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Tin Shui Wai New Town is a
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in the northwestern
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of
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. Originally a ' fish pond area, it was developed in the 1980s as the second
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in
Yuen Long District Yuen Long District (formerly romanised as Un Long) is one of the districts of Hong Kong. Located in the northwest of the New Territories, it had a population of 662,000 in 2021 Geography Yuen Long District contains the largest alluvial pla ...
and the eighth in Hong Kong. It is due northwest of
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, the main business area in the territory, on land reclaimed from low-lying areas south of Deep Bay, next to historic
Ping Shan Ping Shan () is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located west of Yuen Long Town and Shui Pin Wai, and south of Tin Shui Wai. Administratively, it is part of the Yuen Long District. Geography Although sandwiched between Yuen L ...
. while the total projected population for when the town is fully built-out is about 306,000.


History

The land on which Tin Shui Wai was built did not exist at the beginning of the 1900s, while the adjacent
Ping Shan Ping Shan () is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located west of Yuen Long Town and Shui Pin Wai, and south of Tin Shui Wai. Administratively, it is part of the Yuen Long District. Geography Although sandwiched between Yuen L ...
was by the sea. The water north of Ping Shan gradually turned to
marsh A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p Marshes can often be found at ...
es and villagers converted them into
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s and
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. The pools became ''gei wai'' fish ponds where most of the residents were fishermen before the new town was developed. With the decline in
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, most of the fish ponds were abandoned. The
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developed the area into a new town through
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.


New town development

The new town, conceived in 1987 to house 140,000 people, was constructed on of
reclaimed Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new Terrestrial ecoregion, land from oceans, list of seas, seas, Stream bed, riverbeds or lak ...
fishponds and wetland representing one quarter of the flat land in the New Territories.Johnston, Ralph
"Developers sue over delay"
'' The Hongkong Standard'', May 22, 1990
The process of land reclamation for the new town was completed in 1990. Formation of the 2.4 km2 was estimated to cost HK$820 million in a contract signed with a Chinese joint-venture company. 20 million cubic metres of material would be required for the
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. Maximum possible land formation was 4.88 km2.$820m new town deal will give homes to 140,000
Maureen Fan, ''
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'', October 27, 1987
The government was accused by the developers of stalling the release of land for political reasons. Tin Shui Wai Development, a company 51% owned by
China Resources China Resources Holdings Company Limited (), or simply China Resources, is a Chinese state-owned conglomerate that owns a variety of businesses in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Some of its subsidiaries use the name in the form of the acronym CR ...
and 49% by
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, sued the government for damages caused by delays in handing over 388,000 m2 of land for development originally promised for 1985. The land was eventually handed over in May 1989. The first occupants moved into the new town in 1991. The Housing Authority launched 6,459
Home Ownership Scheme The Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) is a subsidised-sale public housing programme managed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority. It was instituted in the late 1970s as part of the government policy for public housing with two aims – to encourage b ...
flats in the area at steep discounts to an adjacent private estate and attracted some 90,000 applications. A new modular style of construction for the
public housing estates Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authorities, government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the d ...
allowed rapid development and, in a first for a new town, on 26 March 1993 Tin Shui Wai was officially opened by
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. By that time, some 30,000 people were living there. The Development Zone of 220 hectares, in the southern part of the new town, has been developed to house about 200,000 people. An LRT line and new roads linking the town to the trunk road network provide good connections to the
Yuen Long Yuen Long is a town in the western New Territories, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (), Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (), and to the north N ...
and
Tuen Mun Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the more re ...
districts and to the urban areas beyond. Further expansion of the new town into the remaining areas to the north, known as the Reserve Zone, with an area of 210 hectares, commenced in July 1998. The infrastructure was completed in stages from 2000 to 2004 to cope with population intake of the housing developments. In the early 2000's, Tin Shui Wai developed a notorious reputation as a "city of sadness".Mika Savela
A City Formerly Known as Sadness – Tin Shui Wai
''Failed Architecture'', July 2, 2013
Joyce Ng
City of Sadness fear for new towns in New Territories
''
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, July 5, 2013.
Jennifer Ngo
Drama brings cheer to Hong Kong's 'City of Sadness'
''
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'', February 2016, 2015
The town was criticized for its cramped public housing, isolation, and lack of employment opportunities. On November 25, 2007, numerous residents rallied outside government headquarters to push for more aid and reform for the area. Many demanded the government to create new hospitals, jobs, and increase police enforcement in the town.
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and the extension of the LRT service to the Reserve Zone were commissioned in late 2003. To the northeastern portion of the new town, a
constructed wetland A constructed wetland is an artificial wetland to treat sewage, greywater, stormwater runoff or industrial wastewater. It may also be designed for land reclamation after mining, or as a mitigation step for natural areas lost to land development ...
has been completed which serves as a buffer between the developments in the Reserve Zone and the
Mai Po Nature Reserve Mai Po Marshes (; Hong Kong Hakka: ''Mi3bu4 Sip5ti4'') is a nature reserve located in San Tin near Yuen Long in Hong Kong. it is within Yuen Long District. It is part of Deep Bay, an internationally significant wetland that is actually a s ...
. The wetland has been further developed into the
Hong Kong Wetland Park Hong Kong Wetland Park is a conservation, education and tourism facility, located at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai, in Yuen Long. It was to be an ecological mitigation area (EMA) for the wetlands lost due to Tin Shui Wai New Town development ...
, opening to public in May 2006. The total planned population of Tin Shui Wai is about 306,000 while the current population is about 292,000.


Environment

Parts of Tin Shui Wai have a picturesque and tranquil environment. The
Hong Kong Wetland Park Hong Kong Wetland Park is a conservation, education and tourism facility, located at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai, in Yuen Long. It was to be an ecological mitigation area (EMA) for the wetlands lost due to Tin Shui Wai New Town development ...
, demonstrating the diversity of the Hong Kong's
wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The ...
ecosystem, is in north Tin Shui Wai. Tin Shui Wai consists of
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and
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s. Tin Wah Road separates the south and the north development zones. The south development zone first started in the early 1990s and has since become a unique community. Since Tin Shui Wai was planned and developed from scratch, locals enjoy wider walkways and larger open areas when compared to other urban developments in Hong Kong. Following the completion of the north development zone, the government planned to build 85,000 units and apartments annually in Hong Kong after 1997. As such, the north development zone has residential apartment buildings that are generally taller and denser than those in the south zone. The population of Tin Shui Wai rose rapidly over the last part of the century but has since stabilised. The government has been criticised for maintaining an insufficient level of services and facilities to meet the rapid population growth.


Sights

The new town is centred on the Tin Shui Wai Park, which offers many gardens and activities. The
Tin Sau Bazaar Tin Sau Bazaar (), (Traditional Chinese characters, Traditional Chinese: 天秀墟)initially called Tin Shui Wai Bazaar, is opposite Tin Fu Court on Tin Sau Road in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong. Occupying approximately 3,800 square met ...
is a marketplace in the northern part of the town managed by the charity organisation
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (), with a history dating back to 1870, is the oldest and largest charitable organisation in Hong Kong. It provides extensive education and community services through 194 service centres spread across Hong Kong. ...
. Parts of Tin Shui have a picturesque and tranquil environment. The
Hong Kong Wetland Park Hong Kong Wetland Park is a conservation, education and tourism facility, located at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai, in Yuen Long. It was to be an ecological mitigation area (EMA) for the wetlands lost due to Tin Shui Wai New Town development ...
, demonstrating the diversity of Hong Kong's
wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The ...
ecosystem, is in Tin Shui Wai. The light rail routes 705 and 706 stop at
Wetland Park stop Wetland Park () is an MTR Light Rail stop. It is located at ground level beside Wetland Park Road, between Hong Kong Wetland Park and Grandeur Terrace, in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long District. It began service on 7 December 2003 and belongs to Zone 5A ...
.


Public facilities


Culture and leisure

Tin Shui Wai has two public libraries.
Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library () is a Hong Kong public library. It is located in Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Leisure and Cultural Building, on 1 Tsui Sing Road, Tin Shui Wai near MTR Tin Shui Wai station and Light Rail Tin Shui Wai stop. ...
is in the south, directly beside the railway station. It opened in 2013 and is the second-largest public library in Hong Kong, behind the
Hong Kong Central Library Hong Kong Central Library is the largest library in Hong Kong, flagship library of Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL) and used as Hong Kong Public Library headquarters, functioning as the territory's National Library. It is located at the in ...
. Tin Shui Wai North Public Library is small, at Tin Chak Estate in the far north of the town. The town has two public swimming pools: the Tin Shui Wai Swimming Pool (opened 1994) and the Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Swimming Pool (opened 2011). These pools are undersized in comparison to standard Hong Kong swimming complexes, both lacking a standard 50-metre pool, and are very overcrowded. A new, standard-sized swimming complex has been planned for many years at Tin Shui Wai Area 107, a vacant piece of land in the north of the new town. As of 2021, the pool is under construction and is expected to be completed in 2022 or 2023. The largest sports ground is the
Tin Shui Wai Sports Ground Tin Shui Wai Sports Ground is a multi-use sports ground at 2 Tin Shui Road, Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong. It has a grass football field and a 400m running track. It will be used by TSW Pegasus as its main training ground during the 2008-09 ...
, a stadium with a capacity of 2,500 spectators. It also has a 400-metre running track. There are other football and rugby pitches at Tin Sau Road Park and Tin Yip Road Park in the northern part of the town. There are four indoor sports centres in Tin Shui Wai. They are Tin Shui Wai Sports Centre, Tin Shui Sports Centre, Tin Fai Sports Centre and Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Sports Centre. There is an outdoor sports area in Tin Sau Road for volleyball, basketball and football court.


Medicine

After years of planning, the
Tin Shui Wai Hospital Tin Shui Wai Hospital () is a public hospital in Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong. The 300-bed hospital is part of the New Territories West Cluster serving the population of Yuen Long and Tuen Mun districts, particularly those in the Tin Shui Wai New To ...
opened in January 2017. The hospital's Accident and Emergency Department opened in March 2017 on a part-time basis. Smaller public medical facilities include the Tin Shui Wai Health Centre and the Tin Shui Wai (Tin Yip Road) Community Health Centre, in the south and north of the town respectively.


Housing

The main residences of Tin Shui Wai are the
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and the 58 residential blocks of
Kingswood Villas Kingswood Villas () is a private housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong. It has a total of 58 residential blocks and 15,808 units in six phases. It is the first private housing estate in Tin Shui Wai and one of the largest p ...
.


Public estates

*
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(俊宏軒) * Tin Chak Estate (天澤邨) * Tin Ching Estate (天晴邨) * Tin Heng Estate (天恆邨) * Tin Shui (I) Estate (天瑞(一)邨) *
Tin Shui (II) Estate Tin Shui Estate () is a public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Tin Shui Wai Hospital, Tin Shui Wai Park and Light Rail (MTR), Light Rail Tin Shui stop. It is the second public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai New To ...
(天瑞(二)邨) *
Tin Tsz Estate Tin Tsz Estate () is a public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong near Light Rail Tin Tsz stop. It consists of four residential buildings completed in 1997 and contains 3,400 rental flats of sizes ranging from 12.8 to 43. ...
(天慈邨) * Tin Wah Estate (天華邨) * Tin Yan Estate (天恩邨) *
Tin Yat Estate Tin Yat Estate () is a public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Light Rail Tin Yat stop. It consists of nine residential buildings completed in 2001. Background According to the Hong Kong Directory published in 20 ...
(天逸邨) *
Tin Yiu (I) Estate Tin Yiu Estate () is a public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Light Rail Tin Yiu stop, Tin Tsz stop and Tin Shui Wai stop as well as MTR Tin Shui Wai station. It is the first public housing estate in Tin Shui W ...
(天耀(一)邨) * Tin Yiu (II) Estate (天耀(二)邨) * Tin Yuet Estate (天悅邨)


Home Ownership Scheme estates

*
Tin Chung Court Tin Chung Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Tin Wah Estate, Light Rail Chestwood stop and Tin Shui Wai Park. It comprises 15 residential bloc ...
(天頌苑) *
Tin Fu Court Tin Fu Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Tin Yan Estate, Tin Yat Estate, Tin Yuet Estate, Light Rail Tin Fu stop and Tin Sau Road Park. It c ...
(天富苑) *
Tin Oi Court Tin Shui Estate () is a public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Tin Shui Wai Hospital, Tin Shui Wai Park and Light Rail Tin Shui stop. It is the second public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai New Town. It is divid ...
(天愛苑) * Tin Lai Court (天麗苑) *
Tin Shing Court Tin Shing Court () is a Home Ownership Scheme court developed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Tin Yiu Estate, Light Rail Tin Yiu stop and Tin Shui Wai stop as well as MTR Tin Shui Wai stati ...
(天盛苑) * Tin Yau Court (天祐苑)


Private housing estates

* Central Park Towers (柏慧豪園) *
Kingswood Villas Kingswood Villas () is a private housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong. It has a total of 58 residential blocks and 15,808 units in six phases. It is the first private housing estate in Tin Shui Wai and one of the largest p ...
(嘉湖山莊) — one of the largest private housing estates in Hong Kong ** Chestwood Court (翠湖居) ** Kenswood Court (景湖居) ** Maywood Court (美湖居) ** Lynwood Court (麗湖居) ** Sherwood Court (賞湖居) ** Locwood Court (樂湖居) * Vianni Cove (慧景軒) * Wetland Seasons Park


Education

Tin Shui Wai is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 72. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and one government school: Tin Shui Wai Government Primary School (天水圍官立小學). Schools in Tin Shui Wai:


Transport


Commuter railway

The town is served by
Tin Shui Wai station Tin Shui Wai () is an MTR station on the , located in Ping Shan near Tin Shui Wai New Town, Yuen Long District. It is the only heavy rail station serving Tin Shui Wai, which has a population of around 300,000. History On 20 December 2003 ...
on the
Tuen Ma line The Tuen Ma line () is a rapid transit line that forms part of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. Coloured brown on the map, the Tuen Ma line is in length, making it the longest line of the MTR network. It has a total of ...
. The station borders the south of the town, near
Ping Shan Ping Shan () is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located west of Yuen Long Town and Shui Pin Wai, and south of Tin Shui Wai. Administratively, it is part of the Yuen Long District. Geography Although sandwiched between Yuen L ...
, and is adjacent to Tin Yiu Estate, Tin Shing Court and Tin Yau Court. It is elevated over the junction of Ping Ha Road and Tin Fuk Road. Several bus stops serve the station. Three footbridges are constructed along Tin Fuk Road and Ping Ha Road to connect the station to the town. The Tuen Ma line directly connects Tin Shui Wai to the neighbouring new towns of Tuen Mun and Yuen Long, as well as
Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan (formerly also spelled Tsun Wan) is a town built on a bay in the western New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite of Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged from the surrounding villages and flee ...
and
Kowloon Kowloon () is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of in 2006, it is the most populous area in Hong Kong, compared with Hong Kong Island and t ...
via the 5.5 kilometre
Tai Lam Tunnel Tai Lam Tunnel ( Chinese: 大欖隧道), running along Tsing Long Highway, is part of Route 3 Country Park Section (R3CPS) and is a transport link between the western New Territories in Ting Kau and Yuen Long. Tai Lam Tunnel was constructed t ...
. The entrances/exits of the station are: * A: Public transport interchange, Hang Mei Tsuen * B: Tin Shing Court, Tin Shui Wai Police Station * C: Tin Yiu Light Rail stop, Tin Yiu Estate * D: Tin Yau Court, Tin Tsz Estate * E1: Tin Shui Wai Light Rail stop (Platform 1) * E2: Tin Shui Wai Light Rail stop (Platform 2) * E3: Tin Shui Wai Light Rail stop (Platform 3), Pagoda, Ping Shan Heritage Trail, Sheung Cheung Wai


Light railway

The district is also served by the Light Rail, with Tin Shui Wai station serving as the main interchange point for the local branch of this network, which runs in a circle around the new town, called Tin Shui Wai Circular. The light rail network, in conjunction with the
Tuen Ma line The Tuen Ma line () is a rapid transit line that forms part of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. Coloured brown on the map, the Tuen Ma line is in length, making it the longest line of the MTR network. It has a total of ...
, connects the townships of
Tuen Mun Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the more re ...
and
Yuen Long Yuen Long is a town in the western New Territories, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (), Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (), and to the north N ...
. The light rail is divided into fare zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 5A. All of Tin Shui Wai's 16 light rail stops fall in zones 4 and 5A. The
Tin Shui Wai stop Tin Shui Wai () is a Light Rail stop and interchange station for Tuen Ma line. This Light Rail stop is located at Tin Fuk Road in Tin Shui Wai, at the ground level of the MTR Tin Shui Wai station Tin Shui Wai () is an MTR station on the , ...
of the Light Rail network belongs to Zone 4 for single-ride ticket. It is underneath the West Rail station at ground level. Platforms 1, 2 and 3 can be reached by escalators at West Rail exits E1, E2 and E3, respectively.


Routes


Bus and road

A well-developed
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network is an important transport element in Tin Shui Wai, with buses running to most major destinations in Hong Kong. Main roads connecting the township to surrounding areas are Ping Ha Road, Tin Ha Road, Long Tin Road,
Yuen Long Highway Yuen Long Highway () is a Hong Kong expressway connecting Au Tau in Yuen Long and Lam Tei in Tuen Mun of New Territories. Part of Route 9, it bypasses Yuen Long Town and the rural areas of Lam Tei, Hung Shui Kiu and Ping Shan, providing a con ...
and Tin Wah Road (to
Lau Fau Shan Lau Fau Shan () is an area of Yuen Long District, in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is at the shore of Deep Bay, near Tin Shui Wai and facing Shekou in Shenzhen, China. Economy Lau Fau Shan is traditionally famous for fresh oysters. Abo ...
).


In popular culture

Two 2008 Hong Kong films were set in Tin Shui Wai: '' The Way We Are'', directed by
Ann Hui Ann Hui On-wah, (; born 23 May 1947) is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is known for her films about social issues in Ho ...
and '' Besieged City'' directed by
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. The 2009 Ann Hui film ''
Night and Fog ''Nacht und Nebel'' (German: ), meaning Night and Fog, was a directive issued by Adolf Hitler on 7 December 1941 targeting political activists and resistance "helpers" in the territories occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II, who were to ...
'' is also set there. A 2020 Cantonese hip-hop song 'Tin Shui Wai Gang Gang' by TomFatKi and Billy Choi had 5 million views on Youtube. They performed a clean version at Chill Club Awards on
ViuTV ViuTV is a Cantonese language Generalist channel, general entertainment television channel in Hong Kong operated by HK Television Entertainment (HKTVE), whose parent company PCCW also operates the IPTV platform Now TV (Hong Kong), Now TV and the ...
in 2022. A 2020 Hong Kong drama '' We are the Littles'' by
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starring Stephy Tang, Zeno Koo,
Ian Chan Ian Chan Cheuk-yin (; born 9 June 1993), is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor, and a member of the Cantopop group Mirror. He was a former volleyball player for the Hong Kong men's national volleyball team and South China Athletic Associati ...
and
Anson Lo Anson Lo Hon-ting (; born 7 July 1995) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor. In 2018, Lo made his debut as a member of the Hong Kong boy group Mirror (group), Mirror. Lo made his solo debut in February 2020 with his first single "A Lifelong ...
was set in Tin Shui Wai.


Gallery

File:HK Tin Shui Wai Park Fountain.jpg, Tin Shui Wai Park File:天水圍天耀路.jpg, Tin Yiu Road File:天水圍嘉湖山莊天耀路.jpg, Kingswood Villas File:天水圍嘉湖山莊樂湖居.jpg, Kingswood Villas Locwood Courts


See also

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Hung Shui Kiu Hung Shui Kiu is an area between Ping Shan and Lam Tei, in the western part of the New Territories of Hong Kong. It covers parts of Yuen Long and Tuen Mun districts. It is a largely rural residential area. Several Housing Authority blocks ...
*
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Tin Shui Wai New Force Tin Shui Wai New Force () is a localist political group in Hong Kong established in late 2014 by a group of young people who had participated in the Umbrella Revolution. It claims to cater to the livelihood issues in Tin Shui Wai district. In t ...
— a political group with a focus on Tin Shui Wai


References


Further reading

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External links


Tin Shui Wai New Town

A study of Tin Shui Wai New Town, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong. January 2009

Wetland Park
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