Sha Tin

This article is about the area of Hong Kong. For the district, see Sha Tin District. For Sha Tin as a new town project, see Sha Tin New Town. For the composer, see Judith Shatin. For the village in Armenia, see Shatin, Armenia.

Neighbourhood in Hong Kong, China

Sha Tin

Neighbourhood

Shing Mun River Promenade

Sha Tin

Location within Hong Kong

Coordinates: 22°22′30″N 114°11′00″E﻿ / ﻿22.37500°N 114.18333°E﻿ / 22.37500; 114.18333
Country| China
SAR| Hong Kong
District| Sha Tin District
Time zone| UTC+8 (HKT)
Sha Tin

Lek Yuen Bridge over
Shing Mun River in Sha Tin central

Chinese| 沙田
Jyutping| Saa1 Tin4
Literal meaning| sandy field
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Shātián
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Sā Tìhn
Jyutping| Saa1 Tin4
IPA| [sa˥.tʰin˩]

Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project.

The new town was founded in 1973 under the New Towns Development Programme of the Hong Kong government. Its current name was named after the nearby village of Sha Tin Wai. The literal English translation is 'Sand Fields'.

## History

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Tai Wai Village, located in Tai Wai, next to Sha Tin, and the oldest and largest walled village in Sha Tin District, was built in 1574, during the Ming Dynasty.[1]

Before British rule in Hong Kong, the area of Sha Tin and its vicinity was referred to as Lek Yuen (瀝源, 沥源, lit. "source of trickling" or "source of clear water"). In 1899, when colonial surveyors George P Tate and his assistant William John Newland were dispatched to survey the New Territories, they likely mistook the name of the Sha Tin Wai village as the name of the area and hence "Sha Tin" has been used ever since.[2][3] Nowadays, the original name is used to refer to Lek Yuen Estate.

Sha Tin was the location of the first flight of a powered aircraft in Hong Kong in 1911. The aeroplane, a Farman Mk II bi-plane named “Wanda”, was flown by Belgian pilot Charles Van den Born.[4][5] The plane was later named as the Spirit of Sha Tin (沙田精神號). A full size replica of this plane now hangs in Hong Kong International Airport.

The area was formerly agricultural farmland. Before Sha Tin's development into a new town, Hung Mui Kuk (紅梅谷), southwest of Sha Tin, was perennially the main site for school picnics. The hillside area remains a popular barbecue site.

In 1956, a market township: Sha Tin Hui, was established on top of unused agricultural fields at the present location of Sha Tin Centre Street and New Town Plaza shopping centre, next to the Sha Tin station of the MTR East Rail line. The township was founded by Den Lau (劉贊瑞), the son of businessman Lau Hey Shing (劉希成) who owned the 150,000 sq ft. plot of land. Sha Tin Hui contained five streets with shops, restaurants, and residential buildings. Modern facilities such as a post office and a cinema were also put in place.[6] In 1962 Sha Tin Hui was severely damaged by typhoon Wanda, and subsequently had to be rebuilt. In 1979 Sha Tin Hui was demolished as a result of the government's expansion plans. The land was leased to Sun Hung Kai properties, who then developed the area into New Town Plaza shopping centre.[2]

Starting in the 1970s, the area became part of the Sha Tin New Town development. Since then, the economy in the area has greatly improved and living standards have also increased. Sha Tin Town Centre was developed during the mid-1980s to help "link the town's currently dispersed residents into one cohesive community."[7] The 18-hectare site, adjacent to the railway station, was built up in stages to house an array of uses including the New Town Plaza, numerous smaller shopping malls, Sha Tin Park, a magistracy, library, town hall, marriage registry, hotel, town square, and several residential towers.

## Geography

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Sha Tin New Town under development in the late 1970s.

Sha Tin is located in a valley, on both sides of the Shing Mun River, running from the southwest to the northeast. It is bordered by Tai Wai in the southwest and by Fo Tan (left bank) and Shek Mun (right bank) in the northeast.

### Cross-border activities

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Due to their proximity to the Shenzhen border, towns in the northern parts of Hong Kong, notably Sheung Shui and Yuen Long, have become hubs for parallel traders who have been buying up large quantities of goods, forcing up local prices and disrupting the daily lives of local citizens.[8][9] Since 2012, there has been an increase in mainland parallel traders arriving in the North District of Hong Kong to re-export infant formula and household products – goods popular with mainlanders – across the border to Shenzhen.[10] The volume of smuggling activity spilled over into Tuen Mun and Sha Tin in 2014.

The first anti-parallel trading protest was started at Sheung Shui in September 2012.[11] As government efforts to limit the adverse impact of mainland trafficking were widely seen as inadequate, so there have been further subsequent protests in towns in the New Territories including Sha Tin.[12][13]

## Housing

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Sand Martin House of Sha Kok Estate, a second phase public housing complex in Sha Tin Wai. Sha Tin Plaza in the evening.

### Public housing estates

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Main article: Public housing estates in Sha Tin

### Private housing estates

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See also: Private housing estates in Sha Tin District

Private housing estates in Sha Tin include:

* City One
* Lucky Plaza
* Sha Tin Centre
* Wai Wah Centre
* Sha Tin Plaza
* Garden Rivera (河畔花園)
* Fung Shing Court
* Belair Gardens
* Castello, Hong Kong

### Villages

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South bank of Shing Mun River. From west to east:

* Sha Tin Tau
* Tsang Tai Uk
* Tsok Pok Hang
* Fui Yiu Ha New Village
* Sha Tin Wai
* Wong Uk
* To Shek
* Chap Wai Kon
* Ngau Pei Sha

North bank of Shing Mun River. From west to east:

* Lai Chi Yuen
* Tin Liu (田寮), part of Pai Tau
* Pai Tau
* Pai Tau Hang[14]
* Sheung Wo Che[14]
* Ha Wo Che[14]

## Shopping centres

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New Town Plaza after renovation.

* New Town Plaza (新城市廣場)
* Citylink Plaza (連城廣場)
* Sha Tin Plaza (沙田廣場)
* Sha Tin Centre (沙田中心)
* Lucky Plaza (好運中心)
* Hilton Plaza [zh] (希爾頓中心)
* Wai Wah Centre (偉華中心)
* Fortune City One (置富第一城)
* Grand Central Plaza \- HomeSquare (新城市中央廣場)

## Economy

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Lukfook, the jewellery company, has its head office in Metropole Square (新都廣場), Sha Tin.[15]

## Architecture

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While having been mass developed in the 1970s, Shatin's architecture maintains a degree of diversity. Most public housing estates were designed in a modern architectural style. Several shopping centres, hotels and government buildings around Shatin Central are clad in red brick.

## Notable places of worship

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Shatin Assembly of God Church

* Sai Lam Temple [zh] (西林寺)[16]
* Sam Yuen Temple (三元宮)
* Wai Chuen Monastery [zh] (慧泉寺)
* Dao Hop Yuen (道合園)
* Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery (萬佛寺)
* Tao Fung Shan Christian Centre (道風山基督教叢林)
* International Fellowship North, English speaking Christian church in Siu Lek Yuen.[17]
* Shatin Baptist Church (沙田浸信會)
* Shatin Anglican Church

## Health

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Prince of Wales Hospital

The Prince of Wales Hospital was officially opened in 1982. It provides about 1,400 hospital beds and 24 hours Accident & Emergency service to the eastern New Territories. Other institutions which provide hospital services include the Sha Tin Hospital, the Cheshire Home and the Union Hospital.

## Other facilities

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Sha Tin Park's main plaza.

* Sha Tin Town Hall (沙田大會堂)
* Sha Tin Public Library (沙田公共圖書館)
* Hong Kong Heritage Museum (香港文化博物館)
* Sha Tin Marriage Registry (沙田婚姻註冊處)
* Sha Tin Park (沙田公園)
* Royal Park Hotel (帝都酒店)
* Sha Tin Sports Ground
* Star Seafood Floating Restaurant

## Education

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Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School, one of the oldest secondary schools in Sha Tin Sha Tin College, a member of the English Schools Foundation.

As of 2008, there were 46 primary and 44 secondary schools in Sha Tin and Ma On Shan.[18]

Shatin Town Centre is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 91. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government schools are in this net.[19]

Tertiary institutions

* The Chinese University of Hong Kong (香港中文大學)
* Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (香港恒生大學)
* Hong Kong Baptist University (Shek Mun Campus)
* Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education - Sha Tin (IVE-ST) (香港專業教育學院 沙田分校)
* Hong Kong Sports Institute (香港體育學院)

Primary and secondary schools

* Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School (浸信會呂明才中學)
* Buddhist Wong Wan Tin College (佛教黃允畋中學)
* Carmel Alison Lam Primary School (迦密愛禮信小學)
* Christ College (基督書院)
* Hong Kong and Kowloon CCPA Ma Chung Sum Secondary School (港九潮州公會馬松深中學)
* Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School Wong Kam Fai Secondary And Primary School (香港浸會大學附屬學校王錦輝中小學)
* Jockey Club Ti-I College
* Kiangsu-Chekiang College (Shatin)
* Lam Tai Fai College
* Lok Sin Tong Young ko hsiao Lin Secondary School
* Ng Yuk Secondary School
* Pentecostal Lam Hon Kwong School
* Pui Ying College
* Sha Tin College
* Sha Tin Junior School
* Sha Tin Government Secondary School
* Sha Tin Methodist College
* Shatin Tsung Tsin Secondary School
* St. Rose of Lima's College
* Stewards Pooi Kei College
* Sheng Kung Hui Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School

Other educational institutions

* Lutheran Theological Seminary

## Culture, sports and recreational facilities

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Sha Tin racecourse. Hong Kong Heritage Museum.

There are numerous cultural, recreational and sport facilities in Sha Tin including the Town Hall, swimming pools, football pitches, indoor recreation centres and various track and field facilities for the use of Sha Tin residents.

The 8-hectare Sha Tin Park was opened to public in 1988. Apart from its horticultural gardens and impressive water features, it also includes a large open plaza and a bandstand. The Ma On Shan Park, which is adjacent to Ma On Shan Swimming Pool, occupies 5.5 hectare of land.

The Sha Tin Racecourse, occupying approximately 70 hectares, rests on reclaimed flatland. At the centre of the racecourse is the Penfold Garden which opens to the public on non-racing days.

Located in Tai Wai, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum was opened at the end of 2000. Apart from introducing the art, culture and history of the New Territories, the museum also exhibits a variety of cultural artifacts for public appreciation. It has pop culture exhibitions about Bruce Lee, Cantonese Opera, Jin Yong, development of Hong Kong popular music, film, and television and radio programmes. The museum, which can accommodate 6,000 visitors, is the largest in the territory.

Cycling has been a distinctive feature in Sha Tin and is very popular among both local people and visitors. The first cycle track in Sha Tin was opened to public in 1981, running along Tolo Highway to Tai Po, and this remains the territory's most popular cycling venue, drawing many occasional riders at the weekends, as well as dedicated cyclists. To tie in with the development of Ma On Shan, the cycle track was extended to Ma On Shan.

Hiking is also a popular activity around Sha Tin. There are several starting points including Hin Tin Village, Sha Tin Tau Village and Hung Mui Kuk Barbecue Area leading to the track of Lion Rock Mountain hiking route. It takes 1 hour to 4 hours to complete the track depending on the chosen starting point and ending point.

A Dragon Boat Racing competition is taking annually on Shing Mun River since 1984, at the time of the Dragon Boat Festival.[20]

## Local delicacies

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Sha Tin is famous for certain local variants of Cantonese food such as ShanSui Tofu (山水豆腐; 'mountain-water beancurd'), barbecued pigeon and chicken congee. The cooked food stalls in Wo Che Estate and Fo Tan are hotspots for food.

## Transportation

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Roads leading to the Shui Chuen O outskirts. Sha Tin station

There are numerous transportation links both within the Sha Tin District and connecting it to other places in Hong Kong.

### Roads

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The road network in Sha Tin is well developed to provide efficient cross-town and local access traffic. Connection between Sha Tin and Kowloon mainly relies on the Lion Rock Tunnel, Tate's Cairn Tunnel, Shing Mun Tunnel and Tai Po Road which makes it easy to reach from many areas of Kowloon as well as from Tsuen Wan.

* Tai Po Road spans from Sham Shui Po in Kowloon to Tai Po in the New Territories, connecting Sha Tin en route. It was once the only road connecting Kowloon and the eastern part of the New Territories.
* Opened in the 1960s, the Lion Rock Tunnel offers access to Central Kowloon.
* The Tate's Cairn Highway was completed in 1991, connecting East Kowloon (Wong Tai Sin, Diamond Hill, Choi Hung, Kowloon Bay, and Kwun Tong) and Hong Kong Island via the Eastern Harbour Crossing with the North East New Territories (Sha Tin, Tai Po and Fanling) via the Tolo Highway and through Tate's Cairn Tunnel.
* Route connects Sha Tin to Tsuen Wan via the Shing Mun Tunnels and to Hong Kong Island via the Western Harbour Crossing. The travelling time is only about 30 minutes.
* Sai Sha Road was opened in 1988, connecting Sha Tin to Sai Kung via Ma On Shan. Route T7, opened in August 2004, allows traffic to bypass Ma On Shan Town Centre when going from north of Ma On Shan to Sai Kung.
* An expressway (via Eagle's Nest Tunnel) connecting Cheung Sha Wan in Kowloon to Sha Tin was opened on 21 March 2008. It aims at distributing traffic from Sha Tin and the area to its north, to Lai Chi Kok, Kwai Chung, and the airport at Chek Lap Kok and Mong Kok. It has shortened the trip from Sha Tin to the Chek Lap Kok International Airport to around 40 minutes.

At present, there are over 110 routes of public bus serving Sha Tin.[21]

### Railway

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* The MTR (East Rail line) is a major means of transportation between Admiralty and Lo Wu via Sha Tin. After the electrification of the line between 1979 and 1983, the East Rail now carries over 730,000 passengers daily.
* The Tuen Ma line opened on 21 December 2004. The 56.4 km long railway has 27 stations linking West Rail line at Hung Hom via Kai Tak. The MTR Maintenance Centre is located in Tai Wai.

Shatin's cityscape viewed from northern Fo Tan

A panorama of Sha Tin City taken from Sha Tin Lion Pavilion

## Climate

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Climate data for Sha Tin (1991–2020)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 27.6
(81.7)  | 28.6
(83.5)  | 31.8
(89.2)  | 33.0
(91.4)  | 36.6
(97.9)  | 36.4
(97.5)  | 37.5
(99.5)  | 38.1
(100.6)  | 36.5
(97.7)  | 35.1
(95.2)  | 31.8
(89.2)  | 28.9
(84.0)  | 38.1
(100.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 19.2
(66.6)  | 19.9
(67.8)  | 22.1
(71.8)  | 25.8
(78.4)  | 29.1
(84.4)  | 30.8
(87.4)  | 31.9
(89.4)  | 31.9
(89.4)  | 31.0
(87.8)  | 28.5
(83.3)  | 25.0
(77.0)  | 20.9
(69.6)  | 26.3
(79.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 15.7
(60.3)  | 16.6
(61.9)  | 19.1
(66.4)  | 22.7
(72.9)  | 26.1
(79.0)  | 28.0
(82.4)  | 28.8
(83.8)  | 28.6
(83.5)  | 27.7
(81.9)  | 25.2
(77.4)  | 21.6
(70.9)  | 17.4
(63.3)  | 23.1
(73.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 12.8
(55.0)  | 14.0
(57.2)  | 16.6
(61.9)  | 20.3
(68.5)  | 23.8
(74.8)  | 25.8
(78.4)  | 26.3
(79.3)  | 26.0
(78.8)  | 25.1
(77.2)  | 22.6
(72.7)  | 18.7
(65.7)  | 14.3
(57.7)  | 20.5
(68.9)
Record low °C (°F)  | 2.9
(37.2)  | 4.0
(39.2)  | 4.4
(39.9)  | 10.2
(50.4)  | 15.3
(59.5)  | 19.9
(67.8)  | 21.3
(70.3)  | 22.1
(71.8)  | 18.4
(65.1)  | 14.4
(57.9)  | 6.3
(43.3)  | 4.8
(40.6)  | 2.9
(37.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 35.0
(1.38)  | 35.1
(1.38)  | 67.1
(2.64)  | 145.0
(5.71)  | 324.3
(12.77)  | 536.6
(21.13)  | 419.9
(16.53)  | 431.1
(16.97)  | 291.5
(11.48)  | 110.3
(4.34)  | 40.6
(1.60)  | 33.9
(1.33)  | 2,470.4
(97.26)
Average relative humidity (%)  | 73.1  | 77.3  | 80.1  | 81.0  | 81.4  | 81.9  | 80.2  | 80.4  | 77.1  | 71.8  | 71.4  | 68.7  | 77.0
Source: Hong Kong Observatory[22]

## See also

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* Sha Tin Airfield
* Wo Che
* Siu Lek Yuen
* Yuen Chau Kok
* Lek Yuen Bridge

## References

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1. ^ Hase, P.H. (2020). "Chapter 3. Traditional Sha Tin". Settlement, Life, and Politics - Understanding the Traditional New Territories. Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series. City University Of Hong Kong Press. pp. 242–244\. ISBN 9789629374419.
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10. ^ Ngo, Jennifer (24 January 2014). "Milk powder supplies still not meeting needs". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
11. ^ Luk, Eddie (21 September 2012). "Seeing red (white and blue)" Archived 2015-03-11 at archive.today. The Standard
12. ^ Wong, Hilary; Cheng, Kevin (9 March 2015). "Targeting mainlanders ... young and old" Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. The Standard
13. ^ "Hong Kong Protests Against Day Trippers as China Eyes Action". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
14. ^ a b c "thaiworldview: Sha Tin". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
15. ^ "Corporate Information". Lukfook. Retrieved 28 November 2023. "HEAD OFFICE AND PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS 15th, 20th, 25th & 27th Floor Metropole Square No.2 On Yiu Street, Shatin New Territories, Hong Kong" \- Traditional Chinese address: "香港新界沙田安耀街2號新都廣場15、20、25及27樓", Simplified Chinese address: "香港新界沙田安耀街2号新都广场15、20、25及27楼"
16. ^ "Sai Lim Temple". Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
17. ^ "International Fellowship North website". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
18. ^ "School List". Hong Kong Education Bureau. 2008. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
19. ^ "POA School Net 91" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
20. ^ "About Sha Tin Dragon Boat Racing Competition". Sha Tin Sports Association.
21. ^ "District Highlights". Sha Tin District Council. 1 January 2024.
22. ^ "Monthly Data for Single Element". Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

## Further reading

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* Hase, P. H. (2020). "Chapter 3. Traditional Sha Tin". Settlement, Life, and Politics - Understanding the Traditional New Territories. Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series. City University of Hong Kong Press. pp. 215–320\. ISBN 9789629374419.

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* Sha Tin Tau8
* Sha Tin Wai8
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* Shek Mun8
* Siu Lek Yuen8
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Admiralty|

* North of Queen's Road West, Queen's Road Central and Queensway

Wan Chai|

* North of Queen's Road East and Wan Chai Road

Causeway Bay|

* East of Morrison Hill Road, north of Leighton Road, west of Percival Street and Cannon Street
* West of Yee Wo Street, north of Tung Lo Wan Road, west of Tung Lo Wan Road and Hing Fat Street

North Point
Tin Hau|

* North of Electric Road and King's Road

Quarry Bay|

* North of King's Road and Tai Koo Shing Road

Sai Wan Ho

* Shau Kei Wan

* North of Shau Kei Wan Road and west of Shau Kei Wan Main Street East
* North of Tung Hi Road

Chai Wan|

* Pak Sha Wan
* North of San Ha Street and Chai Wan Road
* Around Chai Wan station, Lee Chung Street to Ning Foo Street

Siu Sai Wan|

* North of Siu Sai Wan Road

Pok Fu Lam|

* Telegraph Bay

Aberdeen

* Tin Wan

* Kellett Bay
* South of Shek Pai Wan Road, Aberdeen Praya Road and west of Yue Fai Road

Wong Chuk Hang|

* Between Wong Chuk Hang Road and Heung Yip Road
* West of Nam Long Shan Road

Ap Lei Chau|

* North of Yuet Hoi Street, Main Street, Ap Lei Chau and Ap Lei Chau Bridge Road
* North of Ap Lei Chau Praya Road
* Between Ap Lei Chau Bridge Road and Lee Nam Road
* South of Lee Nam Road

Kowloon|

| Lai Chi Kok|

* East of Ching Cheung Road, South of Nob Hill, West of Mei Lai Road

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Cheung Sha Wan|

* From Castle Peak Road to South of Un Chau Street

Sham Shui Po|

* South of Cheung Sha Wan Road（in the section west of Yen Chow Street), South of Lai Chi Kok Road (in the section east of Yen Chow Street）

Stonecutters Island|

* Stonecutters Island Sewage Treatment Works [zh], Stonecutter's Island Government Dockyard
* Ngong Shuen Chau Naval Base
* Southeast corner of Stonecutters Island

Tai Kok Tsui|

* West of the area between Tai Kok Tsui Road and Kok Cheung Street, South of Pok Man Street, East of Pine Street and New Kowloon Plaza [zh]

Mong Kok
Yau Ma Tei|

* West of Shanghai Street

Jordan|

* West of the intersection of Nathan Road and Jordan Road

Tsim Sha Tsui|

* West of Canton Road
* South of Middle Road towards Salisbury Road
* East of Chatham Road South

Hung Hom|

* East of Chatham Road, South of Wuhu Street and Tak Man Street towards Tak On Street
* East of Wan Hoi Street
* East of Ma Tau Wai Road

To Kwa Wan|

* East of To Kwa Wan Road
* North of Ma Tau Kok Road, East of Kai Tak Tunnel

Kai Tak|

* South of Concorde Road towards Muk Lai Road

Kowloon Bay
Ngau Tau Kok|

* South and West of Kwun Tong Road, West of Ngau Tau Kok Road [zh]

Kwun Tong|

* South of Ngau Tau Kok Road [zh] to Yue Man Square and west of Ngau Tau Kok Road
* Between Tsui Ping Road and Tseung Kwan O Road

Cha Kwo Ling|

* East of Tsui Ping River, south of Laguna City and along Cha Kwo Ling Road

Yau Tong
Lei Yue Mun|

* West of Yau Tong Estate to Cha Kwo Ling Road
* North of Ko Fai Road, west of Sung Yiu Street, south of Cho Yuen Street and south of Ko Wang Court

New Territories|

| Tsuen Wan New Town

*     * Tsuen Wan/Tsuen Wan Town Centre

* South of Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan Section (West of Tai Ho Road)
* South of Sha Tsui Road and west of Texaco Road (East of Tai Ho Road)
* South of Hoi On Road
* West of Wing Shun Street and south of Riviera Gardens

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Tsuen Wan New Town

*     * Sham Tseng

* South of Castle Peak Road - Sham Tseng Section near Sham Tseng Village

Ma Wan|

* Southeast of Ma Wan

Tsuen Wan New Town

*     * Kwai Chung/Ha Kwai Chung

* South of Kwai Shing Circuit south and west of Tai Lin Pai Road, Lai Cho Road and Kwai Chung Road

Tsuen Wan New Town

*     * Tsing Yi

* North of Tam Kon Shan Road
* East of Tsing King Road
* East of Fung Shue Wo Road
* East of Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road
* East of Tsing Yi Road near Ching Fu Court
* South of Tsing Yi Road near former Tsing Yi Power Station
* West of Tsing Yi Road near Nam Wan, Sai Tso Wan, Kam Chuk Kok and Wok Tai Wan

Tsuen Wan New Town

*     * Stonecutters Island

* Terminal 8, Kwai Tsing Container Terminals, Stonecutters Island Public Cargo Working Area and Tsing Sha Highway

Tuen Mun New Town

*     * Tai Lam
* So Kwun Wat

* South of Castle Peak Road - Tai Lam Section
* Former Lok On Pai Desalting Plant
* South of Tuen Mun Road, West of So Kwun Wat River

Tuen Mun New Town

*     * Tuen Mun/Tuen Mun Town Centre
* San Hui

* Castle Peak Bay
* Butterfly Beach

* San Shek Wan
* Pillar Point

* Tap Shek Kok
* Lung Kwu Tan

* Tsang Tsui
* Nim Wan

* West of Castle Peak Road - Castle Peak Bay, South of San Hui, East of Lung Mun Road near San Shek Wan
* South of Lung Mun Road near Pillar Point and Tap Shek Kok
* Nim Wan Road near Black Point Power Station, North of Tsang Tsui and Nim Wan

Tin Shui Wai New Town (Filling of ponds)

*     * Tin Shui Wai

(All areas)

Sha Tin New Town
* Sha Tin/Sha Tin Town Centre
* Fo Tan

* Sha Tin Tau
* Sha Tin Wai

* Yuen Chau Kok
* Shek Mun

* A Kung Kok

* East of Lion Bridge, south of Tai Po Road Sha Tin Section and Lok King Street, north of Sha Kok Road and Sha Lek Highway, west of Tate's Cairn Highway and north of A Kung Kok Street

Sha Tin New Town

*     * Ma Liu Shui

* East of Tolo Highway
* East of Pond Crescent, Chinese University of Hong Kong and rail of East Rail line University station

Sha Tin New Town

*     * Ma On Shan

* North of Ma On Shan Bypass and Ma On Shan Road

Tai Po New Town

*     * Pak Shek Kok

* North of Yau King Lane and rail of East Rail line from University station to Tai Po Kau

Tai Po New Town

*     * Tai Po Kau

* North of an artificial lake in Tai Po Kau and rail of East Rail line from Tai Po Kau to Tai Po Market station

Tai Po New Town

*     * Tai Po

* North of Rail of East Rail line from Tai Po Kau to Tai Po Market station
* North of Tolo Highway and Kwong Fuk Road
* East and south of Ting Kok Road

Tai Po New Town

*     * Sam Mun Tsai

* West of Sam Mun Tsai Road

Tai Po New Town

*     * Tai Mei Tuk

* West of Tai Mei Tuk Road

Sai Kung Town|

* East of Hiram's Highway and Po Tung Road

Ho Chung|

* Hiram's Highway near Marina Cove

High Island|

* High Island Reservoir East Dam and West Dam

Tseung Kwan O New Town

*     * Tiu Keng Leng
* Po Lam

* Hang Hau
* Tseung Kwan O/Tseung Kwan O Town Centre

* Pak Shing Kok
* Tai Chik Sha

* Siu Chik Sha
* Fat Tong O

* South of King Ling Road and east of Chui Ling Lane Playground to Ocean Shores
* East of Po Hong Road and South and west of Po Lam Road North
* South of Yue On Lane to Tseung Kwan O Hospital pathway
* North of Tin Chau Road to Chiu Shun Road
* Wan Po Road Pet Garden, LOHAS Park, The Beaumount, The Beaumount II, Manor Hill, Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate
* Between Fat Tong Chau and Tit Cham Chau

Tung Chung New Town

*     * Tung Chung

* North of Shun Tung Road and Yu Tung Road
* North of Cheung Tung Road

Chek Lap Kok|

* East of Airport Road
* North of Cheung Wing Road
* West of Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1 West Wing

Tai O|

* North of Tai O Road

Penny's Bay|

* Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Inspiration Lake

Discovery Bay|

* Discovery Bay Tai Pak Beach and Discovery Bay Plaza
* Discovery Bay North Plaza  and Auberge Discovery Bay Hong Kong
* Lantau Yacht Club Hong Kong and Coastline Villa

Mui Wo|

* East of Mui Wo Ferry Pier Road

Peng Chau|

* Northwest of Peng Chau

Cheung Chau|

* West of Cheung Kwai Road

Lamma Island|

* Lamma Power Station
* Ex-Lamma Quarry

Shek Kwu Chau|

* Shek Kwu Chau Incinerator Site

Source: https://oldhkphoto.com/coast/Map.html
https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/zh_HK/inspiration/hong-kong/hong-kongs-land-reclamation-past-present-future.html

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