North Point

22°17′13.6″N 114°11′30″E / 22.287111°N 114.19167°E / 22.287111; 114.19167

North Point
北角
Mixed-used urban area
Skyline of North Point in 2008
Skyline of North Point in 2008
Map
CountryPeople's Republic of China
SARHong Kong
DistrictEastern
Named forNorthernmost point of Hong Kong
North Point
Chinese北角
Cantonese YaleBāk gok
JyutpingBak1 gok3
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBěijiǎo
Wu
Shanghainese
Romanization
Poh4-koh4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationBāk gok
JyutpingBak1 gok3
IPA[pɐ́k kɔ̄ːk]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJPak-kak

North Point is a mixed-use urban area in the Eastern District of Hong Kong. Located in the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island, the area is named after a cape between Causeway Bay and Tsat Tsz Mui that projects towards Kowloon Bay.[1]

  1. ^ Wordie, Jason (2002). Streets: Exploring Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 962-209-563-1.