Lei Yue Mun Explained

Lei Yue Mun is a short channel in Hong Kong. It lies between Junk Bay and Victoria Harbour, separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The channel is an important passage for the city, forming the eastern entrance of Victoria Harbour.

The lands around the channel are also called Lei Yue Mun. On Kowloon side, it is famous for its seafood market and restaurants in the fishing villages.^[1] On the Hong Kong Island side, it has former military defence facilities.

Names

The Chinese name for the channel means "Carp Gate"^[2] and is pronounced Lei5 yu4 mun4 in Cantonese. It has been variously transcribed and translated over the years, appearing as the Ly-ce-moon Pass,^[3] the Ly-ee-moon Pass,^[4] Ly-e-Mun Pass,^[5] Lyemun, Lymoon, and the Lye Moon Passage.

Places and facilities

On Hong Kong Island

• Lei Yue Mun Fort, converted into the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence
• Lyemun Barracks, converted into the Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village

On Kowloon:

• Lei Yue Mun Village :
  • Ma Pui Tsuen
  • Ma San Tsuen
  • Ma Wan Tsuen
  • Sam Ka Tsuen
• Sam Ka Tsuen Typhoon Shelter
• Tin Hau temple,^[6] a Grade II historic building in Ma Wan Tsuen .^[7] The temple was built in 1753 and completely reconstructed in 1953. A Hip Tin Temple adjacent to the Tin Hau Temple was added after 1953 for the worship of Kwan Tai.^[8]
• Old Quarry Site Structures, listed as Grade III historic buildings.^[9]
• Lighthouse^[10]
• Wish Tree^[11]
• Lei Yue Mun Municipal Services Building
• Lei Yue Mun Estate, a public housing estate in Yau Tong
• Domain and Lei Yue Mun Plaza, shopping malls

Transportation

• Ferry: Coral Sea Shipping Services provides a regular service between Sam Ka Tsuen pier and Sai Wan Ho pier. Fare is HK$9 per adult.
  • Bus: Kowloon Motor Bus operates circular bus route no. 14X between Sam Ka Tsuen and Tsim Sha Tsui Minibus: Red minibus service is available between Kwun Tong and Lei Yue Mun, and between Mong Kok and Lei Yue Mun.
• MTR: Yau Tong station (Kowloon side)

Education

Lei Yue Mun is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 48. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Kwun Tong Government Primary School.^[12]

See also

• Devil's Peak, Hong Kong
• Lei Yue Mun Road
• Four hills of Kowloon

External links

• Harbourfront Enhancement Committee "Revitalizing Lei Yue Mun", October 2009
• Tourism Commission website: "Lei Yue Mun Waterfront Enhancement Project"
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Old Quarry Site Structures, Lei Yue Mun, Kwun Tong, Kowloon Pictures

Notes and References

1. http://www.kwuntong.org.hk/eg_d01.htm Fun in Kwun Tong - Lei Yue Mun Seafood Bazaar
2. Chan . S.-H. . Ip . I.-C. . Leung . L. Y. M. . 2006 . Negotiating culture, economics and community politics : the practice of Lei Yue Mun tourism in postcolonial Hong Kong practice of Lei Yue Mun tourism in postcolonial Hong Kong . Cultural Studies Review . 12 . 2 . 109 . 10.5130/csr.v12i2.2339 . free .
3. Hong-Kong . XII . 141-142 . 1.
4. Hong-Kong . 13 . 657 - 659 .
5. Web site: Passenger Ships Owned by the United States Government . GG Archives . United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation (United States Lines) . 31 May 2020.
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20140313052653/http://www.kwuntong.org.hk/eg_a08.htm Fun in Kwun Tong - Tin Hau Temple in Lei Yue Mun
7. http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/historical.pdf List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 6 November 2009)
8. http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Monument/form/Brief_Information_on_proposed_Grade_Nil_Items.pdf Brief Information on No Grade Items, pp.418-419
9. [Antiquities Advisory Board]
10. http://www.kwuntong.org.hk/eg_c01.htm Fun in Kwun Tong - Lei Yue Mun Lighthouse
11. http://www.kwuntong.org.hk/eg_a07.htm Fun in Kwun Tong - Lei Yue Mun Wishing Tree
12. Web site: POA School Net 48. Education Bureau. 2022-09-12.