Sai Wan

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Sai Wan
Traditional Chinese	西環
Simplified Chinese	西环
Literal meaning	West Ring
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīhuán Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sāi wàahn Jyutping Sai1 waan4

Sai Wan, also known as Western district, or simply Western, is an area in Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong that corresponds to Sai Ying Pun, Shek Tong Tsui, Belcher Bay and Kennedy Town.^[1][2] However, Some Hong Kong people consider Kennedy Town as the only part of Sai Wan.^{[citation needed]} It formed part of the City of Victoria. West Point, a former cape where major government structures in Sai Wan are close to, also used to refer to Sai Wan.

After Hong Kong's handover to People's Republic of China, Sai Wan become the location for the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and people in Hong Kong, including the former head of the Liaison Office Zhang Xiaoming,^[3] colloquially refer the name Sai Wan as the Liaison office itself.