, and trams.

  1. ^ 现代汉语词典(第七版). [A Dictionary of Current Chinese (Seventh Edition).]. Beijing: The Commercial Press. 1 September 2016. p. 1637. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8. 鲗（鰂 zéi 用于地名：~鱼涌（在香港）
  2. ^ 现代汉语词典(第七版). [A Dictionary of Current Chinese (Seventh Edition).]. Beijing: The Commercial Press. 1 September 2016. p. 180. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8. 涌 chōng 〈方〉{...}鲗鱼~（在香港）