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Definition
New Kowloon; an area of Kowloon in Hong Kong, located north of Boundary Street and south of the Kowloon hills.
How it's used
Historical administrative boundaries often persist in land deeds and government leases long after they fade from public consciousness. While the term appears frequently in legal documents regarding property ownership, it is rarely used in casual conversation to describe locations. Most locals simply refer to the entire area as Kowloon, making this term highly specific to real estate, urban planning, or historical discussions.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the New Territories. Although the name contains the word new, it refers to an area that was historically part of the New Territories but was annexed into the Kowloon urban area, meaning it does not carry the same indigenous land rights as traditional villages.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
