Sham Shui Po

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Sham Shui Po
Chinese深水埗
Cantonese YaleSāmséuibóu
Literal meaning"deep water pier"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShēnshuǐbù
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSāmséuibóu
JyutpingSam1seoi2bou2
IPA[sɐ́m.sɵ̌y̯.pǒu̯]
A 1930s Tong Lau in Shum Shui Po

Sham Shui Po (Chinese: 深水埗) is an area of Kowloon, Hong Kong, situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, north of Tai Kok Tsui, east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei (石硤尾). It is located in and is the namesake of the Sham Shui Po District.

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. It is famous for Golden Computer Shopping Arcade for bargain electronics and accessories.

  1. ^ "How Covid Helped Gentrify One of Hong Kong's Poorest Districts". Bloomberg.com. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.