Aldrich Bay
Housing area in Hong Kong
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Aldrich Bay (Chinese: 愛秩序灣), named after Major Edward Aldrich, was formerly a bay in the north shore on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is now reclaimed and is a housing area outside the area of Shau Kei Wan, neighbouring A Kung Ngam and Lei King Wan.
Aldrich Bay
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Housing area | |
 Aldrich Bay public housing | |
| Etymology: Major Edward Aldrich | |
  Aldrich Bay | |
| Coordinates: 22.28122°N 114.22822°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Special administrative region | Hong Kong |
| island | Hong Kong Island |
| Area | Shau Kei Wan |
| Time zone | UTC+8:00 (HKT) |
Outside Aldrich Bay, it is the Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter. It is not a small community. It contains Oi Tung Estate, Tung Yuk Court, Aldrich Garden and other private housings, with several primary and secondary schools.[1] It is administratively part of the Eastern District.
Name
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The Chinese transcription for "Aldrich" roughly means "Loving Discipline", matching the achievement of Major Aldrich that bringing good discipline to his force.
History
The Hoi Shum Temple (海心廟; 'temple in the middle of the sea') was built in 1845 on nearshore rocks in Aldrich Bay for the worship of Tin Hau.[2][3] It was demolished in the 1980s when the Typhoon shelter was reclaimed. Some of the temple pillars and footing stones are now preserved in the Shau Kei Wan Shing Wong Temple.
