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| Traditional Chinese | 香港黃金海岸 | ||||||||||
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Hong Kong Gold Coast is a private housing estate served by Castle Peak Road,near Castle Peak Bay,in So Kwun Wat,Tuen Mun,New Territories,Hong Kong. Developed by Sino Group, [1] it includes 20 residential buildings completed in two phases (in 1990 and 1993 respectively),a resort hotel,a shopping mall,a yacht and country club,a marina and a beach. [2] [3] [4]
The site of approximately 100 acres was purchased by Sino in the early 1980s. The first residential phase,comprising five 28-storey blocks,was completed in 1990. [5] The hotel opened in 1993.
The Environmental Protection Department fined Sino Estate Management several times for causing pollution,as the sewage treatment plant at Gold Coast was too small and could not treat the sewage generated to the required standard. The company received a fine of $15 million in March 1993,$5,000 in early 1994,and two fines of $100,000 in 1995. [6] [7]
Hong Kong Gold Coast is the largest tourist resort in Tuen Mun. Its facilities include the Hong Kong Gold Coast Hotel,a convention centre,a shopping mall,a marina club,the Golden Beach and the newly constructed Hong Kong Gold Coast Dolphin Square.
The Golden Beach is the largest public beach in Tuen Mun and the first artificial beach in Hong Kong. Tropical trees,like coconut,and flowers of various species are planted on both sides of a 480-metre long promenade running parallel to it.
Gold Coast is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 71. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money);no government schools are in the school net. [8]
These school are actually only near the Gold Coast and are in So Kwun Wat.
Tower 9 of Gold Coast Phase II was put under lockdown between 6th &7th February 2021. [9]
Tuen Mun District is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. As of 2021,it had a population of 506,879. Of these,64,000 are under the age of 18. Part of the district is the Tuen Mun New Town,which contains one of the largest residential areas in the New Territories.
Tai Lam or Tai Lam Chung (大欖涌) is an area of Tuen Mun District,in the New Territories of Hong Kong.
Golden Beach is located at 18+1⁄2 miles of Castle Peak Road in So Kwun Wat,New Territories,Hong Kong. It is contiguous with the adjacent Cafeteria New Beachand Cafeteria Old Beach to its northwest.
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.
Yau Tong is an area of Hong Kong,located in the southeastern end of Kowloon,between Lei Yue Mun and Lam Tin,at the east shore of Victoria Harbour,west of Tseung Kwan O. Administratively,it is part of Kwun Tong District,the most densely populated district in Hong Kong.
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 residents live in Tuen Mun.
So Kwun Wat,commonly pronounced So Kwun Fat,is an area on the south coast of the western mainland New Territories in Hong Kong. The proper So Kwun Wat is a populated area in the valley between Siu Lam and Sam Shing Hui. It includes So Kwun Tan (掃管灘) on the shore,which is a residential area,Hong Kong Gold Coast (香港黃金海岸),with villas on Pearl Island (龍珠島) off the coast.
Chai Wan Kok is an area in Tsuen Wan,Hong Kong. It is located at the west end of Tsuen Wan Town. While its southeast is industrial area,its hilly northeast and coastal southwest are residential. It is on the main access between Tuen Mun and Tsuen Wan.
Hong Kong Gold Coast Hotel is a five-star hotel and conference centre at 1 Castle Peak Road,So Kwun Wat,Tuen Mun District,New Territories,Hong Kong. The hotel is a part of Hong Kong Gold Coast,which was developed by Sino Group and completed in 1993,offering a total of 453 guest rooms. Besides the hotel,the area includes a yacht club,country club,marina,shopping mall and residential buildings.
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.
Yau Oi Estate is a public housing estate in Tuen Mun,New Territories,Hong Kong near Light Rail Yau Oi stop. It was the third public housing estate built in Tuen Mun between 1980 and 1981 on reclaimed land of Castle Peak Bay. Consisting of 11 residential blocks,it was the largest single subsidized housing development in Hong Kong,with 9,153 units and a population of more than 35,000.
Kin Sang Estate is a public housing estate in Tuen Mun,New Territories,Hong Kong. It is the eleventh public housing estate in Tuen Mun,located near Light Rail Kin Sang stop,Ching Chung Koon and Castle Peak Hospital. It consists of four residential buildings completed in 1989. In 1998,some of the flats were sold under Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 1.
Tin King Estate is a public housing estate in Tuen Mun,New Territories,Hong Kong. It is the tenth public housing estate in Tuen Mun,located near Light Rail Tin King stop,Leung King stop and San Wai stop. It consists of four residential buildings completed in 1989. The estate was formerly the site of Leung Tin Village and it was named from the village,together with the nearby Leung King Estate. Some of the flats were sold under Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 2 in 1999.
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.
Tuen Mun Town Plaza is the largest shopping mall in the NW New Territories of Hong Kong. Established in 1988 and located in the town of Tuen Mun,it was developed by the Sino Group. It provides a large range of merchandise,offering residents a myriad of shopping,dining and entertainment facilities.
Lung Kwu Tan is an area located in the western part of the Tuen Mun District in Hong Kong.
Chan Yat-san was a Hong Kong politician and rural leader. He was a New Territories indigenous inhabitant and chairman of the powerful Heung Yee Kuk,and was dubbed the "King of the New Territories".
Miami Beach Towers is a private housing estate located in Tuen Mun,New Territories,Hong Kong near Light Rail Tuen Mun Ferry Pier stop. It was built by Sino Land on land reclaimed from Castle Peak Bay.
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.
Kei Lun Wai is a village in Tuen Mun District,Hong Kong.
