Man Kam To or Mankamto (; Hong Kong

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: Vun₂ Gim₃ Tu₄) is an area in the North District, New Territories, Hong Kong near the border with

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in mainland China.

Administration

For electoral purposes, Man Kam To is part of the Sha Ta constituency of the

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. It is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei, who was elected in the

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Border

The area includes the

Man Kam To Control Point Man Kam To Control Point () is a border control point in Man Kam To, New Territories, Hong Kong, within the Closed Area on the border with China. It was the first vehicular clearance border crossing in Hong Kong. Its counterpart across the b ...

, one of the four road checkpoints between

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and

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, as well as the San Uk Ling Holding Centre (), operated by the

Immigration Department The Immigration Department of the Government of Hong Kong is responsible for immigration control of Hong Kong. After the People's Republic of China assumed sovereignty of the territory in July 1997, Hong Kong's immigration system remained l ...

.San Uk Ling Holding Centre (San Uk Ling Immigration Clearance Centre)
Global Detention Project

Closed Area

Access to Man Kam To is restricted as it is located in the

Frontier Closed Area The Frontier Closed Area (), established by the Frontier Closed Area Order, 1951, and 1984 is a regulated border zone in Hong Kong that extended inwards from the border with Mainland China. Established to prevent illegal migrants and other i ...

of 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 ...

. For those who are not residents within the Closed Area, or are not crossing the border, a Closed Area Permit is required. Applications for a Closed Area Permit can be made online at the Hong Kong Police website. As of 4 January 2016, part of this area is excluded from the identity as a restricted area.

References

External links

Download Closed Area Permit application form
North District, Hong Kong Restricted areas of Hong Kong red public minibus {{HK-geo-stub