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Tsing Yi is part, together with Kwai Chung, of Tsuen Wan New Town and of the Kwai Tsing district in the New Territories.
Note: Tsing Yi is not part of the Islands District.
In the early days, the inhabitants on the island were farmers and fishermen. The population concentrated in the northeast portion of the island. Farmers grew rice, vegetables and pineapples. Fishermen lived in the small harbour of Tsing Yi Tong (青衣塘). They lived on their junks and boats all the time and fished in the nearby waters. They worshipped Tin Hau, the goddess of mercy and sea, and a temple was build on the shore of Tsing Yi Tong. At the birthday of Tin Hau, fishermen of all nearby waters came to the Tin Hau Temple (天后廟) for celebration.
At the beginning of 20th century, some mainlanders came to build some factories. After World War II, some heavy industries like shipbuilding, concrete, electricity, moved in. In the 1970s, several oil companies moved their oil storages to the island. They built Tsing Yi Bridge (青衣大橋) to connect Tsing Yi and Kwai Chung over the Rambler ChannelRambler Channel separates Tsing Yi Island and the mainland Kowloon Peninsula of the New Territories, in Hong Kong. The widest point of the channel is 900 meters. Five road bridges and one rail bridge span the channel: Ting Kau Bridge, connecting Tsing Yi. The bridge was soon given to Hong Kong Government and remained the sole road connection to the island for over ten years. Several industrial buildings were built for light industries beside the bridge later.
After the establishment of the bridge, Hong Kong Government started an extensive new townA New town or planned community or planned city is a city, town, or community that was designed from scratch, and grew up more or less following the plan. Many of the world's capital cities are planned cities, notably Washington, DC in the United States, project on the island. Cheung Ching Estate (長青邨), Cheung Hong Estate (長康邨) and Mayfair Garden (美景花園) were built consequently. The proximity of Mobile oil storage to Mayfair Garden and Cheung Ching Estate aroused the vast concern for its safety. Some social workers and residents urged the government to relocate the storage. The government only halted the last phase development of Mayfair Garden. The storage remained there until the decision to build Container Terminal 9.
Later, the focus of town building shifted northward. Two fisherman harbours, Tsing Yi Tong, and Mun Tsai Tong (門仔塘) were reclaimedLand reclamation is either of two distinct practices. Both involve modifying a land area into a desired state. However, one often involves restoring the land to a more natural state while the other is by definition a major change from the area's natural s for residental use. Many fishermen were relocated to a new residental block, the Ching Tao House (青桃樓) of Chueng Ching Estate. The land inhibitants were concentrated to several designated areas to re-build their villages. The primary sectors are all gone under this stage of development. Tsing Yi Estate (青衣邨), Cheung On Estate (長安邨), Cheung Fat Estate (長發邨), Ching Tai Court (青泰苑) and Tsing Yi Garden (青怡花園) were built after finishing reclamation. Ching Wah Court (青華苑) was built near Cheung Hong Estate.
At the same time, Tsing Yi Bridge was badly overburdened and the structure was unable to cope with ever-increasing traffic. There was only one lane in each direction on the bridge. Traffic congestion reached notorious and aroused protest. Finally, Tsing Yi North Bridge (青衣北橋), a connection to Tseun Wan was built to accommodate the explosion of residental population.
Tsing Yi was under furthur development. Greenfield Garden (翠怡花園), Serene Garden (海欣花園), Broadview Garden (偉景花園), Cheung Hang Estate (長亨邨) were built.
The final decision of relocation of Hong Kong International AirportHong Kong International Airport is popularly referred to as Chek Lap Kok Airport ( Pinyin: Chilie Jio, Red Perch Cape), after Chek Lap Kok, one of the islands that make up the airport's 12. 48 kmē platform reclaimed from sea. HKIA was built on an artifici spored new chain of development - Airport RailwayThis is about Airport Express of MTR. For other uses, see Airport Express (disambiguation). The Airport Express is one of the six lines of the MTR in Hong Kong. It runs from Hong Kong in Central and Western district, though West Kowloon and the southweste, Ting Kau BridgeTing Kau Bridge is a 1177 m long cable-stayed bridge in Hong Kong that spans north Tsing Yi and Tuen Mun Road. It is adjacent to Tsing Ma Bridge which also serves as major connector between the Hong Kong International Airport on Lantau Island and the rest to Ting Kau (汀九) and North New Territories, Tsing Ma BridgeTsing Ma Bridge of Hong Kong is the world's fifth longest suspension bridge, and the longest two-deck suspension bridge carrying both road and rail traffic. It has a main span of 1,377 metres (4,518 ft) and a height of 206 metres, c. 300 ft longer than th to Ma Wan and Lantau Island, Rambler Channel Bridge (藍巴勒海峽大橋) to Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, Tsing Yi Doubling Bridge (青衣複製橋) on the side of Tsing Yi Bridge, the structure strengthen of Tsing Yi Bridge.
On the island, new residental projects, Tivoli Garden (宏福花園), Grand Horizon (海欣花園), Mount Haven (曉峰園), Villa Esplanada (灝景灣), Tierra Verde (盈翠半島), Cheung Wang Estate (長宏邨) were completed.
The Container Terminal 9 is built on the southwest shore of the island, together with resident blocks, Rambler Crest (藍澄灣).