Kwai Tsing District
Kwai Tsing is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It consists of two parts - Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Kwai Tsing is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 520,572 in 2016. The district has the third least educated residents and their income is below average. Kwai Tsing did not exist as a standalone district when Hong Kong's District Boards were formed in the early 1980s. It remained as a part of Tsuen Wan district until 1985. The newly created district was known as Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi District () until 1988, when its name was shortened to Kwai Tsing District. The internationally famous container terminals can be found within the district, along the shores of Rambler Channel between Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. The Tsing Ma Bridge, leading to the Hong Kong International Airport through the North Lantau Highway, starts at the northwestern end of Tsing Yi Island. Over 75% of the district residents live in public housing. History In 1669, the Qing dynasty forced the people in Hong Kong and the coastal regions such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, etc., to move to the inland areas of mainland China. After this move inland policy ceased, a large number of Hakka people from the Huayang region of Guangdong province, as well as the Hakka districts of Fujian province, moved to what is now Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Traditionally, Kwai Tsing District has been a Hakka speaking region; the original inhabitants of the villages in this area were mainly of Hakka extraction. Geography Kwai Tsing District borders in the north and west with Tsuen Wan District, east with Sha Tin District, southeast with Sham Shui Po District and Yau Tsim Mong District (marine), south with Central and Western District (marine), and southwest with Islands District (marine liners and similar). Constituencies 2003 By 2003 District Councils Election, the Kwai Tsing District Council is divided into 28 constituencies: Kwai Chung Cho Yiu Kwai Chung Estate Kwai Fong Kwai Hing Kwai Shing East Estate Kwai Shing West Estate Hing Fong Lai King Lai Wah Lai Yiu On Yam Shek Lei Shek Lei Extension Shek Yam Tai Pak Tin Upper Tai Wo Hau Lower Tai Wo Hau Tsing Yi Cheung Ching Cheung Hang Cheung Hong Cheung On Ching Fat Greenfield On Ho Shing Hong Tsing Yi Estate Tsing Yi South Wai Ying 2015 It has 29 constituencies in 2015 election. S01 Kwai Hing S02 Kwai Shing East Estate S03 Upper Tai Wo Hau S04 Lower Tai Wo Hau S05 Kwai Chung Estate North S06 Kwai Chung Estate South S07 Shek Yam S08 On Yam S09 Shek Lei South S10 Shek Lei North S11 Tai Pak Tin S12 Kwai Fong S13 Wah Lai S14 Lai Wah S15 Cho Yiu S16 Hing Fong S17 Lai King S18 Kwai Shing West Estate S19 On Ho S20 Wai Ying S21 Tsing Yi Estate S22 Greenfield S23 Cheung Ching S24 Cheung Hong S25 Shing Hong S26 Tsing Yi South S27 Cheung