North Point - Definition and Overview

North Point (北角) is an area of Hong Kong, located in the northern part of Hong Kong Island. Administratively, it belongs to Eastern district.

Places in North Point

• Choi Sai Woo Park (on Braemer Hill)
• The main buildings of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club were located there, at 12 Oil Street, until 1946, when they were moved to their present location on Kellett Island, in Causeway Bay.
• King's Road
• Fortress Hill Road
• Tin Hau Temple Road
• Cloud View Road

some buildings in western part of Quarry Bay is named as North Point something building, although they are across the customary limit of North Point at Man Hong Street / Healthy Street West.

When the Guinness Book of Records was first published in the 1950s, North Point was listed as the most densely populated place on earth.

Transportation

• North Point is served by the Island Line and the Tseung Kwan O Line of the MTR metro system. The MTR Station of the same name is the terminus of Tseung Kwan O Line.
• There are two highways serving North Point: Island Eastern Corridor and Eastern Harbour Crossing.
• North Point is served by Hong Kong Tramways, of which it is one of the seven terminal points.
• Ferries connect North Point ferry pier to various places in Hong Kong, including Hung Hom, Kowloon City, Kwun Tong and Po Toi Islands.

See also

• List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong