Kwai Tsing

proper noun

A district of Hong Kong.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A district of Hong Kong.

    A British man was filmed performing dangerous stunts on an unlicensed motorcycle on multiple highways in the Kwai Tsing district before being intercepted by police, prompting public concern over road safety.

    2026 April 5, “(Video) Police intercept British motorcyclist following dangerous one-wheel stunts on Kwai Tsing highways”, in The Standard, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2026, News
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    As one of Hong Kong's most industrialized areas, Kwai Tsing was seriously affected by the air quality intervention (the mid-1990 ban on high sulfur fuel), both in terms of the costs to locally based industrial plants and the local benefits from improved air quality for the people resident there.

    1998, William F. Barron, Robert D. Perlack, John J. Boland, “Applications of Environmental Economics: Illustrative Examples”, in Fundamentals of Economics for Environmental Managers, Westport, Conn.; London: Quorum Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 198

    Kwai Tsing District Council has been accused of spending HK$630,000 on fake “likes” on a Facebook page. A document published by the District Council showed that the money was spent on a Facebook page for Kwai Tsing’s community programme.

    2015 August 20, Kris Cheng, “Kwai Tsing District Council accused of spending $630k on fake Facebook likes”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2023

    The suspect fled to Japan following the death of a 63-year-old woman on March 14, when she was bludgeoned to death with a crowbar after finding a man she knew trying to steal valuables from her home at Kwai Fong Terrace in the city’s Kwai Tsing district.

    2023 May 6, Jeffie Lam, “Hong Kong murder suspect in bludgeoning of 63-year-old woman committed suicide after fleeing to Japan”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 May 2023, Law and Crime

Origin

From Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi, the two constituent areas of the district.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 葵青區 /葵青区
  • 葵青區 /葵青区 (kwai⁴ cing¹ keoi¹)district of Hong Kong
Chinese Mandarin 葵青區 /葵青区
  • 葵青區 /葵青区district of Hong Kong
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APA

Kwai Tsing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kwai%20Tsing

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“Kwai Tsing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kwai%20Tsing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kwai Tsing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kwai%20Tsing.

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