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Kwun Tong was not developedb e f o r e t h e 1 9 5 0 s . I t w a suncultivated and, like Ngau Chi

Wan, was just a small village. The areasaround Amoy Garden in Ngau Tau Kokwere simply muddy paths. Mr. Hau Shui Puiof the Kwun Tong District Council recallsthat in the past Kwun Tong Road was abeach. Many fishermen came to sell theircatches. Squatters were particularlyabundant in this district, fires and landslidesoften occurred. The government startedsystematic development planning in the1950s and Kwun Tong soon became anindustrial area. In the 1960s a variety ofindustries flourished such as plastics,garments and toys. In order to encourageprogress, CLP put great effort into thedevelopment of this new and large industrialarea.

In the late 1970s, on behalf of a large numberof factories and companies, the governmentinvited Mr. Vincent Sum and otherindustrialists to organize an association ofindustry and commerce. Finally, the KwunTong Associat ion of Industry andC o m m e r c e w a s f o u n d e d i n 1 9 8 2 ,symbolizing the maturity of this industrialarea.

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The newly developing Kwun Tong, 1959; the sea beyond Kowloon Bay canstill be seen from Tsun Yip Lane substation

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There are two small communitiesneighbouring Kwun Tong. One isLam Tin (literally means “blue

field”). It was originally called “Ham Tin”(literally means “salty field”) because thepeople there in the past made salt fromseawater along the shore. Mr. Lo Hon ofLam Tin Kai Fong Welfare Association tellsthe story: There were some small-scalefactories erected on the hillsides in Lam Tinin the 1960s. Those small industries includedelectroplating, polishing and metal wares.People mainly lived in squatter huts andseldom used electricity. Many of them hadelectric lamps, but few had refrigerators ortelevision sets. Electricity theft was verycommon. In the 1970s, the governmentstarted to develop this area. When Lam TinKai Fong Welfare Association wasestablished in 1967, they suggested the name“Lam Tin” to replace “Ham Tin”. This wasto take the meaning of the Chinese sayingof “cultivating jade from blue field”. Sincethen the electricity supply to Lam Tingreatly improved.

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Another small community is LeiYue Mun. This v i l lage i sfamous for its seafood. At the

beginning there were only two boats besidethe “soldier’s pier”. Visitors paid somewhatover $10 for a seafood meal. $10 would befor the cooking and miscellaneous fees, andthe rest for buying seafood. The seafoodboat of Mr. Sit Chi Lit of the Lei Yue MunKai Fong Welfare Association alsoanchored beside the “soldier’s pier” and waspopular among customers. The seafoodbusiness has been prospering since the 1970sand the number of restaurants has increasedrapidly. Soon Lei Yue Mun turned from alittle fishing village into a famous scenic spotfor tourism and cuisine in Hong Kong. Whatis clear is that without sufficient electricitysupply there could not have been such greatchanges.

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Fishing boats in Lei Yue Mun