Chai Wan
| Chai Wan | |||||||||||
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A view of Chai Wan (back), Siu Sai Wan (front) and the Cargo Handling Basin (front right) | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 柴灣 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 柴湾 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Cháiwān | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | firewood bay | ||||||||||
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Chai Wan (/ˌtʃaɪ ˈwɑːn/; Chinese: 柴灣), formerly known as Sai Wan (西灣), lies at the east end of the urban area of Hong Kong Island next to Shau Kei Wan. The area is administratively part of the Eastern District, and is a mosaic of industrial and residential areas. The population was 186,505 in 2001.
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