Shau Ki Wan

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 筲箕灣／筲箕湾 (saau¹ gei¹ waan¹).

Proper noun

Shau Ki Wan

1. Alternative form of Shau Kei Wan.
   • 1952, William Harold Ingrams, “The Boat People”, in Hong Kong‎^[1], London, →OCLC, page 188:

     Although it is now in so many ways urbanized, Shau Ki Wan still keeps much of the air of a small fishing village. It gives me the feeling of arriving at a pleasant out-of-the-world place, a little fishing port nestling, like so many in other countries, at the foot of sheltering hills.

   • 2006, “Hong Kong Beaches”, in The New York Times, Fodor's‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-19, Travel‎^[3]:

     From Shau Ki Wan, take Bus 9 to the roundabout; walk about 20 minutes along the road, which is usually lined with cars on weekends. […]
     Take the MTR from Central to Shau Ki Wan (there is a bus from Central to Shau Ki Wan, but it takes between one and two hours), then Bus 9 to the end of the line.

   • 2013 March 1, Barrie Shelton, Justyna Karakiewicz, Thomas Kvan, The Making of Hong Kong: From Vertical to Volumetric, Routledge, →ISBN:

     Soon afterwards, following Causeway Bay reclamation, a single track was extended eastwards to Shau Ki Wan, although this was quickly converted to double track after World War I.

   • 2022 August 4, Michael Ng, Political Censorship in British Hong Kong, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 84:

     On 10 October 1955, the ROC's national flags were hoisted in many streets, especially in Wan Chai, Shau Ki Wan, Diamond Hill and industrial areas in Kowloon […]