Eastern District, Hong Kong
The Eastern District (Chinese: 東區; Jyutping: dung1 keoi) located on north-eastern part of Hong Kong Island, being one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It had a population of 529,603 in 2021 The district has the second highest population while its residents have the third highest median household income among 18 districts.
Eastern District
東區 | |
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| Eastern District | |
Night view of the Eastern District skyline | |
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Official emblem | |
Location of Eastern District within Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates: 22°17′03″N 114°13′27″E | |
| Country | China |
| SAR | Hong Kong |
| Region | Hong Kong Island |
| Constituencies | 37 |
| Government | |
| • District Officer | Herman Cho |
| • District Council Chairman | Vacant |
| • District Council Vice-Chairman | Vacant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 588,094 |
| • Density | 31,000/km2 (81,000/sq mi) |
| Largest neighbourhood by population | Shau Kei Wan (85,188 – 2016 est) |
| Website | District Website |
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| Traditional Chinese | 東區 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 东区 | ||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Dung1 keoi1 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Eastern District | ||||||||||||||
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The Eastern District is well-developed, with a complete public transportation and transportation network, including subway, bus, tram and minibus services, while the Island Eastern Corridor and the Eastern Harbour Crossing are important arteries for external traffic. There are comprehensive educational, medical, community and recreational facilities in the area, as well as large shopping malls and commercial centres. At the same time, there are also many historical and cultural attractions in the East District, which are good places for citizens and tourists to relax and entertain.
As the Government of Hong Kong is determined to develop the Eastern District, many government departments have moved from Central and Wan Chai to the Eastern District. In addition, many multinational corporations from Central have moved to Taikoo Place which is a new central business district, so the Eastern District has undertaken some of the functions of the political centre that originally belonged to Central and Wan Chai and economic centre functions.