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{{Short description|Area of Kowloon, Hong Kong}} {{About|the area of Sham Shui Po|the administrative district covering Sham Shui Po, Cheung Sha Wan, Lai Chi Kok, etc.|Sham Shui Po District}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Use Hong Kong English|date=January 2019}} {{multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | header = | width = 300 | image1 = HK Sham Shui Po 2009.jpg | alt1 = | caption1 = | image2 = Sham shui po day01.JPG | alt2 = | caption2 = Views of Sham Shui Po }} {{Chinese|c=深水埗|ci={{IPA|yue|sɐ́m.sɵ̌y̯.pǒu̯|}}|j=Sam1seoi2bou2|y=Sāmséuibóu|p=Shēnshuǐbù |l="deep water pier"|showflag=y}} [[File:No 51 Yen Chow Street.JPG|thumb|upright|A 1930s [[Tong Lau]] in Shum Shui Po]] '''Sham Shui Po''' ({{zh|c=深水埗}}) is an area of [[Kowloon]], [[Hong Kong]], situated in the northwestern part of the [[Kowloon Peninsula]], north of [[Tai Kok Tsui]], east of [[Cheung Sha Wan]] and south of [[Shek Kip Mei]] ({{lang|zh-Hant-HK|石硤尾}}). It is located in and is the namesake of the [[Sham Shui Po District]]. A predominately lower-income neighborhood, Sham Shui Po is one of the densest and most vibrant neighbourhoods in Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-12-15|title=How Covid Helped Gentrify One of Hong Kong's Poorest Districts|language=en|work=Bloomberg.com|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-12-15/hong-kong-s-coolest-neighborhood-is-also-one-of-its-poorest|access-date=2020-12-17|author-last1=Kwan|author-first1=Shawna}}</ref> It has a diverse mix of migrants from rural China, working-class families and seniors, with many living in [[Bedspace apartment|cage homes]], [[subdivided flat]]s and [[public housing in Hong Kong|public housing estates]]. Sham Shui Po has many lively street markets, electronics outlets, fabric stores, restaurants and food vendors. It is famous for Golden Computer Shopping Arcade for bargain electronics and accessories. {{TOC limit|2}}
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