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Yau Tong, Hong Kong — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Yau Tong sits at the southeastern end of Kowloon, between Lei Yue Mun and Lam Tin, on the east shore of Victoria Harbour.
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Where to stay in Yau Tong
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Beds in Yau Tong are neighbourhood beds. The blocks around Hiu Kwong Street put shops and the sports centre within a few minutes on foot, while the Lei Yue Mun end of the district holds the closer view of Victoria Harbour. Lam Tin, immediately inland, widens the choice.
If you want the harbour shoreline rather than the centre of Kowloon, this eastern edge of Kwun Tong District suits you.
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Hiu Kwong Street
Estate blocks and shops around the Hiu Kwong Street Sports Centre, a few minutes on foot from the district's main run.Find hotels in Hiu Kwong Streetthe harbour edge where Kowloon runs outLei Yue Mun
The eastern shoulder of Yau Tong, facing the east shore of Victoria Harbour with the Lei Yue Mun Sports Centre inland of it. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Lei Yue Munstaying inland of the shoreline with more rooms to pick fromLam Tin
The neighbouring ground immediately west of Yau Tong inside Kwun Tong District, useful when the harbour edge has nothing free.Find hotels in Lam TinHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
About Yau Tong
What are the main landmarks in Yau Tong?
The landmarks here are civic, not ceremonial. Hiu Kwong Street Sports Centre anchors the streets that carry its name, and Lei Yue Mun Sports Centre sits at the district's eastern edge, where the built-up ground of Kowloon runs out toward the water. Victoria Harbour supplies the view rather than a monument.
What Yau Tong offers a visitor is the shoreline and the ordinary architecture of Kwun Tong District, seen close up.
What is the history of Yau Tong?
Kowloon ends here. The name Yau Tong belongs to the last built-up ground before Lei Yue Mun, and the water off the district's western side is Victoria Harbour, which long set what the shoreline could carry and how far the streets could run. Administration caught up with the geography: the area sits inside Kwun Tong District, the most densely populated district in Hong Kong.
Lam Tin took the ground inland. Tseung Kwan O filled in beyond the eastern boundary.
Where is Yau Tong?
Kwun Tong District takes in Yau Tong, where Kowloon runs out at the water with Lam Tin inland to the west and Tseung Kwan O across the boundary east.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Yau Tong?
Hiu Kwong Street: a base in Yau Tong's everyday street level. Lei Yue Mun: the harbour edge where Kowloon runs out. Lam Tin: staying inland of the shoreline with more rooms to pick from.
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Updated September 2026