Sham Shui Po District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the second poorest district in Hong Kong, with a predominantly working-class population of 405,869 in 2016 and the lowest median household income of all districts. Sham Shui Po has long been home to poorer new immigrants from mainland China. It also saw the birth of public housing in Hong Kong, as the government sought to resettle those displaced by a devastating fire in its slums. Sham Shui Po also hosted a Vietnamese refugee camp during the influx of migration in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.
Day view of the Sham Shui Po District skyline
Buildings in Sham Shui Po
Fuk Wing Street, looking south east from Pei Ho Street
Kweilin Street, Sham Shui Po
Sham Shui Po is an area of Kowloon, Hong Kong, situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, north of Tai Kok Tsui, east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei (石硤尾). It is located in and is the namesake of the Sham Shui Po District.
Views of Sham Shui Po
A 1930s Tong Lau in Shum Shui Po
Aerial view of Sham Shui Po at night (2017)
Overlook of Sham Shui Po from Nam Cheong Street