Sham Tseng is a coastal area in

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, Hong Kong, between

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and Tsing Lung Tau.

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sham Tseng was 72. The number of males was 32. In 1982, the Government launched a

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project for the area. There were proposals for a massive housing scheme, where the population of the village, then estimated at 6,000, was set to increase dramatically to 50,000 people. There would be an additional 26,000 in public housing,

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flats, Government offices and other amenities constructed on 47 hectares of land. Starting in the 1990s, more and more private housing estates were built in the area for its views of

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over

Ma Wan Channel Ma Wan Channel () is a Channel (geography), channel between Ma Wan and Tsing Yi islands in Hong Kong. The north end of the channel is Ting Kau where it joins the Rambler Channel. To the west it joins with the Kap Shui Mun channel running to the so ...

. It is linked to many other parts of Hong Kong by buses and mini-buses.

Villages and housing estates

Sham Tseng's villages are overshadowed and towered by new private housing estates: ;Villages * Sham Tseng Village () * Sham Tseng East Village () * Sham Tseng Kau Tsuen () * Sham Tseng San Tsuen () * Sham Tseng West Village () Sham Tseng Resite Village is a recognized village under the

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. ;Private housing estates * Bellagio – built on the site of former

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* Golden Villa * Lido Garden * Ocean Pointe – built on the site of former

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Education

There are three schools in Sham Tseng: *

Emmanuel Primary School Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...

Sham Tseng Catholic Primary School Sham may refer to: Arabic use * Al-Sham or Shām (شام), the historical name for the Greater Syria region, now most commonly known as the Levant or the eastern Mediterranean, including the modern countries of Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel ...

– formerly Chai Wan Kok Catholic Primary School is relocated from Tsuen Wan for 2009–2010 school year * Parkview-Rhine Garden Pre-school Sham Tseng is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 62, which includes schools in Tsuen Wan and areas nearby. The net includes multiple aided schools and one government school, Hoi Pa Street Government Primary School.

Commerce

Sham Tseng is home to baker Garden Company Limited and former home of

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. The brewery operations began in the 1933 as Sham Tseng Brewery and became San Miguel in 1969. The brewery operations and head office moved in 1996 to Yuen Long Industrial Estate. A private housing estate called Bellagio now occupies the site of the old brewery.

once had a storage depot in the area, but it has since moved. Small family restaurants make the bulk of the employment in the area. Most area residents work outside of Sham Tseng.

Tourist attractions

To the north of Sham Tseng is an undeveloped hilly area. Tai Lam Country Park, a large park located northwest of Sham Tseng. There are nature trails along Butterfly River and Falls near Sham Tseng. Numerous beaches are found at or near Sham Tseng from the waterways joining

and

Rambler Channel Rambler Channel is a body of water in Hong Kong that separates Tsing Yi Island from Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung in the New Territories. The channel separates the two landmasses by 900 metres at its widest point. Historically, the channel was known ...

, but most are so polluted and officially closed from swimming due to contamination from sewers and the Sham Tseng Nullah. As a consequence, residents are more inclined to swim in pools located at their residential complexes. A

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in Sham Tseng: * Approach Beach () * Anglers' Beach ) * Casam Beach (), in

* Dragon Bay (), in Tsing Lung Tau. Privately owned * Gemini Beaches () * Hoi Mei Wan Beach () * Lido Beach (), in Ting Kau * Ting Kau Beach (), in Ting Kau Sham Tseng Temporary Market is a local produce market under the Sham Tseng Bridge flyover. There are two retail malls located below residential flats to meet local needs: * Rhine Garden Shopping Centre * Bellagio Mall

Food

Sham Tseng is famous for roasted goose and they can be found at various restaurants in the area: * Nang Kee Roast Duck Restaurant * Sham Tseng Chan Kee Roasted Goose * Sham Tseng Yue Kee Roast Goose Restaurant * Fu Kee Roast Goose and Duck Restaurant

Infrastructure

* Sham Tseng Treatment Works * Sham Tseng Sewage Treatment Works * Sham Tseng Substation –

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* Sham Tseng Fire and Ambulance Depots –

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–

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* Ma Wan Marine Traffic Control Centre – Transport Department

Transport

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and

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operates bus routes that stop in Sham Tseng: ** KMB 234C / 234D ** KMB 48P / 234A / 234B / 261B / 53 / 52X ** Citybus 962B / 962E / 962N ** LWB A38 * Minibuses that stops in Sham Tseng: ** 96/96M/302/308M *

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(red taxis serving Kowloon and Hong Kong Island and green taxis serving the New Territories) * Sham Tseng Link – a proposed bridge and highway linking Sham Tseng and Lantau Island; with connections with Route 3 * Sham Tseng Ferry Pier () – former ferry service to Ma Wan Town Major roads in Sham Tseng include: *

Castle Peak Road Castle Peak Road is the longest road in Hong Kong. Completed in 1920, it runs in the approximate shape of an arc of a semi-circle. It runs West from Tai Po Road in Sham Shui Po, New Kowloon, to Tuen Mun, then north to Yuen Long then east ...

Tuen Mun Road Tuen Mun Road is a major expressway in Hong Kong which connects Tuen Mun with Tsuen Wan, within the New Territories. It is part of Hong Kong's Route 9, which circumnavigates the New Territories. Opened in 1978, it was once the major trunk rou ...

Tsing Long Highway Tsing Long Highway () is an expressway of Route 3 from North West Tsing Yi Interchange on Tsing Yi Island to Yuen Long, in Hong Kong. Ting Kau Bridge and Tai Lam Tunnel are part of the expressway. It connects with Cheung Tsing Highway and Lant ...

Local roads include: * Sham Hong Road * Sham Tsz Street

References

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Sham Tseng (Tsuen Wan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

Sham Tseng on Google Map
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