Aldrich Bay

Housing area in Hong Kong

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Housing area in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

Aldrich Bay Chinese: 愛秩序灣
Housing area
Aldrich Bay public housing
Etymology: Major Edward Aldrich
22°17′N 114°14′E / 22.283°N 114.233°E / 22.283; 114.233
Country	People's Republic of China
Special administrative region	Hong Kong
island	Hong Kong Island
Area	Shau Kei Wan
Time zone	UTC+8:00 (HKT)

Aldrich Bay (Chinese: 愛秩序灣), named after Major Edward Aldrich, was formerly a bay in the north shore on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is now reclaimed and is a housing area outside the area of Shau Kei Wan, neighbouring A Kung Ngam and Lei King Wan.

Outside Aldrich Bay, it is the Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter. It is not a small community. It contains Oi Tung Estate, Tung Yuk Court, Aldrich Garden and other private housings, with several primary and secondary schools.^[1] It is administratively part of the Eastern District.

Name

The Chinese transcription for "Aldrich" roughly means "Loving Discipline", matching the achievement of Major Aldrich that bringing good discipline to his force.

Education

Primary School:

CCC Kei Wan Primary School (Aldrich Bay)
Aldrich Bay Government Primary School

Secondary School:

St. Mark's School
Munsang College (Hong Kong Island)

References

^ "Aldrich Bay Development". Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2009.

Urban areas of Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories

Hong Kong^{1,3,4,5,6,7,8}

Central and Western District²	Sai Wan (Kennedy Town, Shek Tong Tsui and Sai Ying Pun) The Peak Mid-Levels Sheung Wan Central
Wan Chai District²	Wan Chai Causeway Bay Tai Hang So Kon Po Jardine's Lookout Happy Valley
Eastern District²	North Point Braemar Hill Quarry Bay Sai Wan Ho Shau Kei Wan Aldrich Bay Chai Wan Siu Sai Wan
Southern District	Pok Fu Lam Waterfall Bay (Wah Fu) Aberdeen Ap Lei Chau Wong Chuk Hang Shouson Hill Repulse Bay Chung Hom Kok Stanley Tai Tam Shek O Cape D'Aguilar

Kowloon^{KL,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

Yau Tsim Mong District	Tai Kok Tsui Mong Kok Yau Ma Tei King's Park Tsim Sha Tsui
Sham Shui Po District	Stonecutters Island
Kowloon City District	Ma Tau Wai Ma Tau Kok To Kwa Wan Ho Man Tin Hung Hom

New Kowloon^{NKL,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

Sham Shui Po District	Lai Chi Kok Cheung Sha Wan Sham Shui Po So Uk Shek Kip Mei Tai Wo Ping Yau Yat Tsuen
Kowloon City District	Kowloon City Kowloon Tong Kai Tak
Wong Tai Sin District	Wong Tai Sin Wang Tau Hom (Lok Fu) Tsz Wan Shan Diamond Hill San Po Kong Ngau Chi Wan Hammer Hill
Kwun Tong District	Kwun Tong Ngau Tau Kok Kowloon Bay Jordan Valley Sau Mau Ping Lam Tin Cha Kwo Ling Yau Tong

New Territories

Kwai Tsing District^6,7,8	Kwai Chung (Sheung Kwai Chung and Ha Kwai Chung) Tsing Yi Stonecutters Island
Tsuen Wan District^6,7 (Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula on Lantau Island excluded)	Tsuen Wan⁸ Chai Wan Kok⁸ Yau Kom Tau⁸ Tsing Lung Tau Sham Tseng Ting Kau⁸ Ma Wan⁸ Sheung Kwai Chung⁸

Official place names are from "Hong Kong Guide" of Lands Department and "Hong Kong Guide Book" of Universal Publications Ltd.
KL: Kowloon Peninsula at the south of Boundary Street
NKL: Former New Territories area at the north of Boundary Street and at the south of Lion Rock
1: Common definition (1)
2: Common definition (2)
3: Common definition (3)
4: Areas not adopting small house concessionary right of indigenous inhabitants
5: Jurisdiction area of former Urban Council
6: Definition of "Metropolitan Area" of Planning Department
7: Jurisdiction area of Urban Renewal Authority
8: Unique operating area of urban taxis