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It borders with Shenzhen city with the Sham Chun River. Most major access points to Mainland China from Hong Kong lies in this district. The North District is about 168km2 (65sqmi) in area.
Demographics
According to statistics, 70% of the district population lives in the public estates in the Fanling-Sheung Shuinew town. 40,000 villagers living around the two town centres and the main rural towns (Sha Tau Kok and Ta Kwu Ling) account for most residents in the district.
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.
Once common throughout China, walled villages can still be found in southern China and Hong Kong. Most of the walled villages of Hong Kong are located in the New Territories.
Sha Tau Kok is a border town in northeastern New Territories, Hong Kong, straddling the border with mainland China.
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. Passengers wishing not to enter the Boundary Area illegally by proceeding to Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau without a Closed Area Permit, Mainland Travel Permit, valid passport and visa must disembark here.
Fanling is a station on the East Rail Line of the Hong Kong MTR. It is next to Fanling Town Centre, and is only a short walk away from Fung Ying Seen Koon, a well-known Taoist temple. The Fanling Highway was built from 1983 to 1987 directly adjacent to the station. The station is located on Fanling Station Road within the Fanling area in North District, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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.
Ap Chau, also known as Robinson Island, with a size of 0.04 km² is an island in the Crooked Harbour, in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (鴨洲海) and is under the administration of North District. The island had 8 inhabitants as of June 2008. To promote tourism, in April 2018 the Ap Chau Story Room opened for public visits on Sundays and public holidays. Islets located close by include Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai, Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai, Ap Lo Chun, Ap Tan Pai and Kau Tau Shek.
Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai is a small island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (鴨洲海) just off the southern tip of Ap Chau (鴨洲) and is not to be confused with Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai (鴨洲白墩排) which is located further west. It is under the administration of North District.
Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai is a small island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (鴨洲海) to the west of Ap Chau and is not to be confused with Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai which is located closer to Ap Chau. It is under the administration of North District.
Ap Lo Chun is a small island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (鴨洲海) between Ap Chau (鴨洲) in the east and Sai Ap Chau in the west, with the islet of Ap Tan Pai (鴨蛋排) nearby in the northeast. It is under the administration of North District.
The generic forms of Hong Kong place names are mainly Cantonese, Hakka and British English, although other languages also contribute to Hong Kong place names.
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 occupied 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.
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.
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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.
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