| Hung Shui Kiu | |||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 洪水橋 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 洪水桥 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Floody Bridge | ||||||||||||
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Hung Shui Kiu is an area between Ping Shan and Lam Tei,in the western part of the New Territories of Hong Kong. It covers parts of Yuen Long and Tuen Mun districts. It is a largely rural residential area. Several Housing Authority blocks are currently under construction on a 6.5-hectare site bounded by Tin Sam,Hung Tin,Hung Chi and Hung Yuen roads.
The "Planning and Development Study on North West New Territories",conducted from 1997 to 2003,identified Hung Shui Kiu and its vicinity as a potential site for a New Town which may accommodate up to 160,000 population in the future. This proposal has since been recommended for implementation and would involve construction of a new Hung Shui Kiu railway station along the existing West Rail line between Siu Hong and Tin Shui Wai stations. [1] [2]
The government is conducting public engagement on the plan. A public meeting took place on 8 August 2015 at Shung Tak Catholic English College in Hung Shui Kiu and the Planning Department accepted written comments by mail or email. [3]
In 2015,the first public estate in Hung Shui Kiu,called Hung Fuk Estate,was completed. It comprises nine residential blocks with 4,900 flats as well as a shopping centre,a market,and a community building.
Hung Shui Kiu is connected by Castle Peak Road. There is also a Light Rail stop,served by routes 610,614,615,and 751. There is a proposed MTR station on the Tuen Ma line for Hung Shui Kiu called Hung Shui Kiu station.
Hung Shui Kiu is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 72. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and one government school:Tin Shui Wai Government Primary School (天水圍官立小學). [4]
Yuen Long District is one of the districts of Hong Kong. Located in the northwest of the New Territories,it had a population of 662,000 in 2021.
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.
Ping Shan is an area in the New Territories,Hong Kong. It is located west of Yuen Long Town and Shui Pin Wai,and south of Tin Shui Wai. Administratively,it is part of the Yuen Long District.
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.
Kam Tin,or Kam Tin Heung,is an area in the New Territories,Hong Kong. It lies on a flat alluvial plain north of Tai Mo Shan mountain and east of Yuen Long town. It was formerly known as Sham Tin (岑田). Administratively,it is part of Yuen Long District.
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 劉馬車.
Yuen Long is a town in the western New Territories,Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (洪水橋),Tin Shui Wai,Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen,to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong,to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (錦田),and to the north Nam Sang Wai.
Lam Tei is an area in the Tuen Mun District of the New Territories,Hong Kong. The region lies at the north end of Tuen Mun city. It is highly rural,with Miu Fat Buddhist Monastery being a landmark of the region.
San Tin is a loosely defined area in Yuen Long District in New Territories,Hong Kong that is part of the San Tin constituency. Unlike Hong Kong's highly urbanised areas,San Tin is sparsely populated due to its marshlands.
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.
Shap Pat Heung is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Located south of Yuen Long and northeast of Tai Tong,the area occupies the plain north of hills of Tai Lam. The Cantonese name 'Shap Pat Heung' means 'eighteen villages' at its beginning. It was later expanded to thirty villages. Administratively,it is part of the Yuen Long District.
Ha Tsuen,or Ha Tsuen Heung (厦村鄉) is an area at the west of Yuen Long Town in Hong Kong. Administratively,it belongs to Yuen Long District.
Tin Shui Wai New Town is a satellite town in the northwestern New Territories of Hong Kong. Originally a gei wai (基圍) fish pond area,it was developed in the 1980s as the second new town in Yuen Long District and the eighth in Hong Kong. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) due northwest of Central,the main business area in the territory,on land reclaimed from low-lying areas south of Deep Bay,next to Ping Shan. The population was 292,000 in 2014, while the total projected population for when the town is fully built-out is about 306,000.
Pok Oi Hospital is a major charitable hospital in Hong Kong,serving the northwest New Territories. Located in Au Tau in Yuen Long,it was founded by residents in 1919 when Yuen Long was a still rural town. The hospital later became a charity organisation,and extended its services to include schools,homes for the elderly,social welfare and other areas.
Yuen Chau Kok is an area in Sha Tin District,New Territories,Hong Kong,near Sha Tin Road and Prince of Wales Hospital and is within walking distance of City One station of the MTR Tuen Ma line. Before reclamation work in the 1970s,the area was an island in Tide Cove.
Wang Chau is an area of Yuen Long District,located in the northwestern part of Hong Kong,west of the Shan Pui River.
The following is a list of public housing estates in Yuen Long New 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.
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.
Hung Fuk Estate is a public housing estate in Hung Shui Kiu,New Territories,Hong Kong. It comprises nine blocks with a total of 4,905 flats. It was completed in 2015 and is the first public estate in Hung Shui Kiu,which is planned to undergo large-scale development as a new town.
Hung Shui Hang Reservoir is a reservoir located to the north of Kau Keng Shan,Tuen Mun,New Territories,Hong Kong. It is located at the northwestern edge of Tai Lam Country Park and less than one kilometre away from Lam Tei Reservoir. Like Lam Tei Reservoir,it is part of Tai Lam Chung Reservoir's further water supply plan and an irrigation reservoir. The reservoir is divided into two reservoirs. The water from the reservoir flows through Tan Kwai Tsuen and Chung Uk Tsuen and then through Hung Shui Kiu,passing through the west side of Tin Shui Wai and finally empties into the Deep Bay.
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