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Luen Wo Hui or Luen Wo Market is a
market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...
east of Fanling in the
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of Hong Kong. It is located northeast of Fanling station.


Administration

For electoral purposes, Luen Wo Hui is part of the Luen Wo Hui 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 Chow Kam-ho, who was elected in the
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.


History

Luen Wo Hui was formerly a
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founded by villages in the surrounding area and later became a town. The old market has now ceased to operate and only a few structures are left. A new indoor market to replace the pre-existing market was officially opened in 2002. New private housing estates have in the last 10 years been built north of the market. Across
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 ...
are industrial buildings.


Market building

Luen Wo Market building is listed as a Grade III historic building.
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 ...

List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment
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See also

* '' Hooked on You'', a 2007 film set there. The name of the market building was changed to "Fortune Market" in the film.


References


Further reading

* Fanling Places in Hong Kong Retail markets in Hong Kong Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong {{coord, 22, 29, 53, N, 114, 08, 35, E, type:city, display=title