Meanings
- An area of Eastern district, Hong Kong.
From Central take the MTR to Sai Wan Ho and change to Bus 14; get off at Tai Tam Road after passing the dam of Tai [Tam] Tuk Reservoir.
2006, “Hong Kong Beaches”, in The New York Times, Fodor's, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023, Travel2 more examples
The video shows a police officer in a white shirt and neon vest pulling his gun on a group of protesters surrounding him at an intersection in the Sai Wan Ho neighborhood.
2019 November 10, Elaine Yu, “Hong Kong Protesters Urge General Strike for Monday”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2019, Asia PacificEarly on Nov. 11, protesters began obstructing roads and disrupting train service as part of a general strike. The incident, in the Sai Wan Ho neighborhood, shows a police officer walking across the road toward a group of masked protesters.
2019 December 24, Shibani Mahtani, Timothy McLaughlin, Tiffany Liang, Ryan Ho Kilpatrick, “In Hong Kong crackdown, police repeatedly broke their own rules — and faced no consequences”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Dec 2019
Origin
- Cantonese西灣河 /西湾河
- EnglishSai Wan Ho
From Cantonese 西灣河 /西湾河 (sai¹ waan¹ ho⁴⁻²).
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Chinese Cantonese 西灣河 /西湾河
- 西灣河 /西湾河area in Hong Kong
Cite this entry
Sai Wan Ho. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sai%20Wan%20Ho
“Sai Wan Ho.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sai%20Wan%20Ho. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sai Wan Ho,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sai%20Wan%20Ho.
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