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Lok Ma Chau or Lokmachau is an area in Hong Kong's New Territories. It is the site of a major pedestrian (linked directly to the Hong Kong rapid transit network) and road border crossing point between Hong Kong and mainland China. Administratively,most of the Lok Ma Chau area is located within the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong.
Lok Ma Chau lies just south of the Sham Chun River (or Shenzhen River in Mandarin),which forms the border between Hong Kong and mainland China. Lok Ma Chau lies opposite Huanggang in Shenzhen,China.
Lok Ma Chau lies within Hong Kong's Frontier Closed Area,a buffer zone established by the Hong Kong government to prevent illegal immigration from mainland China,and access to the area is restricted to those holding Closed Area Permits. Those who are crossing the border to or from China do not need permits but must leave the area immediately after completing immigration procedures.
To the southwest of Lok Ma Chau is the Mai Po Wetlands.
The proposed Lok Ma Chau Loop Innovation and Technology Park is located just east of the border post and will be expected to generate up to 1.2 million square metres of additional office space when completed.
The Cheung clan originated from Dongguan in Guangdong province and settled in Lok Ma Chau Village about 500 years ago. [1]
Lok Ma Chau is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 74. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and one government school:Yuen Long Government Primary School (元朗官立小學). [2]
Lo Wu is an area in North District,New Territories,Hong Kong. It lies on the border between Hong Kong and mainland China,specifically the Luohu District of Shenzhen in mainland China. The area is most notable as the location of the most heavily used immigration control point for passengers travelling to and from mainland China. It is where the Lo Wu station is located.
Sha Tau Kok is a closed town in Hong Kong. The last remaining major settlement in the Frontier Closed Area,it is Hong Kong's northernmost town.
Lo Wu is the northern terminus of the East Rail line of Hong Kong,located in Lo Wu within the Closed Area on Hong Kong's northern frontier. The station serves as a primary checkpoint for rail passengers between Hong Kong and mainland China and vice versa,rather than serving a specific area. It is also the northernmost railway station in Hong Kong.
Sheung Shui is the penultimate northbound station on the East Rail line in Hong Kong. This station serves as the northern terminus of the East Rail line 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.
The Sham Chun River,Shum Chum River,or Shenzhen River serves as the natural border between Hong Kong and Mainland China,together with Deep Bay,Mirs Bay,and the Sha Tau Kok River.
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.
Lok Ma Chau is the northwestern terminus in Lok Ma Chau on the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line,a branch line of the East Rail line of Hong Kong's MTR network,which was built to alleviate the immigration checkpoint between Hong Kong and mainland China's Shenzhen at Lo Wu station. MTR Corporation promotes use of Lok Ma Chau as a direct connection with Line 4 of the Shenzhen Metro,which is also operated by the MTR Corporation alongside Line 10.
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.
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.
Huanggang Port is a port of entry on the border between mainland China and Hong Kong,in the Futian District of Shenzhen,Guangdong. Its counterpart in Hong Kong is the Lok Ma Chau Control Point,located in Lok Ma Chau in Hong Kong's New Territories,across the Sham Chun River from Huanggang.
The Frontier Closed Area,established by the Frontier Closed Area Order,1951,and 1984 is a regulated border zone in Hong Kong that extended inwards from the border with Mainland China.
San Tin Highway is a northeast-southwest expressway at San Tin in north-western New Territories of Hong Kong. San Tin Highway connects Fanling Highway at its northeastern end at San Tin Interchange to a fork at the Tsing Long Highway and Yuen Long Highway at Kam Tin River east of Yuen Long at the southwestern end of the San Tin Highway. San Tin Highway is also part of Route 9. The road was completed between 1991 and 1993.
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.
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 and south to Liantang Subdistrict in Shenzhen.
Lok Ma Chau Control Point is an immigration control point in Lok Ma Chau,Yuen Long District,New Territories,Hong Kong,which is on the border between Hong Kong and mainland China. It opened in 1989 as the third road crossing between the then British dependent territory and China. It started providing 24-hour passenger clearance in January 2003,and is still the only Hong Kong control point with Shenzhen in mainland China to do so. Its counterpart is the Huanggang Port in mainland China,across Sham Chun River and interconnected by the Lok Ma Chau Bridge.
Futian Port or the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point is an immigration port of entry/border crossing on the border between mainland China and Hong Kong,located in the Futian District of Shenzhen in mainland China.
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 Lok Ma Chau Loop is a small piece of riverside land transferred to Hong Kong by Mainland China on 3 January 2017. It is the proposed development site for the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park.
