The Kwan Tei River () is a river in northeastern
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 ...
, Hong Kong. Its source is from the
Lau Shui Heung Reservoir
Lau Shui Heung Reservoir, built in 1968 as part of the Plover Cove Reservoir engineering programme, is a reservoir located within the boundary of Pat Sin Leng Country Park in the eastern part of North District, New Territories, Hong Kong, lo ...
. The river flows through
Lau Shui Heung Village and underneath
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 ...
before joining 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 rivers ...
near Kwan Tei Pei Village.
See also
*
List of rivers and nullahs in Hong Kong
The location of Hong Kong, adjacent to the coast, is not close to the system of major rivers in southern China, though the water to the west of Hong Kong is influenced by Pearl River. In 1,103 km2 of land, the territory is largely hilly with over ...
References
*2007. ''2007 Hong Kong Map''.
Easy Finder Ltd.
External links
Rivers of Hong Kong in Chinese
Rivers of Hong Kong
North District, Hong Kong
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