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Nam Fung Sun Chuen, a private housing estate in Quarry Bay

Quarry Bay (鰂魚涌; literally Crucian Carp Stream or River or 石礦灣 / 採石灣) is an area beneath Mount Parker in Eastern District on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The western portion of the area was also formerly known as Lai Chi (麗池). Traditionally being a industrial and residential area, there is an increased number of commercial buildings in this district over the past 2 decades.

History and geography

It was a bay where quarried rocks from the hillside for construction or building roads were transported by ship. The Chinese name Tsak Yue Chung (鰂魚涌) reveals it was a small stream where crucian carp (鰂魚) could be found. The original bay has disappeared since land reclamation has taken place, and is about 700m from the current coastline.

The river originally flowed into the bay, however it was shut off from the sea with the construction of the Tai Koo reservoir to supply fresh water to the Taikoo Dockyard(太古船塢), the Taikoo Sugar factory at Tong Chong Street (糖廠街), and later the Swire Coca-Cola factory at Greig Road (基利路) and Yau Man Street (佑民街). The upper course of the river was converted into a cement-paved catchwater, and the lower course is the present-day Quarry Bay Street(鰂魚涌街), with the original estuary near the Quarry Bay Street - King's Road(英皇道)junction.

In the mid-1980s, the hillside was converted into Kornhill(康山)apartment buildings, the reservoir into Mount Parker Lodge(康景花園) apartment buildings, and the Dockyard into Taikoo Shing(太古城). The Coca-cola factory is now apartment Kornville(康蕙花園), and Taikoo Sugar is now the Taikoo Place(太古坊), a commercial hub.

Some buildings in the western part of Quarry Bay are named as "North Point something building", although they are across the custom limit of North Point at Man Hong Street / Healthy Street West.

Residential buildings

Industrial buildings

A few industrial buildings exists in the areas of Shipyard Lane.

Commercial buildings

Taikoo Place- including Devon House, Dorset House (PCCW Tower), Warwick House, Cornwall House, Somerset house, Lincoln House, Oxford House and Cambridge House.
1063, King's Road
Manulife Century Plaza

Parks and Recreational Facilities

Quarry Bay Park
Quarry Bay Municipal Services Building - with indoor playground and a public library managed by LSCD
Greig Road Sitting-out Area
Tai Tam Country Park Quarry Bay Extension

Primary schools

Shanghai Alumni Primary School
Tai Koo Primary School
Buddhist Chung Wah Kornhill Primary School
North Point Government Primary School
Delia School Canada

Secondary schools

Canossa College
Delia School Canada

Tertiary institutions

SPACE, HKU

Transportation

Public Transport

MTR's Tsueng Kwan O Line and Island Line at Quarry Bay station, Island Line at Tai Koo station
Trams
First Bus
Citybus
KMB (serves only cross-harbour routes)
Minibuses

to Kornhill, Cyberport, North Point, Shau Kei Wan, Kennedy Town, etc.
includes 32, 32A, 33 etc

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 * [[Hong Kong Country Parks & Special Areas]]
 * [[Taikoo Shing]]
+{{HKDistrict |
+centre = [[Eastern District]] |
+north = ([[Victoria Harbour]]) |
+west = [[Wan Chai District]] |
+east = [[Tathong Channel]] |
+location = [[Tin Hau]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Fortress Hill]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[North Point]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Braemar Hill]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Quarry Bay]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Sai Wan Ho]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Shau Kei Wan]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[A Kung Ngam]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Chai Wan]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Siu Sai Wan]] |
+south = [[Southern District]] |
+}}
+{{Hong Kong}}
 *[[:category:Rivers of Hong Kong]]
 [[Category:Bays of Hong Kong]]