Hung Hom

Hung Hom
紅磡
Hung Hom, viewed looking east from Tsim Sha Tsui
Hung Hom, viewed looking east from Tsim Sha Tsui
Interactive map of Hung Hom
Coordinates: 22°18′13″N 114°10′58″E / 22.30361°N 114.18278°E / 22.30361; 114.18278
CountryChina
Special administrative regionHong Kong
AreaKowloon
DistrictKowloon City District
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Hung Hom
Traditional Chinese紅磡
Simplified Chinese红磡
Cantonese YaleHùhngham
Literal meaning"Red Cliff"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHóngkàn
Gwoyeu RomatzyhHorngkann
IPA[xʊ̌ŋ.kʰân]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHùhngham
JyutpingHung4 ham3
IPA[hȍŋ.hɐ̄m]
Hung Hom skyline in 2009, viewed from the east (Kwun Tong). The strip of land in the foreground is the former runway of the retired Kai Tak Airport.
Hung Hom skyline in 2007, viewed from the south (Victoria Harbour)

Hung Hom (紅磡, Cantonese pronunciation: [hȍŋ hɐ̄m]) is an area in the southeast of Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. The areas of Hung Hom Bay, Whampoa, Tai Wan, Hok Yuen, Lo Lung Hang and No. 12 Hill are administratively part of the Kowloon City District, while the South-West of Hung Hom Bay is under the Yau Tsim Mong District. Hung Hom serves mainly residential purposes, but has some industrial buildings in the north.