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22-870: The name of the Sha Tin area allegedly comes from the fact that British colonial officials mistook the name of Sha Tin Wai village as the name of the area. Sha Tin Wai Village and Sha Tin Wai New Village ( 沙田圍新村 ) aka. Sha Tin Wai Resite Area, are recognized villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . The village was established by the Tse ( 謝 ), Cheng ( 鄭 ) and Lam ( 林 ) clans from Pok Law ( Boluo County ) in

44-524: A magistracy, library , town hall , marriage registry, hotel, town square, and several residential towers. Sha Tin is located in a valley, on both sides of the Shing Mun River , running from the southwest to the northeast. It is bordered by Tai Wai in the southwest and by Fo Tan (left bank) and Shek Mun (right bank) in the northeast. Due to their proximity to the Shenzhen border, towns in

66-448: A post office and a cinema were also put in place. In 1962 Sha Tin Hui was severely damaged by typhoon Wanda , and subsequently had to be rebuilt. In 1979 Sha Tin Hui was demolished as a result of the government's expansion plans. The land was leased to Sun Hung Kai properties , who then developed the area into New Town Plaza shopping centre. Starting in the 1970s, the area became part of

88-702: Is 'Sand Fields'. Tai Wai Village , located in Tai Wai , next to Sha Tin, and the oldest and largest walled village in Sha Tin District , was built in 1574, during the Ming Dynasty . Before British rule in Hong Kong , the area of Sha Tin and its vicinity was referred to as Lek Yuen (lit. "source of trickling" or "source of clear water"). In 1899, when colonial surveyors George P Tate and his assistant William John Newland were dispatched to survey

110-580: Is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories , Hong Kong . Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District . Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project. The new town was founded in 1973 under the New Towns Development Programme of the Hong Kong government. Its current name was named after the nearby village of Sha Tin Wai . The literal English translation

132-538: Is taking annually on Shing Mun River since 1984, at the time of the Dragon Boat Festival . Sha Tin is famous for certain local variants of Cantonese food such as ShanSui Tofu ( 山水豆腐 ; 'mountain-water beancurd'), barbecued pigeon and chicken congee . The cooked food stalls in Wo Che Estate and Fo Tan are hotspots for food. There are numerous transportation links both within

154-459: Is the largest in the territory. Cycling has been a distinctive feature in Sha Tin and is very popular among both local people and visitors. The first cycle track in Sha Tin was opened to public in 1981, running along Tolo Highway to Tai Po , and this remains the territory's most popular cycling venue, drawing many occasional riders at the weekends, as well as dedicated cyclists. To tie in with

176-633: The Sha Tin New Town development. Since then, the economy in the area has greatly improved and living standards have also increased. Sha Tin Town Centre was developed during the mid-1980s to help "link the town's currently dispersed residents into one cohesive community." The 18-hectare site, adjacent to the railway station, was built up in stages to house an array of uses including the New Town Plaza , numerous smaller shopping malls, Sha Tin Park ,

198-641: The Town Hall , swimming pools, football pitches, indoor recreation centres and various track and field facilities for the use of Sha Tin residents. The 8-hectare Sha Tin Park was opened to public in 1988. Apart from its horticultural gardens and impressive water features, it also includes a large open plaza and a bandstand. The Ma On Shan Park, which is adjacent to Ma On Shan Swimming Pool, occupies 5.5 hectare of land. The Sha Tin Racecourse , occupying approximately 70 hectares, rests on reclaimed flatland. At

220-549: The New Territories, they likely mistook the name of the Sha Tin Wai village as the name of the area and hence "Sha Tin" has been used ever since. Nowadays, the original name is used to refer to Lek Yuen Estate . Sha Tin was the location of the first flight of a powered aircraft in Hong Kong in 1911. The aeroplane, a Farman Mk II bi-plane named “Wanda”, was flew by Belgian pilot Charles Van den Born. The plane

242-667: The Sha Tin District and connecting it to other places in Hong Kong. The road network in Sha Tin is well developed to provide efficient cross-town and local access traffic. Connection between Sha Tin and Kowloon mainly relies on the Lion Rock Tunnel , Tate's Cairn Tunnel , Shing Mun Tunnel and Tai Po Road which makes it easy to reach from many areas of Kowloon as well as from Tsuen Wan. At present, there are over 110 routes of public bus serving Sha Tin. Picnic Too Many Requests If you report this error to

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264-624: The border to Shenzhen. The volume of smuggling activity spilled over into Tuen Mun and Sha Tin in 2014. The first anti-parallel trading protest was started at Sheung Shui in September 2012. As government efforts to limit the adverse impact of mainland trafficking were widely seen as inadequate, so there have been further subsequent protests in towns in the New Territories including Sha Tin. Private housing estates in Sha Tin include: South bank of Shing Mun River. From west to east: North bank of Shing Mun River. From west to east: Lukfook ,

286-748: The centre of the racecourse is the Penfold Garden which opens to the public on non-racing days. Located in Tai Wai , the Hong Kong Heritage Museum was opened at the end of 2000. Apart from introducing the art, culture and history of the New Territories, the museum also exhibits a variety of cultural artifacts for public appreciation. It has pop culture exhibitions about Bruce Lee , Cantonese Opera , Jin Yong , development of Hong Kong popular music, film, and television and radio programmes. The museum, which can accommodate 6,000 visitors,

308-566: The development of Ma On Shan, the cycle track was extended to Ma On Shan . Hiking is also a popular activity around Sha Tin. There are several starting points including Hin Tin Village, Sha Tin Tau Village and Hung Mui Kuk Barbecue Area leading to the track of Lion Rock Mountain hiking route. It takes 1 hour to 4 hours to complete the track depending on the chosen starting point and ending point. A Dragon Boat Racing competition

330-814: The eastern New Territories. Other institutions which provide hospital services include the Sha Tin Hospital , the Cheshire Home and the Union Hospital . As of 2008, there were 46 primary and 44 secondary schools in Sha Tin and Ma On Shan. Shatin Town Centre is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 91. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government schools are in this net. There are numerous cultural, recreational and sport facilities in Sha Tin including

352-638: The jewellery company, has its head office in Metropole Square ( 新都廣場 ), Sha Tin. While having been mass developed in the 1970s, Shatin's architecture maintains a degree of diversity. Most public housing estates were designed in a modern architectural style. Several shopping centres, hotels and government buildings around Shatin Central are clad in red brick. The Prince of Wales Hospital was officially opened in 1982. It provides about 1,400 hospital beds and 24 hours Accident & Emergency service to

374-462: The mid-17th century. Each of the clans has their own ancestral hall . One of the branch of Tse relocated to nearby Yuen Chau Kok to establish their own village. The village was originally built on the Sha Tin Sea waterfront. As a consequence of successive land reclamation of the former estuary that started in 1905, it is now separated from the Shing Mun River by Sha Kok Estate . The Estate

396-516: The northern parts of Hong Kong, notably Sheung Shui and Yuen Long, have become hubs for parallel traders who have been buying up large quantities of goods, forcing up local prices and disrupting the daily lives of local citizens. Since 2012, there has been an increase in mainland parallel traders arriving in the North District of Hong Kong to re-export infant formula and household products – goods popular with mainlanders – across

418-732: The opposite shore of Sha Tin Sea, were studied by HKU student in 1963 as a possible site of building Hong Kong's satellite town . Those area were indeed selected by the government to become part of Sha Tin New Town project, which included land reclamation of Sha Tin Sea. The modern day Shing Mun River was the residual of the Sha Tin Sea. 22°22′40″N 114°11′51″E  /  22.377867°N 114.197559°E  / 22.377867; 114.197559 Sha Tin Sha Tin , also spelt Shatin ,

440-404: Was built in Sha Tin New Town -era. Houses of the traditional villages were then built in front of the initial row of houses, and as a consequence, half of today's Sha Tin Wai is built on reclaimed land . At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sha Tin Wai village was 180. The number of males was 81. Sha Tin Wai village, its surrounding area, as well as area around Sha Tin station in

462-567: Was established on top of unused agricultural fields at the present location of Sha Tin Centre Street and New Town Plaza shopping centre, next to the Sha Tin station of the MTR East Rail line . The township was founded by Den Lau (劉贊瑞), the son of businessman Lau Hey Shing (劉希成) who owned the 150,000 sq ft. plot of land. Sha Tin Hui contained five streets with shops, restaurants, and residential buildings. Modern facilities such as

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484-564: Was later named as the Spirit of Sha Tin ( 沙田精神號 ). A full size replica of this plane now hangs in Hong Kong International Airport . The area was formerly agricultural farmland. Before Sha Tin's development into a new town , Hung Mui Kuk ( 紅梅谷 ), southwest of Sha Tin, was perennially the main site for school picnics . The hillside area remains a popular barbecue site. In 1956, a market township : Sha Tin Hui ,

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