Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town

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Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town (traditional Chinese: 粉嶺／上水新市鎮) was developed from the traditional market towns (Luen Wo Hui and Shek Wu Hui) and villages around Fanling and Sheung Shui, within the present-day North District in the New Territories of Hong Kong.

With development started in the mid-1980s, the new town presently has a population of 247 000, with an ultimate capacity of 264 000 upon full development. The total development area is about 780 hectares (7.8 square kilometres or 3.01 square miles) which includes residential, commercial, industrial, social, community and recreation facilities.

Contents 1 Housing 1.1 Public housing estates 1.1.1 Sheung Shui 1.1.2 Fanling 1.2 Other apartment towers 1.2.1 Sheung Shui 1.2.2 Fanling 2 Community 2.1 Schools 2.2 Hospitals 2.3 Shopping centres 3 Transport 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Housing

[edit] Public housing estates

[edit] Sheung Shui

• Tin Ping Estate
• Choi Yuen Estate
• Tai Ping Estate
• Ching Ho Estate

[edit] Fanling

• Cheung Wah Estate
• Wah Ming Estate
• Ka Fuk Estate
• Wah Sum Estate
• Yung Shing Court

[edit] Other apartment towers

[edit] Sheung Shui

• Tsui Lai Garden
• Lung Fung Garden
• Sheung Shui Town Centre
• Metropolis Plaza
• Sheung Shui Centre
• Sunningdale Garden
• Pearl Vista
• Royal Jubilee

[edit] Fanling

• Greenpark Villa
• Cheerful Park
• Carmelia Court
• Belair Villa
• Glamour Garden
• Fanling Garden
• Wing Fuk Garden
• Wing Fai Centre
• Belair Monte
• Regentville
• Grand Regentville
• Union Plaza
• Dawning Views
• Avon Park

[edit] Community

• North District Town Hall
• North District Park

[edit] Schools

• Lee Chi Tat Memorial School

[edit] Hospitals

• North District Hospital
• Hong Chi Fanling Integrative Rehabilitation Complex (C&A Home) (formerly Fanling Hospital)

[edit] Shopping centres

• Landmark North
• Metropolis Plaza

[edit] Transport

The new town is served by the Fanling and Sheung Shui stations of the MTR East Rail Line, which connects the new town with Kowloon and the border with mainland China at Lo Wu.

The Fanling Highway is part of Route 9. Other major roads include the Jockey Club Road and Sun Wan Road.

[edit] See also

• List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong

[edit] External links

• Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town
• Satellite image of the new town of Fanling-Sheung Shui and its vicinity by Google Maps

v • d • e New towns in Hong Kong Phase-I Tsuen Wan (Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi) · Sha Tin (Sha Tin and Ma On Shan)  · Tuen Mun Phase-II Tai Po · Fanling-Sheung Shui (Fanling and Sheung Shui) · Yuen Long Phase-III Tseung Kwan O · Tin Shui Wai · North Lantau (Tung Chung and Tai Ho)