Sau Mau Ping

Area part of Kwun Tong District, Hong Kong SAR

Sau Mau Ping (Chinese: 秀茂坪; Jyutping: Sau3 Mau6 Ping4; pinyin: Xiù Mào Píng) is an area part of Kwun Tong District, in eastern Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Name

Its Chinese name was formerly So Mau Ping (蘇茅坪), but this was often mis-rendered So Mo Ping (掃墓坪), meaning a place to 'visit one's ancestors'. In fact, during World War II, much of the area was used as a cemetery. The Chinese name was considered inappropriate for a residential area and so it was changed to the current one, meaning "nice and prosperous".

History

In August 1976, eighteen people were killed in one landslip in Sau Mau Ping, as a consequence of tropical storm Ellen.^[1]

Features

Sau Mau Ping was part of the early Kwun Tong satellite city in Hong Kong. Sau Mau Ping Estate, Hiu Lai Court and Po Tat Estate are major public housing estates in the area. There is a shopping mall below Po Tat Estate.

The United Christian Hospital, serving all of eastern Kowloon, is located in Sau Mau Ping. The hospital was founded in 1973 and is currently undergoing a major expansion scheduled for completion in 2023.^[2]

Education

Sau Mau Ping 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.^[3]

Transportation

Roads

On Sau Road runs through Sau Mau Ping
Sau Mau Ping Road
Hiu Kwong Street
Tseung Kwan O Tunnel links Sau Mau Ping to Tseung Kwan O

MTR

Current nearest station is Kwun Tong station, which can take minibus or bus to travel. The East Kowloon line was proposed as a new MTR line in 2014, with a recommended completion time in 2025 to 2030. The new line would include the Sau Mau Ping station and Po Tat station, serving the area.

References

^ "Meteorological Results 1976. Part III - Tropical Cyclone Summaries" (PDF). Hong Kong Observatory. 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^ "Report on Capital Works Projects in the Hospital Authority" (PDF). Hospital Authority. 26 March 2015.
^ "POA School Net 48" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 2022-09-12.

Urban areas of Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories

Hong Kong^{1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a,10,11,12}

Central and Western District²	Sai Wan (Kennedy Town¹³, Shek Tong Tsui¹³ and Sai Ying Pun¹³) The Peak¹³ Mid-Levels¹³ Sheung Wan¹³ Central¹³ (Admiralty)
Wan Chai District²	Wan Chai¹³ Causeway Bay¹³ (Tin Hau¹³) Tai Hang So Kon Po Jardine's Lookout Happy Valley¹³
Eastern District²	North Point¹³ Braemar Hill¹³ Quarry Bay¹³ Sai Wan Ho¹³ Shau Kei Wan¹³ Aldrich Bay Chai Wan Siu Sai Wan
Southern District	Pok Fu Lam¹³ Waterfall Bay (Wah Fu) Aberdeen¹³(Tin Wan¹³ and Shek Pai Wan¹³) Ap Lei Chau Wong Chuk Hang Shouson Hill Deep Water Bay Repulse Bay Chung Hom Kok Stanley¹³ Tai Tam Shek O¹³ Cape D'Aguilar

Kowloon^{KL,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a,10,11,12}

Yau Tsim Mong District	Tai Kok Tsui¹³ Mong Kok Yau Ma Tei King's Park Tsim Sha Tsui¹³ West Kowloon
Sham Shui Po District	Stonecutters Island
Kowloon City District	Ma Tau Wai Ma Tau Kok To Kwa Wan Ho Man Tin Hung Hom¹³

New Kowloon^{NKL,2,3,4,5,6,7,9a,10,11,12}

Sham Shui Po District⁸	Lai Chi Kok Cheung Sha Wan Sham Shui Po So Uk West Kowloon Shek Kip Mei Tai Wo Ping Yau Yat Tsuen
Kowloon City District⁸	Kowloon City Kowloon Tong (Beacon Hill) Kai Tak
Wong Tai Sin District⁸	Wong Tai Sin Wang Tau Hom (Lok Fu) Tsz Wan Shan Diamond Hill San Po Kong Ngau Chi Wan Hammer Hill
Kwun Tong District	Kwun Tong⁸ Ngau Tau Kok⁸ Kowloon Bay⁸ Jordan Valley⁸ Sau Mau Ping^{8 (Except Shun Lee Estate)} Lam Tin⁸ Cha Kwo Ling⁸ Yau Tong⁸

New Territories

Kwai Tsing District^6,7,9b,10,11	Kwai Chung (Sheung Kwai Chung and Ha Kwai Chung)⁸ Tsing Yi^{8 (Except Tsing Yi Station)} Stonecutters Island⁸
Tsuen Wan District^6,7,9b,10,11 (Except Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula on Lantau Island)	Tsuen Wan^{8 (Except Tsuen Wan Station)} Chai Wan Kok⁸ Yau Kom Tau⁸ Ting Kau^{8 (Except west of Ting Kau Interchange)} Sham Tseng Tsing Lung Tau Ma Wan⁸ Lei Muk Shue⁸
Sha Tin District^9b,10	Sha Tin⁸ Tai Wai⁸ Shatin Heights⁸ Yuen Chau Kok^{8 (Except Prince of Wales Hospital)} Shek Mun⁸ Siu Lek Yuen⁸ Fo Tan^{8 (Except Sha Tin Racecourse)} Kau To Shan^{8 (Except Lai Ping Road)} Ma Liu Shui A Kung Kok⁸ Ma On Shan Wu Kai Sha
Sai Kung District (Tseung Kwan O New Town)^9b,11,12	Ma Yau Tong⁸ Po Lam⁸ Tsui Lam⁸ Hang Hau^{8 (Except Hang Hau Station and A&E of Tseung Kwan O Hospital)} Tseung Kwan O⁸ Tiu Keng Leng⁸ Pak Shing Kok^{8 (Except Wan Po Road)} Siu Chik Sha^{8 (Except Wan Po Road and Shek Kok Road)} Tai Chik Sha⁸

Official place names are summarized from "Geoinfo Map" of Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, "Hong Kong Guide" of Lands Department, "Hong Kong Guide Book" of Universal Publications Ltd. and "Areas and Districts" of Rating and Valuation Department.
KL: Kowloon Peninsula at the south of Boundary Street
NKL: Former New Territories area at the north of Boundary Street and at the south of Lion Rock
1: Common definition (1)
2: Common definition (2)
3: Common definition (3)
4: Areas not adopting small house concessionary right of indigenous inhabitants
5: Jurisdiction area of former Urban Council
6: Definition of "Metropolitan Area" of Planning Department
7: Jurisdiction area of Urban Renewal Authority
8: Unique operating area of urban taxis
9: "Urban" (9a) and "Extended Urban" (9b) areas defined by Hong Kong Housing Authority
10: Definition of Urban rates
11: Hospital cluster belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon
12: Police region belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon
13: Regions having 999-year land lease