Sha Lo Tung
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Sha Lo Tung is an area of Tai Po District
Tai Po District
Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It covers the areas of Tai Po, Tai Po Kau, Ting Kok, Plover Cove and the northern part of Sai Kung Peninsula on both shores of Tolo Channel. It is located in the New Territories...

, in the northeastern New Territories
New Territories
New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...

 of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

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Geography

Sha Lo Tung is located at approximately 3.8 km southwest from the center of the Tai Po New Town
Tai Po New Town
Tai Po New Town , or Tai Po Town , is a new town in New Territories, Hong Kong.The town was designed to be expanded from and incorporate the Tai Po Market, Tai Po Old Market and Tai Wo Market...

 and is bounded by the Tai Po New Town to the south and surrounded by the Pat Sin Leng Country Park
Pat Sin Leng Country Park
Pat Sin Leng Country Park is a country park in Hong Kong located in the Northeastern New Territories. Established 18 August 1978, the country park covers 3,125 hectares of natural terrain. It comprises the mountain range Pat Sin Leng and other spurs, including Wong Leng, Ping Fung Shan, Cloudy...

 to the north, east and west. More specifically, it is located south of the Hok Tau Reservoir
Hok Tau Reservoir
Hok Tau Reservoir is a small S-shaped reservoir situated in the northeastern New Territories, Hong Kong. The Tan Shan River, flows through the reservoir and eventually empties into the Ng Tung River...

 and north of Fung Yuen Village.

Villages

There are two villages in Sha Lo Tung: Cheung Uk and Lei Uk. Lei Uk is divided into Lo Wai and Sun Wai, 'Old Village' and 'New Village'. Cheung Uk and Lo Wai are Grade II Historic Buildings.

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