Sham Shui Po District
Sham Shui Po District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong.
Sham Shui Po District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the second poorest district by income 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 in the 1970s.
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Worth seeing in and around Sham Shui Po District
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01International Commerce Centre
The International Commerce Centre is a 108-storey, 484 m supertall skyscraper in West Kowloon, Hong Kong, located atop the Elements mall and near two MTR Stations. It is the world's 13th tallest building by height, 10th tallest by number of floors, and Hong Kong's tallest, as well as the only building in the city with over 100 storeys.
3 km · skyscraper in West Kowloon, Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 02Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is a public university in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The university is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong.
3.4 km · public university in Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 03Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre
The Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre, also known as the Kowloon Mosque, is a mosque located in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. Located in the Tsim Sha Tsui area at the intersection of Nathan Road and Haiphong Road, beside Kowloon Park, the mosque is the largest in Hong Kong and holds five prayers daily and is capable of accommodating up to 3,500 people.
3.7 km · mosque and Islamic center in Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 04City University of Hong Kong
The City University of Hong Kong is a public university in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and formally established as the City University of Hong Kong in 1994.
1.3 km · public research university in Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 05Kowloon Park
Kowloon Park is a large public park in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It has an area of 13.3 hectares and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
3.5 km · Park in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 06Lion Rock
Lion Rock, or less formally Lion Rock Hill, is a mountain in Hong Kong. It is located in Sha Tin District, between Kowloon Tong of Kowloon and Tai Wai of the New Territories, and is 495 metres high.
3.6 km · hill in Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 07Chungking Mansions
Chungking Mansions is a building located at 36–44 Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Though the building was supposed to be residential, it is made up of many independent low-budget guesthouses, shops, and other services.
4 km · building in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 08Hong Kong Museum of History
The Hong Kong Museum of History is a public museum that preserves Hong Kong's historical and cultural heritage. It is located next to the Hong Kong Science Museum, in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon.
3.6 km · history museum · Wikipedia - 09Mong Kok Stadium
Mong Kok Stadium is a stadium in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. With a capacity of 6,664, it hosts Hong Kong Premier League football matches, with Kitchee currently using the venue.
1.2 km · football stadium in Hong Kong · Wikipedia - 10The Masterpiece
The Masterpiece is a 64-floor, 261 metre tall luxury apartment in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. It houses the six-storey K11 shopping centre in the lower levels and basement.
3.9 km · building in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong · Wikipedia
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Getting to Sham Shui Po District
- Airports
- Hong Kong (HKG), 26 km · Shenzhen Bao'an (SZX), 50 km · Macau (MFM), 62 km
- Stations
- Hung Hom station, 3.7 km · Kowloon Station, 2.9 km · Nam Cheong station, 1 km · Kowloon Tong Station, 1.7 km · Kai Tak Sports Park, 3.7 km
- Shenzhen → Sham Shui Po District26 km · quickest by road, 50 min · ¥14–19
- Nossa Senhora do Carmo → Sham Shui Po District65 km · quickest by road, 1h 42m · $6–9
- Zhuhai (Jinwan) → Sham Shui Po District86 km · quickest by road, 2h 3m · ¥39–50
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Sham Shui Po District
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Sham Shui Po District. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inHelicopter transfers can be arranged between Hong Kong International Airport and the roof-top landing pad at the Peninsula Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui.
- Get aroundThe 5 follows Chatham Road north at first on its run from the Star Ferry pier to Fu Shan, with the 6 going northwest from the dock to Lai Chi Kok and providing access to the western side of the peninsula.
- Get aroundRoutes 5R, 22, and 22M as well as some minibuses connect from Kai Tak Cruise Terminal to different regional subcenters where passengers can further transfer to other bus, metro, other transit services, or explore these local area.
- Get aroundTogether with line, they cover most part of the Kowloon area, with feeder bus and green minibus available at various stations for connection into more localized area.
- Get aroundThere are also red minibus hubs scattering around Mong Kok and Kwun Tong.
From Wikivoyage: Hong Kong/Kowloon, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Sham Shui Po District
- Kowloon Walled Cityhuman settlement in Kowloon City, Hong Kong2.9 km
- Kowloon City Districtdistrict of Hong Kong3.1 km
- Yau Tsim Mong Districtdistrict of Hong Kong2.3 km
- Wong Tai Sin Districtdistrict in Hong Kong, China3.6 km
- Mong Kokneighborhood in Hong Kong1.3 km
- New Kowloonhuman settlement2.6 km