North Point 北角 (HK)

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North Point (Chinese: 北角; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-kak) is a mixed-use urban area in the Eastern District of Hong Kong. It is in the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island, between Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay, and projects toward Kowloon Bay. North Point is bounded by Hing Fat Street (興發街) to the west and by Mansion Street (民新街) to the east, by Victoria Harbour to the north and Braemar Hill to the south. The Fortress Hill area forms the westernmost part of North Point, while the Tsat Tsz Mui area is located in its easternmost part.

North Point Post Office was opened 1957.11.25 and was located at: 北角書局街31號地下. It later (2002) moved to: Fitfort shopping mall [健威坊商場], 560 King's Road, North Point and was "...closed from 18 May 2008 due to operational losses".

(See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hong_Kong_post_offices).

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NORTH POINT/HONG KONG (2) 1982.08.25