To Kwa Wan
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Cantonese 土瓜灣 (tou2 gwaa1 waan1-4).
Proper noun
[edit]To Kwa Wan
- An area in Kowloon City district, Hong Kong.
- 2018 August 14, “Hong Kong MTR must come clean on safety risks to assure To Kwa Wan residents”, in South China Morning Post[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 5 August 2023, Letters[2]:
- To Kwa Wan is an old area with most buildings constructed decades ago. Apart from blocks of flats, the area is criss-crossed by water pipes and gas pipes; the consequence if they were affected would be dire. Four gas pipes in the area have been affected by subsidence. A gas leak could cause an explosion just like four years ago in Taiwan. As a To Kwa Wan resident, I am concerned.
- 2021 May 21, Andrew Russeth, “Expansive Thinking Sustains Hong Kong’s Independent Galleries”, in The New York Times[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-05-21[4]:
- The veteran 1a Space, in a former slaughterhouse in the To Kwa Wan area, organizes shows, residencies and a mentorship program for art critics, and is starting a performance festival.
- 2022 February 11, Keith Richburg, “From a local and an expat, two stories of Hong Kong — and similar worries”, in The Washington Post[5], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Feburary 2022, Outlook[6]:
- She inhabited an entirely different world than the one known to expats, starting out cloistered in a working-class area called To Kwa Wan on the Kowloon side of the harbor, where, she recalls, “I don’t recall ever running into a single white person.”
- 2024 August 9, James Lee, “Hong Kong redevelopment body announces HK$1 billion To Kwa Wan redevelopment project”, in Hong Kong Free Press[7], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 August 2024, Hong Kong:
- Hong Kong’s urban renewal body has announced plans for a HK$1 billion redevelopment in To Kwa Wan affecting 180 households and 20 stores.
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- To Kwa Wan at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.