[1974, Dean Barrett, “the people: 7 interviews”, in Aberdeen: catching the last rays[1], Hong Kong: The Perennial Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 199, column 1:
After breakfast the buying begins. Wong-kao’s experienced eyes scan the long rows of yellow baskets. His fish and meat shop in Wongtaisin needs large supplies of garoupa and white pomfret.]
When she came to Hong Kong, the Maryknoll ministry was in the process of building its own hospital in Wong Tai Sin in Kowloon.
2014 October 23, “Pro-Democracy Banner Occupies Hong Kong’s Iconic Lion Rock, Spawns Memes”, in The Wall Street Journal[3], archived from the original on 2019-12-05[4]:
The term was popularized by a TV show called “Below the Lion Rock,” which first aired in the 1970s and explored the lives of working-class people in Hong Kong, particularly those who had fled mainland China to settle in the former British colony. The show depicted the lives of people living around Lion Rock in areas such as Wong Tai Sin and Kowloon City, known for their slums and dense public housing developments.
2019 August 24, Raymond Zhong, Steven Lee Myers, “In Hong Kong Protests, Tear Gas and Violence End a Period of Calm”, in The New York Times[5], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-08-24, Asia Pacific[6]:
Officers also fired tear gas in the Wong Tai Sin area Saturday evening; the police said the action was a response to protesters obstructing roads and aiming laser pointers at officers.
2019 October 30, James Pomfret, Jessie Pang, “THE WINDOWS OF WONG TAI SIN”, in Reuters[7], archived from the original on 2019-10-30[8]:
In the shadow of the revered mountain rise huge monoliths, drab concrete tower blocks far removed from the glittering glass highrises of Hong Kong island’s steroidal skyline. Here, in a neighborhood of public housing estates called Wong Tai Sin, seemingly endless stacks of aging windows heave with drying laundry and hum with air conditioners sweating droplets onto the pavement below.
2019 November 11, Didi Tang, “Hong Kong protesters branded ‘people’s enemy’ after day of bloodshed”, in The Times[9], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 9 December 2022[10]:
In Wong Tai Sin, a lorry driver was beaten and kicked by a group of protesters after he tried to remove roadblocks while in Kai Tin, a woman was sprayed in the face with black paint after she got into an argument with protesters.
1997, Shiu-hing Lo, “Citizen Participation: From Pressure Groups to Political Parties”, in The Politics of Democratization in Hong Kong[11], →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 168:
In the 1995 Legco elections, DAB leader Tsang Yok-shing originally wished to compete with LP leader Allen Lee in Tai Po district. As a result of political compromise, Tsang decided not to run in Tai Po and opted for Wong Tai Sin district.
2010, Andrew Stone, Piera Chan, Chung Wah Chow, “Neighbourhoods & Islands”, in Hong Kong & Macau City Guide (Lonely Planet)[12], 14th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 114, column 1:
The district of Wong Tai Sin to the north of Kowloon City is known for two things: its enormous and faceless housing estate and one of the most active and interesting temples in the territory.
2020, Eunice Mei Feng Seng, Resistant City: Histories, Maps and the Architecture of Development[13], →DOI, →ISBN, →OCLC, page [14], columns 1, 2:
Located in Kowloon, with an area of 9.36 km², Wong Tai Sin is the only district in Hong Kong that is totally landlocked. It has a population of 420,183 (2011) and a high density of 44.891/km².
