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Sheung Shui
Sheung Shui (, literally "Above-water") 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. History Shek Wu Hui () used to be the marketplace of the Sheung Shui area, before the development of Sheung Shui Town. Bounded by Lung Sum Avenue (), San Fung Avenue and Jockey Club Road, it was the main market in the Sheung Shui area from the 1930s onwards. Today some private residences can be found towering over the old flats in the ''hui'' (market). The majority of the buildings still standing were repaired in the 1950s. Sheung Shui Wai (), originally lived in by the Liu () clan, is a walled village. The ancestral hall Liu Man Shek Tong () in the village is one of the declared monuments of Hong Kong. The , located near Sheung Shui Wai and originally established by the Liu clan, is the largest secondary school in Hong Kong, in term ...
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Sheung may refer to: *Sheung (surname), Cantonese romanization of various Chinese surnames **Kiki Sheung, Hong Kong TVB actress *Lam Sheung Yee (1934–2009), former football (soccer) defender, coach and announcer, as well as an actor * Lee Sheung-ching (born 1981), Hong Kong film and television actor; he is also a former playwright *Sheung-Wai Tam, OBE, GBS, JP, the President Emeritus of The Open University of Hong Kong See also * Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town in the New Territories of Hong Kong *Kam Sheung Road, road in Yuen Long District of Hong Kong **Kam Sheung Road station, MTR station located between Pat Heung and Kam Tin in Hong Kong *Shek Sheung River, river in northern New Territories, Hong Kong *Sheung Shui, area in New Territories, Hong Kong **Public housing estates in Sheung Shui, the latest public estate in North District **Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse, slaughterhouse situated in the outer area of Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong **Sheung Shui station, the penult ...
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Choi Yuen Estate
Choi Yuen Estate () is a public housing estate in Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Landmark North and MTR Sheung Shui station. It is the first public housing estate in North District and consists of six residential buildings completed between 1981 and 1983. Yuk Po Court () and Choi Po Court () are Home Ownership Scheme courts in Sheung Shui near Choi Yuen Estate, built in 1982 and 1984 respectively. Background The site of Choi Yuen Estate was formerly occupied by vegetable farms and the nearby village was called Tsoi Yuen Tsuen (), which meant Vegetable Farm Village in Chinese. In the 1970s, the vegetable farms were removed to construct Choi Yuen Estate; "菜園村" and "彩園邨" sound almost the same except the tone of the character "菜" / "彩". In the 1990s, the village was demolished to build Landmark North, one of the largest shopping malls in North District. Houses Choi Yuen Estate Yuk Po Court Choi Po Court Demographics According to the 2016 by- ...
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North District Park Lake 201207
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is related to the Old High German ''nord'', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit *''ner-'', meaning "left; below" as north is to left when facing the rising sun. Similarly, the other cardinal directions are also related to the sun's position. The Latin word ''borealis'' comes from the Greek '' boreas'' "north wind, north", which, according to Ovid, was personified as the wind-god Boreas, the father of Calais and Zetes. ''Septentrionalis'' is from ''septentriones'', "the seven plow oxen", a name of ''Ursa Major''. The Greek ἀρκτικός (''arktikós'') is named for the same constellation, and is the source of the English word ''Arctic''. Other languages have other derivations. For example, in Lezgian, ''kefer'' can mean b ...
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Siu Hang Tsuen (North District)
Siu Hang Tsuen () is a village of Hong Kong, located in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, North District. It is one of the five Wai ( walled villages) and six Tsuen (villages) in Lung Yeuk Tau.Antiquities and Monuments OfficeLung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail/ref> Siu Hang Tsuen () is located directly to its west. Administration Siu Hang San Tsuen () is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Siu Hang Tsuen is one of the villages represented within the Fanling District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Siu Hang Tsuen is part of the Queen's Hill constituency, which is currently represented by Law Ting-tak. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Siu Hang was 42. The number of males was 25. References External links Delineation of area of existing village Siu Hang San Tsuen (Fanling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)* Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information SystemSiu Ha ...
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Hakka Wai
Tsung Pak Long () is a village and the name of an area in Sheung Shui, North District, Hong Kong. Administration Tsung Pak Long is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Sheung Shui District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Tsung Pak Long is part of the Fung Tsui constituency, which was formerly represented by Chiang Man-ching until July 2021. History Tsung Pak Long was recorded as a Punti village in the ' (''Gazetteer of the Xin'an County'') of 1819. At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Tsung Pak Long was 184. The number of males was 105. Hakka Wai Hakka Wai () is a Hakka walled village located in the Tsung Pak Long area. Construction of the village started in the 1900s-1910s and was completed by 1920.Historic Building AppraisalHakka Wai – Residential Houses/ref> References External links Delineation of area of existing village Tsung Pak Long (Sheung Shui) for election of ...
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Woodland Crest
Woodland Crest () is a private housing estate in Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties, and is managed bHong Yip Service Co. Ltd It has a total of 548 apartments, and was completed in May 1996. Sun Hung Kai initiated the development of smart cards in the residential complex early in 1996, the first of its kind. Location Woodland Crest is located at 33 Tin Ping Road, Sheung Shui, New Territories. To its south lies Tin Ping Estate, a public housing estate, and to its west is Tsui Lai Garden. The Ng Tung River is a major feature that borders Woodland Crest. Blocks Woodland Crest has 8 blocks of 9 floors, excluding the car park area that occupies the basement area. Blocks 1-3 and 5 connected as the northern complex and Blocks 6-9 as the southern complex. There is no fourth block or fourth floor, because the number four is considered unlucky by the Chinese. Facilities The estate has two tennis courts, two playgrounds, a barbecue ...
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Public Housing Estates In Sheung Shui
The following is a list of public housing estates in Sheung Shui Town, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates. Overview Cheung Lung Wai Estate Cheung Lung Wai Estate is the latest public estate in North District, it has 2 blocks built in 2015. Ching Ho Estate Ching Ho Estate () is the second latest public estate in North District. Its name, "Ching Ho", means "clear river" in Chinese. The estate is developed into 3 phases, with a total of 8 "New Harmony" residential buildings and a shopping centre. Phase 3 consists of 3 blocks completed in 2007. Phase 2 and Phase 1 consists of a total of 5 blocks and the shopping centre completed in 2008. Ching Long House was placed under lockdown for mandatory covid test on 15 February 2022. Choi Po Court Choi Po Court () is an HOS housing estate in Sheung Shui Town, ...
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On Shing Court
Tin Ping Estate () is a public housing estate in Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Sacred Hill and Tin Ping Shan Tsuen. It is the northernmost mixed public and TPS housing estate in Sheung Shui Town and consists of seven residential buildings completed between 1986 and 1990. Some of the flats were sold to tenants through Tenants Purchase Scheme Phase 3 in 2000. On Shing Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court in Sheung Shui, near Tin Ping Estate. It has only one block built in 1990. Houses Tin Ping Estate On Shing Court Demographics According to the 2016 by-census, Tin Ping Estate had a population of 17,625. The median age was 51.6 and the majority of residents (99.1 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.9 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$24,170. Politics For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two const ...
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Choi Po Court
Choi Yuen Estate () is a public housing estate in Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Landmark North and MTR Sheung Shui station. It is the first public housing estate in North District and consists of six residential buildings completed between 1981 and 1983. Yuk Po Court () and Choi Po Court () are Home Ownership Scheme courts in Sheung Shui near Choi Yuen Estate, built in 1982 and 1984 respectively. Background The site of Choi Yuen Estate was formerly occupied by vegetable farms and the nearby village was called Tsoi Yuen Tsuen (), which meant Vegetable Farm Village in Chinese. In the 1970s, the vegetable farms were removed to construct Choi Yuen Estate; "菜園村" and "彩園邨" sound almost the same except the tone of the character "菜" / "彩". In the 1990s, the village was demolished to build Landmark North, one of the largest shopping malls in North District. Houses Choi Yuen Estate Yuk Po Court Choi Po Court Demographics According to the 2016 by- ...
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Yuk Po Court
Choi Yuen Estate () is a public housing estate in Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Landmark North and MTR Sheung Shui station. It is the first public housing estate in North District and consists of six residential buildings completed between 1981 and 1983. Yuk Po Court () and Choi Po Court () are Home Ownership Scheme courts in Sheung Shui near Choi Yuen Estate, built in 1982 and 1984 respectively. Background The site of Choi Yuen Estate was formerly occupied by vegetable farms and the nearby village was called Tsoi Yuen Tsuen (), which meant Vegetable Farm Village in Chinese. In the 1970s, the vegetable farms were removed to construct Choi Yuen Estate; "菜園村" and "彩園邨" sound almost the same except the tone of the character "菜" / "彩". In the 1990s, the village was demolished to build Landmark North, one of the largest shopping malls in North District. Houses Choi Yuen Estate Yuk Po Court Choi Po Court Demographics According to the 2016 by- ...
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Choi may refer to: * Choi (Korean surname), a Korean surname * Choi, Macau Cantonese transliteration of the Chinese surname Cui (崔) and Xu (徐) * Choi, Cantonese romanisation of Cai (surname) (蔡), a Chinese surname * CHOI-FM, a radio station in Quebec City, Canada * Choi Bounge, a character from the ''King of Fighters'' video game series *Children's Hospital of Illinois OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois known simply as Children's Hospital of Illinois is a nationally ranked pediatric acute care children's hospital located within OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. The hospital has 14 ... See also * Choy (other) {{disambiguation, callsign ...
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Po Shek Wu Estate
Po Shek Wu Estate () is a public housing estate located at the junction of Po Shek Wu Road and Choi Yuen Road in Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong near MTR Sheung Shui station. It comprises three residential blocks of 25, 29 and 33 storeys on a 3-storeyed carpark podium including one semi-basement storey for car park at a total number of 1,144 units completed in 2019. In addition, there is an ancillary facility block including socket-H pile foundation, superstructure and E&M services, one kindergarten, ground floor retail facilities and roof garden site formation and slope upgrading works. Houses Politics Po Shek Wu Estate is located in Shek Wu Hui constituency of the North District Council. It was formerly represented by Lam Cheuk-ting, who was elected in the 2019 elections until March 2021. See also *Public housing estates in Sheung Shui The following is a list of public housing estates in Sheung Shui Town, Hong Kong, including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Privat ...
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