Tuen Mun District is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It is the westernmost continental district of Hong Kong. It had a population of 487,546 in 2011. Part of the district is the Tuen Mun New Town,which contains one of the largest residential areas in the New Territories.
Hong Kong has a long coastline that is full of twists and turns with many bays and beaches. Many of them are well sheltered by mountains nearby,as Hong Kong is a mountainous place. As a result,large waves seldom appear at the bays,making them suitable for human swimming.
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is a bus company operating franchised services in Hong Kong. It is the largest bus company in Hong Kong by fleet size and number of bus routes,with over 4000 buses and 420 routes. It is a subsidiary of Transport International.
The Light Rail,also known as the Light Rail Transit (LRT),officially the North-West Railway,is a light rail system in Hong Kong,serving the northwestern New Territories,within Tuen Mun District and Yuen Long District. The system operates over 1,435 mmstandard gauge track,using 750 V DC overhead power supply. It was once one of four systems comprising the KCR network in Hong Kong,before the MTR–KCR merger in 2007. It has a daily ridership of about 483,000 people.
The Ma On Shan line was a rapid transit line that formed part of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. Coloured brown on the MTR map,the line acted as a branch of the East Rail line that connects the new towns of Sha Tin and Ma On Shan in the northeastern New Territories.
Tuen Mun Road is a major expressway in Hong Kong which connects Tuen Mun with Tsuen Wan,within the New Territories. It is part of Hong Kong's Route 9,which circumnavigates the New Territories. Opened in 1978,it was once the major trunk route linking the northwest New Territories to urban Kowloon and is known for its frequent traffic jams and road accidents owing to its early design and heavy usage. As a result,speed limits have been enforced to 70–80 km/h (45–50 mph) due to geometric constraints.
MTR Bus is a public non-franchised bus service in Hong Kong operated by the MTR Corporation,serving the northwestern part of the New Territories. It comprises a network of 22 feeder bus routes for the convenience of passengers using the MTR rapid transit network,providing access to and between many MTR stations on the Tuen Ma line and Light Rail.
Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories,Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the more recent past,it was home to many Tanka fishermen who gathered at Castle Peak Bay. Tuen Mun is now a modern,mainly residential area in the north-west New Territories. As of 2011,487,546 live in Tuen Mun and over 95% of them are Chinese.
Tuen Mun Ferry Pier (屯門碼頭),or Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal,is a public pier located in the southern area of Tuen Mun,Hong Kong.
Tsing Lung Tau is a coastal residential area in the southwest coast of the New Territories in Hong Kong.
Yuen Long Town is located in the district centre of Yuen Long District,New Territories,Hong Kong. It is the heart of Yuen Long and Yuen Long New Town,with a population of around 200,000.
Jordan Road Ferry Pier or Ferry Point (1924–1998) is a demolished pier originally located at Jordan Road,Jordan,Hong Kong.
The Tuen Ma line is a rapid transit and commuter rail line that forms part of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. Coloured brown on the map,the Tuen Ma line is 56.2 kilometres (34.9 mi) in length,making it the longest line of the MTR network. It has a total of 27 stations,more than any other in the MTR system.
Tuen Mun Swimming Pool is an MTR Light Rail stop located at ground level at the junction of Hoi Wong Road and Hoi Wing Road,next to KMB Tuen Mun South Depot and to the southeast of Tuen Mun Swimming Pool,an aquatics centre in Area 16 of Tuen Mun.
Tung Chung Development Pier also known as Tung Chung New Development Ferry Pier (東涌新發展碼頭) and Tung Chung New Ferry Pier (東涌新碼頭) is a ferry pier in Tung Chung Waterfront Road (東涌海濱路),Tung Chung,Lantau Island,New Territories,Hong Kong. It was built to replace Tung Chung Old Ferry Pier that is located further west,in Ma Wan Chung (馬灣涌).
Sam Shing Estate is a public housing estate in Tuen Mun,New Territories,Hong Kong,near Light Rail Sam Shing stop and Castle Peak Beach. Built on the reclaimed land of Castle Peak Bay,it is the third public housing estate in Tuen Mun and the estate consists of 3 residential blocks completed in 1980. It was named for nearby Sam Shing Hui,a fishing village in the district,and most of the residents in the estate were fishermen.
The following is an overview of public housing estates in Tuen Mun,Hong Kong,including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS),Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS),Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS),Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS),Subsidised Sale Flats Project (SSFP),and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.
Castle Peak Beach is a gazetted beach in Tuen Mun,Hong Kong,beside Sam Shing Estate. It looks onto Castle Peak Bay and the Tuen Mun typhoon shelter,although it is separated from the typhoon shelter by a breakwater.
