Hoh Fuk Tong () is a stop on the
MTR
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Light Rail network in
Tuen Mun District
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,
New Territories
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,
Hong Kong
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. It is located at ground level at
Castle Peak Road - San Hui next to CCC Hoh Fuk Tong College and
Hoh Fuk Tong Centre
Hoh Fuk Tong Centre () is located at 28 Castle Peak Road - San Hui, San Hui, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong near Light Rail Hoh Fuk Tong stop. Morrison Building is a declared monument of Hong Kong.
The centre was named after Rev. , t ...
.
Being part of Fare Zone 2 for single ride tickets, the stop serves CCC Hoh Fuk Tong College's vicinity and the southeastern part of
San Hui
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Etymolog ...
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History
Hoh Fuk Tong Stop commenced operation on 2 February 1992 along with the Tuen Mun Northeast Extension of Light Rail Transit.
The stop is named after
Hoh Fuk Tong Centre
Hoh Fuk Tong Centre () is located at 28 Castle Peak Road - San Hui, San Hui, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong near Light Rail Hoh Fuk Tong stop. Morrison Building is a declared monument of Hong Kong.
The centre was named after Rev. , t ...
and CCC Hoh Fuk Tong College, which are in turn named after Revd.
Hoh Fuk Tong, the first ever
Christian
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pastor
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of
Chinese
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ethnicity in
Hong Kong
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.
Hoh Fuk Tong Stop is the only Light Rail stop in Hong Kong named after an individual.
Rail service
Hoh Fuk Tong Stop is served by route 614 and its short-working service 614P.
References
See also
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Hoh Fuk Tong Centre
Hoh Fuk Tong Centre () is located at 28 Castle Peak Road - San Hui, San Hui, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong near Light Rail Hoh Fuk Tong stop. Morrison Building is a declared monument of Hong Kong.
The centre was named after Rev. , t ...
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MTR Light Rail stops
Former Kowloon–Canton Railway stations
Tuen Mun District
Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1992
1992 establishments in Hong Kong