Ngau Tam Mei (), also known as Yau Tam Mei (), is a

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located in

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near

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. It is located at the east of Fairview Park, the north of

village and

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, the northwest of

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, and also at the northeast of

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Features

Wat Buddhadhamaram (วัดพุทธธรรมาราม) (), the oldest Thai temple in Hong Kong, is located in Ngau Tam Mei.

Traffic

Since there is no MTR stations in Ngau Tam Mei, people living in Ngau Tam Mei mainly travel on

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, buses and also on bicycle. There are three main roads in Ngau Tam Mei, which are:

Ngau Tam Mei Road ''Lepidium oleraceum'' is a herb in the family Brassicaceae, endemic to New Zealand. Its English common name is Cook's scurvy grass; Māori names include nau, ngau, naunau and heketara. Its specific epithet ''oleraceum'' means "vegetable/herba ...

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and Castle Peak Road. Moreover, a proposed railway station, namely Ngau Tam Mei station, may be built in Ngau Tam Mei in the future to serve the local residents.

Education

Yau Tam Mei is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 74. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and one government school: Yuen Long Government Primary School (元朗官立小學).

Future developments

Railway

The

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which is currently under construction will pass through Ngau Tam Mei. In addition, an Ngau Tam Mei station is also proposed as an intermediate station of the MTR Northern Link provided that significant development can be seen in the surrounding areas.

References

*This article draws some information from the corresponding article in Chinese Wikipedia.

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Yau Tam Mei (I) (San Tin) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

Delineation of area of existing village Yau Tam Mei (II) (San Tin) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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. Historic Building Appraisal
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