Hang Hau () is a residential area in

Tseung Kwan O Tseung Kwan O New Town is one of the nine new towns in Hong Kong, built mainly on reclaimed land in the northern half of Junk Bay (known as Tseung Kwan O in Chinese/Cantonese language) in southeastern New Territories, after which it is named ...

, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located at the eastern edge of the

Tseung Kwan O New Town Tseung Kwan O New Town is one of the nine new towns in Hong Kong, built mainly on reclaimed land in the northern half of Junk Bay (known as Tseung Kwan O in Chinese/Cantonese language) in southeastern New Territories, after which it is named. ...

. Most of the land was

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from

Hang Hau Village Hang Hau Village () is a village in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Hang Hau was 387. The number of males was 262. See also * Hang Hau Hang Hau () is a residential are ...

and Shui Bin Village ().

History

The earliest history referring to Hang Hau was in the 19th century. It was an agricultural and fishing village. Hang Hau got its name from a large water channel near Mang Kung Uk () that led to the sea. In days gone by, Hang Hau was on the sea front, facing Junk Bay. Many of the village names in Hang Hau reflect this – Shui Bin Village () means ''Waterside Village'', for example. On 2 October 1957, Hang Hau Rural Committee was established. The rural committee was to serve the indigenous inhabitants in Hang Hau Village, Shui Bin Village, Tin Ha Wan Village, Yau Yue Wan Village,

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Tai Po Tsai Tai Po Tsai () is an area and a village, clustering in a small plain around Clear Water Bay Road in Clear Water Bay Peninsula, Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. Geography Tai Po Tsai is located northeast of Tseung Kwan O New Town on the east mid s ...

, Mang Kung Uk and

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Between the 1960s and 1980s, Hang Hau was a large ship scrapyard area. Since there was a ferry from Junk Bay to Island East Hong Kong, Hong Kong Oxygen Company started building factories in Hang Hau. Manufacturing business and trading services were established. Long before the development of

, Hang Hau was near settlements such as Hang Hau Village, Boon Kin Village and Tin Ha Wan Village. Most of the Villages were relocated at the current site near the

Tseung Kwan O Hospital Tseung Kwan O Hospital (), located in Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, is a district general hospital providing secondary care services for the Sai Kung and Tseung Kwan O communities. The hospital has 667 beds. Services Specialities *24 ho ...

, which were moved after the new town's development. Now, about two-thirds of Hang Hau is on reclaimed land, and the sea is far away.

Housing

Indigenous three storey village houses still can be found in the eastern edge of Hang Hau. Nowadays, Hang Hau is fully built-out with private and public estates owing to the development of Tseung Kwan O New Town.

Villages

* Boon Kin Village *

* Shui Bin Village * Tin Ha Wan Village

Home Ownership Scheme Estates

* Chung Ming Court * Hin Ming Court * Wo Ming Court * Yu Ming Court * Yuk Ming Court

Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS) Estates

* Fu Ning Garden * Jolly Place * On Ning Garden

Public Estates

Hau Tak Estate Hau Tak Estate () is a public housing estate in Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O, 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 ...

* Ming Tak Estate

Private Estates

* East Point City * Maritime Bay * Residence Oasis * La Cite Noble * Nan Fung Plaza

Infrastructures

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Civil Facilities

* Po Ning Road General Outpatient Clinic * Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O Government Complex *

Recreations

* Hang Hau Sports Centre * Hang Hau Man Kuk Lane Park *

Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground (), located in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, is a multi-purpose sports ground and home of Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern. It was the main venue for track and field events for the 2009 Hong Kong Games, 2009 East Asia ...

* Hong Kong Velodrome

Shopping Malls

* East Point City * TKO Gateway (formerly Hau Tak Shopping Centre) * Nan Fung Plaza * The Lane (MTR Malls) * La Cite Noble * Maritime Bay

Temple

*Hang Hau

Tin Hau Temple Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong are dedicated to Tin Hau (Mazu). Over 100 temples are dedicated (at least partially) to Tin Hau in Hong Kong. A list of these temples can be found below. Famous temples Famous Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong include: ...

Church

* St Andrew's Church

Institutes

Primary schools

*Assembly of God Leung Sing Tak Primary School *PLK Fung Ching Memorial Primary School *Tseung Kwan O Government Primary School *Yan Chai Hospital Chan Iu Seng Primary School

Secondary schools

*Catholic Ming Yuen Secondary School *H.K.M.L.C. Queen Maud Secondary School *PLK Ho Yuk Ching (1984) College

References

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