Sha Tin Pass (; ) or Shatin Pass, and sometimes Sha Tin Au (), is a

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between Temple Hill and Unicorn Ridge in Hong Kong. The pass is located north of the populous area of Tsz Wan Shan, and used to be the only path connecting

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and Sha Tin. The area is administratively divided along the border between

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and Tsz Chuk Pavillion (), with the area inside the mountain belonging to Sha Tin District, and the area under the foothill belonging to Wong Tai Sin District.

History

Sha Tin Pass was one of major accesses from

to the south to Sha Tin to the north before the construction of roads and railway. A survey conducted in 1904 recorded 600 persons a day crossing Sha Tin Pass, including 280 of them "carrying goods". A substantial portion of these goods were fresh fish from Tolo Harbour being carried for sale at Kowloon City Market. The British Army built a road in 19th century,

Shatin Pass Road Shatin Pass Road () is a road in the Wong Tai Sin District of Kowloon, Hong Kong, linking the Wong Tai Sin area in the south to the junction of Fei Ngo Shan Road and Jat's Incline in the north. Along the way, it passes through the Tsz Wan Shan ...

from Kowloon to the pass and some villages in Sha Tin District but not to the town of Sha Tin.

Features

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has a site of

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at the pass. The villages of

Mau Tat Mau Tat () is a village in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Administration Mau Tat is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. See also * Kau Yeuk (Sha Tin) * Sha Tin Pass Sha Tin Pass (; ) or Shatin Pass, and sometimes S ...

and

Shap Yi Wat Shap Yi Wat () is a village in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. It is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It had a population of six in 1911. See also * Kau Yeuk (Sha Tin) * Sha Tin Pass Sha Tin Pass (; ) or Shatin P ...

are located north of Sha Tin Pass. The is located in the vicinity of the pass, to its south. It can be accessed via Sha Tin Pass Road.

Access

Sha Tin Pass can be accessed via

. Stage 4 of Wilson Trail and Stage 5 of MacLehose Trail split at the pass.

References

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