Ma Yau Tong () is an area on a
mountain pass
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between
Po Lam
Po Lam ( Chinese: 寶琳 or 寶林) is a neighbourhood in northern Tseung Kwan O, New Territories. An MTR station with the same name, Tseung Kwan O Village, Yau Yue Wan Village, King Lam Estate, and Po Lam Estate are located there.
Name
Po ...
of
Tseung Kwan O New Town and
Lam Tin of urban
New Kowloon in
Hong Kong. It is named after the
village of the same name. It is known as Lau Tong and Ma Lau Tong in early 20th Century maps. Ma Yau Tong is on the border of New Kowloon and the
New Territories.
Ma Yau Tong Au () is a specific name for the mountain pass in the area.
Geography
The land is relatively flat on the saddle between
Tai Sheung Tok Tai Sheung Tok (Chinese language, Chinese: 大上托) is a hill between the communities of Sau Mau Ping and Tseng Lan Shue, Hong Kong.
Geography
Tai Sheung Tok used to be 419m (1,375ft) in height, but because of mining activities by K. Wah Group ...
(大上托),
Mau Wu Shan
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Places
Kenya
* Mau Escarpment
* Mau Forest
India
* Mau, Bhind, a town in Madhya Pradesh
* Mau, Mawal, Pune district, Marahrashtra
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(茅湖山) and
Black Hill (五桂山). Ma Yau Tong is suitable for farming with rivers flowing towards the valleys east and west.
The landform of the valley west of Ma Yau Tong was greatly changed by the construction of the
Tseung Kwan O Tunnel.
Administration
Ma Yau Tong is a recognized village under the
New Territories Small House Policy.
History
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Ma Yau Tong was 131. The number of males was 60.
As Ma Yau Tong is on the ridge of Kowloon, it has been on the defense line against
Japanese invasion during
World War II. The defense line was known as
Ma Lau Tong Line.
Transport
In the past, it was reachable on foot. When the British took over New Territories from
Qing
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in 1899, their army built
Anderson Road connecting
Custom Hill and
Devil's Peak along the mountain range, passing through Ma Yau Tong. The section north of Mau Yau Tong became a regular road and a short section south became
Ma Yau Tong Road.
In 1955, a new road
Po Lam Road was built to serve the refugees of
Kuomintang in
Rennie's Mill Rennie's Mill may refer to several places:
* Tiu Keng Leng, or Rennie's Mill, an area of Hong Kong
* Rennies Mill Road
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. The road began at the settlement and ends in Anderson Road at Ma Yau Tong. When the Tseung Kwan O New Town began to develop in 1980s, the road was improved by
Hong Kong Government
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and extended to
Sau Mau Ping. Another road,
Tsui Lam Road, was built to connect a new public housing area in
Po Lam
Po Lam ( Chinese: 寶琳 or 寶林) is a neighbourhood in northern Tseung Kwan O, New Territories. An MTR station with the same name, Tseung Kwan O Village, Yau Yue Wan Village, King Lam Estate, and Po Lam Estate are located there.
Name
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of the new town.
Though not related to the transportation serving Ma Yau Tong, the
Tseung Kwan O Tunnel beneath the high ground Ma Yau Tong is the major road traffic connection between the new town and the urban.
Education
Ma Yau Tong is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 48. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Kwun Tong Government Primary School.
Leisure
The Stage 3 of
Wilson Trail passes through Ma Yau Tong.
References
External links
Delineation of area of existing village Ma Yau Tong (Hang Hau) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)*
Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal
Chu Ancestral Hall, Ma Yau TongPictures
* Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal
Li Ancestral Hall, Ma Yau TongPictures
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