Ta Kwu Ling

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Features

One of the three strategic landfills in use in Hong Kong is located in Ta Kwu Ling. [5]

Education

Ta Ku Ling Ying Public School (Da Gu Ling Ling Ying Gong Li Xue Xiao ) HK TaKuLing LingYingPublicSchool.jpg
Ta Ku Ling Ying Public School (打鼓嶺嶺英公立學校)

Ta Ku Ling is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 81. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government schools are in the net. [6]

Ta Ku Ling Ying Public School (打鼓嶺嶺英公立學校) is in Ta Kwu Ling. In 2013 it had one class per year, but it was scheduled to have four primary 1 classes with a total of 128 students the following year. In 2013 the school was receiving an expansion including classrooms, a library, and a teachers' room due to an increase in students who are Hong Kong residents living in Shenzhen. [7]

Transport

The area is far from its nearest major road, Sha Tau Kok Road, connecting Fanling to Sha Tau Kok. Branch roads connect to the major road via the Ping Che area in the south.

Climate

The name of Ta Kwu Ling is frequently heard in weather reports, since it often experiences the highest and lowest daily temperatures in Hong Kong, due to its inland location. Temperatures near 0 °C (32 °F) occur once every few years, while daily minimum temperatures of 5 °C (41 °F) or less are not uncommon during winter.

Ta Kwu Ling
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Tin Hau Temple in Ping Che, Ta Kwu Ling
Climate data for Ta Kwu Ling (1986–2016)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)28.9
(84.0)		30.0
(86.0)		30.0
(86.0)		33.9
(93.0)		35.7
(96.3)		36.5
(97.7)		37.8
(100.0)		37.2
(99.0)		36.4
(97.5)		34.3
(93.7)		32.7
(90.9)		30.5
(86.9)		39.8
(103.6)
Average high °C (°F)19.4
(66.9)		20.4
(68.7)		22.7
(72.9)		26.3
(79.3)		29.6
(85.3)		31.4
(88.5)		32.5
(90.5)		32.3
(90.1)		31.3
(88.3)		29.1
(84.4)		25.4
(77.7)		21.4
(70.5)		26.8
(80.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)14.8
(58.6)		16.2
(61.2)		18.8
(65.8)		22.6
(72.7)		25.7
(78.3)		27.7
(81.9)		28.3
(82.9)		28.1
(82.6)		27.1
(80.8)		24.6
(76.3)		20.6
(69.1)		16.3
(61.3)		22.6
(72.7)
Average low °C (°F)11.1
(52.0)		13.0
(55.4)		15.8
(60.4)		19.8
(67.6)		22.9
(73.2)		24.8
(76.6)		25.1
(77.2)		25.0
(77.0)		24.0
(75.2)		21.1
(70.0)		16.7
(62.1)		12.1
(53.8)		19.3
(66.7)
Record low °C (°F)−0.9
(30.4)		1.3
(34.3)		4.7
(40.5)		9.3
(48.7)		16.0
(60.8)		16.3
(61.3)		21.1
(70.0)		22.3
(72.1)		16.9
(62.4)		11.1
(52.0)		5.8
(42.4)		0.2
(32.4)		−0.9
(30.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)29.9
(1.18)		33.3
(1.31)		54.4
(2.14)		135.1
(5.32)		244.3
(9.62)		364.8
(14.36)		308.8
(12.16)		319.0
(12.56)		223.5
(8.80)		76.7
(3.02)		37.8
(1.49)		31.2
(1.23)		1,858.8
(73.18)
Average relative humidity (%)72767881828382838073727077
Source: Hong Kong Observatory [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Low-carbon lifestyle within reach, but will HK grasp the opportunity?, SCMP, 4 Dec 2010, Olga Wong
  2. ↑ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission . Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Home Affairs Department. Existing Village/ Market Town Boundary Map. 2019 to 2022 Resident Representative Election
  5. ↑ North East New Territories (NENT) Landfill
  6. ↑ "POA School Net 81" (PDF). Education Bureau . Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  7. ↑ Yau, Elaine (21 June 2013). "Hong Kong's village schools make a comeback". South China Morning Post . Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Monthly Means of Meteorological Elements for Ta Kwu Ling, 1986-2016". Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Daily Weather Summary and Radiation Level".

Further reading

22°32′21″N114°09′42″E / 22.5392°N 114.1616°E / 22.5392; 114.1616


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