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Lam Tin (藍田, Jyutping: laam4 tin4, lit. blue-field) is an area in the Kwun Tong District in southeastern New Kowloon, Hong Kong. Lam Tin is majorly a housing area and transport interchange, with several renowned shopping attractions.

Most of the residents in Lam Tin are Chinese, but due to influence by Japanese immigrants during the 1990s, Japanese people are also common in Lam Tin, in particularly in Sceneway Garden and Laguna City.

Geographical Location


The unshaded region of the map on the top-right corner of this page is normally known as Lam Tin. In common speech, the name Lam Tin in the past usually included the areas of Lei Yue Mun and Yau Tong. However as new infrastructures and housing estates were built, they were currently usually excluded.
Conventional boundaries: west to Laguna City, southeast to Kwong Tin Estate, north to the entrance of Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, southwest to the harbour.



[edit] Constituencies of the Kwun Tong District Council within the Lam Tin area

J14 Hing Tin (興田)
J15 Tak Tin (德田)
J16 Lam Tin (藍田)
J17 Kwong Tak (廣德)
J18 Ping Tin (平田)
J19 Hong Pak (康柏)
J21 Yau Tong / Sze Shan (Hill no.4) West (油塘四山西)
J22 Laguna City / Lai Kong (麗港)
J23 Sceneway Garden / King Tin (景田)


[edit] History
Before colonisation of the nearby Hong Kong Island in 1841, Lam Tin, called Ham Tin Shan (鹹田山) at that time, literally meaning "salty field hill", had been part of Kowloon Bay salt-fields (九龍灣鹽田) under the management of Dongguan county (東莞縣) or Xin'an county (新安縣) in different dynasties.

The Kowloon Bay salt-fields were rich in salt, and this brought wealth to the residents near the bay. Gradually, Ham Tin Shan became villages. Agricultural activities started, and with a quarry found in So Mo Ping (掃墓坪), literally meaning "funeral plains" (now renamed Sau Mau Ping "秀茂坪" with similar Cantonese pronunciation due to taboos), the region gradually became a small fishing, farming and quarrying town.

This lasted on for years until the British occupation of Hong Kong (see History of Hong Kong). Under the British rule, the salt-fields were abandoned to facilitate the building of Kai Tak Airport (啟德機場), and Ham Tin was renamed Lam Tin (藍田) because the village no longer produced salt.

With the building of 3 major transport infrastructures, Kwun Tong Bypass, Eastern Harbour Crossing, and MTR that all incurred outlets to Lam Tin, in late 20th century, continuously people moved into the district. Now Lam Tin is one of the major transport interchanges in Hong Kong.





[edit] Residence
As a residential district, most areas in Lam Tin feature housing estates.



[edit] List of villages and housing estates in Lam Tin






Hong Wah Court
Hing Tin Estate
Tak Tin Estate
Hong Ying Court
Hong Nga Court


Kwong Tin Estate
Hong Pak Court
Cha Kwo Ling Village
Laguna City
Sceneway Garden


Lei On Court
Hong Tin Court
Hong Yat Court
Kai Tin Estate
Ping Tin Estate

In addition, Ko Chun Court and Ko Yee Estate in Yau Tong and Ma Yau Tong Village in Tiu Keng Leng are sometimes considered as part of Lam Tin.


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