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Sai Wan

Central and Western District, Hong KongPlaces in Hong KongSai WanUse Hong Kong English from January 2019
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Sai Wan, also known as Western district, or simply Western, is an area in Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong that corresponds to Sai Ying Pun, Shek Tong Tsui, Belcher Bay and Kennedy Town. However, Some Hong Kong people consider Kennedy Town as the only part of Sai Wan. It formed part of the City of Victoria. West Point, a former cape where major government structures in Sai Wan are close to, also used to refer to Sai Wan. After Hong Kong's handover to People's republic of China, Sai Wan become the location for the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and people in Hong Kong, including the former head of the Liaison Office Zhang Xiaoming, colloquially refer the name Sai Wan as the Liaison office itself.

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Sai Wan
Sai Cheung Street, Hong Kong Island Shek Tong Tsui (Central and Western District)

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N 22.285 ° E 114.132 °
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Sai Cheung Street
Hong Kong Island, Shek Tong Tsui (Central and Western District)
Hong Kong, China
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