Sha Tin New Town is one of the
new townA new town, planned community or planned city is a city, town, or community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion.Navi Mumbai, a planned city near Indian city...
s in
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
. It is within the
Sha Tin DistrictSha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. One of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen and Ma Liu Shui . The district has the...
, which covers the areas of
Sha TinSha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is an area around the Shing Mun River in the New Territories of Hong Kong.-History:Before British rule in Hong Kong, the area of Sha Tin and its vicinity was referred to as Lek Yuen...
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Tai WaiTai Wai is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located between Sha Tin New Town and the Lion Rock. Its geographical coordinates are 22° 23' 0" North, 114° 11' 0" East. It is the largest part of the Sha Tin District.- History :...
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Fo TanFo Tan is a suburb of Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. It was developed as a light industrial area, but this activity has declined markedly in recent years. There are residential areas to the east, alongside the MTR line, and in the foothills to the west....
, Tai Shui Hang, Ma On Shan, etc. With development started in the 1970s, it covers an area of 35.87
square kilometreSquare kilometre , symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of surface area, the square metre, one of the SI derived units.1 km2 is equal to:* 1,000,000 m2...
s (total development area is about 20 km²). It presently has a population over 630,000. Its planned capacity when fully developed is 700,000. In the latest official reports, Ma On Shan New Town is separated from Sha Tin New Town.
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Sha Tin New Town is one of the
new townA new town, planned community or planned city is a city, town, or community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion.Navi Mumbai, a planned city near Indian city...
s in
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
. It is within the
Sha Tin DistrictSha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. One of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen and Ma Liu Shui . The district has the...
, which covers the areas of
Sha TinSha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is an area around the Shing Mun River in the New Territories of Hong Kong.-History:Before British rule in Hong Kong, the area of Sha Tin and its vicinity was referred to as Lek Yuen...
,
Tai WaiTai Wai is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located between Sha Tin New Town and the Lion Rock. Its geographical coordinates are 22° 23' 0" North, 114° 11' 0" East. It is the largest part of the Sha Tin District.- History :...
,
Fo TanFo Tan is a suburb of Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. It was developed as a light industrial area, but this activity has declined markedly in recent years. There are residential areas to the east, alongside the MTR line, and in the foothills to the west....
, Tai Shui Hang, Ma On Shan, etc. With development started in the 1970s, it covers an area of 35.87
square kilometreSquare kilometre , symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of surface area, the square metre, one of the SI derived units.1 km2 is equal to:* 1,000,000 m2...
s (total development area is about 20 km²). It presently has a population over 630,000. Its planned capacity when fully developed is 700,000. In the latest official reports, Ma On Shan New Town is separated from Sha Tin New Town.
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