Kwan Tei () is an area in the

New Territories The 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, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...

of Hong Kong. It is northeast of Lung Yeuk Tau and at the northwest of

Lau Shui Heung Lau Shui Heung () is a village in Fanling, North District, Hong Kong. Administration Lau Shui Heung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. See also * Lau Shui Heung Reservoir * Kwan Tei * Kwan Tei River The Kwan T ...

, namely northwest of the major new town of

Fanling Fanling ( zh, t=粉嶺; also spelled Fan Ling or Fan Leng) is a town in the New Territories East of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District. Fanling Town is the main settlement of the Fanling area. The name Fanling is ...

Administration

Kwan Tei is a recognized village under the

Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. The objective was to improve the then prevailing low standard of housing in the rural areas of the New Territories. The Policy allows an indigenous male villager who is 18 ye ...

. For electoral purposes, Kwan Tei is part of the Queen's Hill constituency of the

North District Council The North District Council () is one of the 18 Hong Kong district councils and represents the North District. It is one of 18 such councils. Consisting of 22 members, the district council is drawn from 18 constituencies, which elect 18 members, ...

. It is currently represented by Law Ting-tak, who was elected in the

local elections In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct v ...

Geography

The area situates on a plain surrounded by hills at its north and south. The

Ng Tung River The Ng Tung River (; Hong Kong Hakka: ''Ng2tung2 Ho2''), also known as the River Indus, is a river in the northeast New Territories, Hong Kong. Tributaries of the river include the Tan Shan River and Kwan Tei River. It collects other major river ...

, Tan Sha River and

Kwan Tei River The Kwan Tei River () is a river in northeastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Its source is from the Lau Shui Heung Reservoir. The river flows through Lau Shui Heung Village and underneath Sha Tau Kok Road before joining the Ng Tung River near Kwan ...

are major rivers in the area. The plain is fertile and suitable for farming with various villages.

Barracks

The name of ''Kwan Tei'' means "military place" in

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

. Barracks were built here by the British Army during the colonial era. To the west of Kwan Tei, Gailiopi Lines () is located near San Wai, a walled village north of Lung Yeuk Tau. To the south, Burma Lines () is on Queen's Hill (). The Field Patrol Department of the

Hong Kong Police Force The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) is the primary law enforcement, investigative agency, and largest Hong Kong Disciplined Services, disciplined service under the Security Bureau (Hong Kong), Security Bureau of Hong Kong. The Royal Hong Kong Po ...

is also near Queen's Hill.

Transportation

Kwan Tei was served by the Kwan Tei station of the former

Sha Tau Kok Railway The Sha Tau Kok Railway ( Chinese: 沙頭角鐵路) was a narrow-gauge light rail operated by the Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation, running from Fanling to Sha Tau Kok in the northern New Territories of Hong Kong. It was long and had eight ...

, which was in operation from 1911 to 1928. Kwan Tei station was opened in February 1916.

Sha Tau Kok Road Sha Tau Kok Road () is a road connecting Sha Tau Kok and Fanling in the New Territories, Hong Kong. History Sha Tau Kok Road is the only road access to Sha Tau Kok from Hong Kong since its construction in 1927. The road replaced Sha Tau Kok Rai ...

goes through the heart of Kwan Tei, connecting Lung Yeuk Tau and

Sha Tau Kok Sha Tau Kok is a closed city, closed town in Hong Kong. The last remaining major settlement in the Frontier Closed Area, it is Hong Kong's northernmost town. Geography The small rural village of Sha Tau Kok is located on the northern sh ...

References

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Kwan Tei (Fanling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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Antiquities Advisory Board The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monuments. The AAB was establish ...

. Historic Building Appraisal
Yi Kung Lok Mansion, Kwan TeiPictures
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. Historic Building Appraisal
Sam Tung Uk, Kwan Tei North TsuenPictures
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