Serviced Apartments Kowloon

Facts About Kowloon

Kowloon encompasses both New Kowloon and the Kowloon Peninsula. It is the highest-populated urban zone in Hong Kong with total area of 47 square kilometers. Here are some key facts about Kowloon: 

• Kowloon borders Victoria Harbor, Tate’s Cairn and Lion Rock, Stonecutter’s Island, Lei Yue Mun and Mei Foo Sun Chuen. 
• Kowloon is comprised of the Kowloon East and Kowloon West constituencies in the Hong Kong Legislative Council. 
• The name in Chinese means nine dragons, indicating 8 mountains and a Chinese Emperor. 
• Qing China ceded the portion of Kowloon southwards from Boundary Street along with Stonecutters Island to the UK in 1860 under the Convention of Peking. 
• The area was majorly used for hunting expeditions by the British and they leased a portion northwards from Boundary Street under the Second Convention of Peking in 1898 for a duration of 99 years. 
• The Kowloon Walled City was once located within the current New Kowloon-based Kowloon City. The walled city was demolished in the year 1993. 
• Kowloon started developing in the 20th century with the Kowloon-Canton Railway and Kowloon Wharf being built. 
• Kowloon has a lower skyline than Hong Kong Island owing to its proximity to the Kai Tak Airport. 
• The Royal Navy once occupied reclaimed land known as West Kowloon today. 

Weather in Kowloon

Kowloon has a humid, hot and overcast wet season along with a windy, clear and relatively comfortable dry season. The best time to visit is between late October and late December.