Hin Keng (; Literal Meaning: "Show Path") is a station on the , part of the MTR

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network in Hong Kong. It opened on 14 February 2020 as part of the Tuen Ma line's first phase. It was built as part of the

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project. The station is located near

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. It is an elevated station with one entrance facing Che Kung Miu Road.

History

The station was built on the site of the New Territories South Animal Management Centre and Shatin Plant Quarantine Station, facilities of the

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, which were relocated to a new facility on To Shek Street (多石街) in November 2013. The station and approach structures were built under MTR contract number 1102. Worth HK$1.039 billion, the contract was awarded to Japanese construction firm

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on 5 July 2013. Major sub-contractors employed on the project include Hong Kong company Ngai Shun Construction & Drilling Company as well as the Chinese state-owned

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. The architect was Hong Kong-based

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. Construction of Hin Keng station began with a ceremony on 13 November that year. A topping-out ceremony for the station was held on 30 April 2015, making Hin Keng the first station on the Sha Tin to Central Link to be topped out. The station opened on 14 February 2020 as part of the south extension to Kai Tak. It became part of the Tuen Ma line when the Ma On Shan line was merged with the .

Design

Hin Keng station is an elevated station with an open design that allows for natural lighting and ventilation, reducing energy consumption. Both the concourse and platform levels are designed to promote cross ventilation, intended to achieve comfortable thermal conditions without the use of air conditioning. Computerised fluid dynamics analyses were carried out to inform this design. In addition, architectural fins on the station's exterior are provided to reduce solar thermal gain. The station has a

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of approximately , which is designed to sustain vegetation growth with less irrigation and maintenance requirements than traditional green roof systems. The green roof, as well as the use of wood and other brown-coloured materials in the station design, was intended to visually blend the station into the surrounding environment (it is adjacent to a wooded hillside). The glass canopies on the station exterior, which provide protection from the elements, double as artworks. They incorporate a colourful design resembling a patchwork quilt, which was designed by Hong Kong artist Ng Ka-chun and Hin Keng Estate residents.

Station layout

Entrances/exits

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Gallery

Hin Keng Station Exterior 202002.jpg, Exterior (February 2020) Hin Keng Station 2020 09 part7.jpg, Concourse Hin Keng Station 2020 02 part11.jpg, Exit

References

External links

Shatin to Central Link - Shatin Section Newsletter
December 2010, p. 2

{{Sha Tin District MTR stations in the New Territories Sha Tin to Central Link Tuen Ma line Tai Wai Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 2020