Lei Yue Mun

Updated on Sep 20, 2024

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Traditional Chinese 鯉魚門 Jyutping lei5 jyu4 mun4		Literal meaning "Carp channel"

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Lei Yue Mun (also called Lyemun, Lye Moon Passage or Ly-ee-moon Passage) is a short channel in Hong Kong, between Junk Bay and Victoria Harbour, separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The channel is an important passage in the South China Sea. It is the east gate of Victoria Harbour.

Lei Yue Mun Lei Yue Mun Seafood Bazaar The place to go for seafood in Hong

The lands around the channel are also called Lei Yue Mun. On Kowloon side, it is famous for its seafood market and restaurants in the fishing villages. On the Hong Kong Island side, it has former military defence facilities.

Lei Yue Mun Picture of Lei Yue Mun Hong Kong TripAdvisor

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History

Devil's Peak

Pirates

Places and facilities

On Hong Kong Island

Lei Yue Mun Lei Yue Mun Seafood Village Dinner Cruise Hong Kong Tourism Board

Lei Yue Mun Fort, converted into the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence

Lyemun Barracks, converted into the Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village

On Kowloon

Sam Ka Tsuen (三家村)

Sam Ka Tsuen Typhoon Shelter (三家村避風塘)

Ma San Tsuen (媽山村)

Tin Hau temple, a Grade II historic building in Ma Wan Tsuen (馬環村). The temple was built in 1753 and completely reconstructed in 1953. A Hip Tin Temple adjacent to the Tin Hau Temple was added after 1953 for the worship of Kwan Tai.

Lighthouse

Wish Tree

Lei Yue Mun Estate, a public housing estate in Yau Tong

Lei Yue Mun Plaza (鯉魚門廣場), a shopping mall