Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town 粉嶺/上水新市鎮 | |
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Nickname: Fanling-Sheung Shui | |
Country | China |
SAR | Hong Kong |
Region | New Territories |
District | North District |
Area | |
• Total | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 255,000 |
• Density | 33,000/km2 (85,000/sq mi) |
Mean solar time UTC+08 |
Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 粉嶺/上水新市鎮 | ||||||||
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Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town was developed from the traditional market towns (Luen Wo Hui and Shek Wu Hui) and villages around Fanling and Sheung Shui,within the present-day North District in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It was primarily developed in the mid 1980s. Connecting Fanling and Sheung Shui is an U-shaped main road called Ma Sik Road.
The new town presently has a population of 247,000,with an ultimate capacity of 264,000 upon full development. The total development area is about 780 hectares (7.8 square kilometres;3.0 square miles) which includes residential,commercial,industrial,social,community and recreation facilities.
Name | Type | Inaug. | No Blocks | No Units | |
Cheung Wah Estate | 祥華邨 | TPS | 1984 | 10 | 2,471 |
Ka Fuk Estate | 嘉福邨 | Public | 1994 | 3 | 2,045 |
Wah Ming Estate | 華明邨 | Public | 1990 | 7 | 2,476 |
Wah Sum Estate | 華心邨 | Public | 1995 | 2 | 1,481 |
Yung Shing Court | 雍盛苑 | TPS | 2000 | 2 | 1,729 |
Name | Type | Inaug. | No Blocks | No Units | Notes | |
Ching Ho Estate | 清河邨 | Public | 2006 | 3 | 2,397 | |
Choi Yuen Estate | 彩園邨 | Public | 1982 | 6 | 5,076 | |
Tai Ping Estate | 太平邨 | TPS | 1989 | 4 | 424 | |
Tin Ping Estate | 天平邨 | TPS | 1986 | 7 | 1,522 |
The new town is served by the Fanling, and Sheung Shui stations of the MTR East Rail line, which connects the new town with Kowloon and the border with mainland China at Lo Wu.
The Fanling Highway is a part of Route 9. Other major roads include the Jockey Club Road and San Wan Road.
North District is the northernmost district of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern part of the New Territories. The new town of Fanling–Sheung Shui is within this district. It had a population of 298,657 in 2001. The district has the second lowest population density in Hong Kong.
Sheung Shui is the penultimate northbound station on the East Rail line in Hong Kong. This station serves as the terminus of northbound trains after the Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau boundary crossings have closed for the day. It is also the last northbound station on the East Rail line that passengers without a Closed Area Permit, Mainland Travel Permit, or valid passport and mainland Chinese visa may freely travel to.
Sheung Shui is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Town, a part of this area, is part of the Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town in the North District of Hong Kong. Fanling Town is to its southeast.
Fanling Highway is a part of Route 9 in Hong Kong. It connects the new town of Tai Po and San Tin Highway, passing through Sheung Shui and Fanling on its way. The three lane expressway was constructed between 1983 and 1987.
Tai Po Road is the second longest road in Hong Kong. It spans from Sham Shui Po in Kowloon to Tai Po in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Initially, the road was named Frontier Road.
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.
Ta Kwu Ling is an area in the North District, New Territories, Hong Kong, located northeast of Sheung Shui, close to the border with mainland China.
Landmark North is an office tower-and-shopping centre complex in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong. It was developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties and is located in the commercial centre of Sheung Shui.
North District Park is a public park situated between Sheung Shui and Fanling in North District, Hong Kong. It opened on 10 March 1990. It is one of the largest parks in Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Centre and Sheung Shui Town Centre are located near its northern side, and adjacent to its southeastern border is the village Fanling Wai.
The Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse is a slaughterhouse in the outskirts of Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong. The installation was built by China State Construction. Construction began in February 1997, at a cost of HK$ 1.858 billion. It covers 5.8 hectares and is the largest slaughterhouse in Hong Kong, as well as being one of the largest in Asia according to the Architectural Services Department.
Kam Tsin, also known as Kam Tsin Tsuen (金錢村) is a village and an area in the North District, in the New Territories in Hong Kong.
The following is a list of public housing estates in Sheung Shui Town, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.
Sunningdale Garden is a Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme court built on reclaimed land in Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong near Tin Ping Estate, Sheung Shui Town Centre and Shek Wu Hui. It has a total of two blocks built in 1992.
The North District Council is one of the 18 Hong Kong district councils and represents the North District. It is one of 18 such councils. Consisting of 22 members, the district council is drawn from 18 constituencies, which elect 18 members, along with four ex officio members who are the Ta Kwu Ling, Sheung Shui, Sha Tau Kok and Fanling rural committee chairmen. The latest election was held on 24 November 2019.
The Hong Kong government started developing new towns in the 1950s to accommodate Hong Kong's booming population. During the first phase of development, the newly developed towns were called "satellite towns", a concept borrowed from the United Kingdom, of which Hong Kong was a colony. Kwun Tong, located in eastern Kowloon, and Tsuen Wan, located in the south-west of the New Territories, were designated as the first satellite towns, when the urban area in Hong Kong was still relatively small, restricted to the central and western parts of Kowloon Peninsula and the northern side of Hong Kong Island. Wah Fu Estate was also built in a remote corner on the southern side of Hong Kong Island, with similar concepts but at a smaller scale.
Oi Yuen Villa is a privately owned villa located in Kwu Tung, Sheung Shui, Hong Kong. The building has been listed as a Grade I historic building since June 2017.
Shek Wu Hui is a non-administrative subdivision (neighbourhood) and former indigenous market town located in Sheung Shui in the North District of Hong Kong. The place name can be found in the record that published in 1819.
Sheung Shui Government Secondary School is a co-educational secondary school operated by the Government of Hong Kong located in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong. The school was founded in 1991 and its medium of instruction is Chinese.