Ma Wo ( zh, t=馬窩) is a

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Tai Po Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui () (the original "Tai Po Market") on the north of Lam Tsue ...

and the name of

valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between Hill, hills or Mountain, mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers ...

the village situated. The valley became a

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when several private

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, like Classical Gardens, Dynasty View and Grand Dynasty View, were built in the lower side of the valley. Ma Wo hosts several

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. The most famous one is Ting Wai Monastery ().

Administration

Ma Wo is one of the villages represented within the Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Ma Wo is part of the San Fu constituency, which was formerly represented by Max Wu Yiu-cheong until May 2021.

Geography

The area of Ma Wo is hilly and cut into half by

Tolo Highway Tolo Highway () is a major expressway on Route 9 in Hong Kong. It connects the new towns of Sha Tin and Tai Po in the eastern New Territories, forming part of the New Territories Circular Road. The highway, constructed in three stages betwe ...

, connected only by a

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for

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and

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. The west is much higher than the east. The higher Ma Wo is sparsely populated and the lower is much crowded. The lower land is surrounded by a hill Kam Shan to its north and

To Yuen Tung To Yuen Tung () is a village in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Administration To Yuen Tung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. The objective was ...

to its south-east,

Pan Chung Pan Chung () is a walled village in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Administration Pan Chung and neighboring Pan Chung San Tsuen () are recognized villages under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within th ...

to its far east.

Transportation

Tolo Highway runs across the area but no entrance and exit there. In the lower land, Ma Wo Road is its main access leading to Wan Tau Tong and Pan Chung Road is a minor road leading to Pan Chung. There is no road spanning into high land though there is a

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for water services above from

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. The road ends near Ma Wo and a trail continues to

Wun Yiu Wun Yiu Village is a village located in Tai Po in Hong Kong. Wun Yiu Village consists of Sheung Wun Yiu () and Ha Wun Yiu (). Administration Wun Yiu is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Wun Yiu is one of the vil ...

. The service road and the trail is a part of the eighth section of

Wilson Trail The Wilson Trail () is a long-distance footpath in Hong Kong, 63 km of which runs through Hong Kong country parks.Delineation of area of existing village Ma Wo Tsuen (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Villages in Tai Po District, Hong Kong Tai Po {{HongKong-geo-stub