Wah Fu is an area located in Southern District

Southern District, Hong Kong

The Southern District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the southern part of Hong Kong Island. It had a population of 290,240 in 2001. This district has the fourth lowest population of Hong Kong.-Geography:...

, on Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...

, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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Wah Fu mainly consists of the public housing estate

Public housing in Hong Kong

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s, Wah Fu Estate

Wah Fu Estate

Wah Fu Estate is a public housing estate located by the Kellett Bay, Pok Fu Lam, Southern District, Hong Kong. It was built on a new town concept in 1967 and was renovated in around 2003...

 and Wah Kwai Estate. They were built near Waterfall Bay (瀑布灣) and Kellett Bay

Kellett Bay

Kellett Bay , or Kai Lung Wan is a bay on southwestern Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The hill above the bay was a Chinese public cemetery with Victoria Road linking with the northwestern side of the island. In 1960s, the cemetery was replaced with Wah Fu Estate...

 (雞籠灣).

The area also has a notable beach

Beaches of Hong Kong

Hong Kong has a long coastline that is full of twists and turns with many bays and beaches. Many of them are well sheltered by mountains nearby, as Hong Kong is a mountainous place...

 known as Waterfall Bay (瀑布灣). It is long believed that the waterfall at Waterfall Bay Park attracted British

United Kingdom

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 ships coming to Hong Kong to fetch fresh water

Fresh Water

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 after their long journey.

Transport

Transport is primarily by bus and minibus. More than thirty bus routes pass through the area.

See also

• List of areas of Hong Kong
• Pok Fu Lam
  Pok Fu Lam
  Pok Fu Lam or Pokfulam is a residential area on Hong Kong Island, at the western end of the Southern District.Pok Fu Lam is a valley between Victoria Peak and Mount Kellet, around Telegraph Bay....
  
  
• Chi Fu Fa Yuen