Lai Chi Kok is a neighbourhood in Kowloon, Hong Kong, east of Kwai Chung and west of Cheung Sha Wan. Mei Foo Sun Chuen is the largest housing estate in the area and also the largest in Hong Kong with 99 blocks. Administratively, it belongs to Sham Shui Po District.
View from Lai Chi Kok Park. Banyan Garden is at the far end. Mei Foo Sun Chuen phase 5 and 7 is on the left and right respectively.
Mei Foo Sun Chuen housing estate in Lai Chi Kok
Former Lai Chi Kok Hospital
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It has a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of 43,033/km2 (111,450/sq mi) in 2006. It is one of the three regions of Hong Kong, along with Hong Kong Island and the New Territories, and is the smallest and most densely populated.
Kowloon as viewed from Hong Kong Island
Kowloon c. 1868, depicting the Qing-era Kowloon Walled City and Lion Rock (in the background)
Hong Kong's old airport, Kai Tak, was located in Kowloon Bay.
King George V School, Homantin