Introduction
Situated at the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, Sham Shui Po District covers an area of about 1047 hectares, with a population of about 353,000. Today's Sham Shui Po District is covered mainly by residential buildings, with public housing estates built on approximately 81 hectares of land. Factories and warehouses are still being concentrated mainly in Cheung Sha Wan.
The District is most heavily poverty stricken, having the lowest median monthly domestic household income ($14,000). It has the highest percentage of elderly over 65 years (15.7%). The percentage of new arrivals is also very high (11.2%).