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29-696: The construction of the link has helped facilitate travel between the Northwest New Territories ( Tuen Mun and Yuen Long Districts) and the Hong Kong International Airport and the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge (Hong Kong Port). Though the project lies entirely within Hong Kong territory, its construction is associated with the new Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge (HZMB). The estimated cost of

58-719: A market town of Tuen Mun Hui ( 屯門墟 ) was established. This town lies where present-day Tuen Mun Kau Hui is situated, which name means "old market", as opposed to San Hui or "new market". Tuen Mun remained an important town of coastal defence until the start of British rule in 1898. When the British took over the New Territories from the Qing government in this year, the area was renamed Castle Peak , and Tuen Mun Hui to Castle Peak Market ( 青山墟 ) or Tsing Shan Hui. The name Tuen Mun, however, continued to be used by those living in

87-1018: A theatrical and concert venue in the form of the Tuen Mun Town Hall ‍  [ yue ] at Tuen Mun Town Centre . The Correctional Services Department operates the Tai Lam Centre for Women in the district. The Chek Lap Kok airport is across the locality. Hong Kong's largest electricity generation facilities, the Castle Peak Power Station (Station A & B) and Black Point Power Station (Station C & D), are located in western Tuen Mun. There are 36 primary and 38 secondary schools in Tuen Mun. There are three higher education institutions including Lingnan University , Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) and Chu Hai College of Higher Education . Primary and secondary schools: Areas west of

116-488: A while to get over. At one time, almost all shops in one shopping centre, except those fronting the original site of the market, were vacant. The area has drawn new visitors from mainland China since the opening of the Deep Bay Link in 2007, which shortened journey times to Shenzhen, as well as Hong Kong citizens resident the way over buying daily necessities, probably due to concerns over the safety of food sold on

145-475: Is an area of Tuen Mun District , Hong Kong and is a major food market and commercial quarter in the district. In urban planning, it is part of Tuen Mun New Town (Tuen Mun). San Hui ( Chinese : 新墟 ) means a 'new market' in Cantonese and is referred as such in contrast to Kau Hui ( Chinese : 舊墟 ; Jyutping : gau6 heoi1 ; Cantonese Yale : gauh hēui ), which means the 'old market'. By

174-598: Is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the more recent past, it was home to many Tanka fishermen who gathered at Castle Peak Bay . Tuen Mun is now a modern, mainly residential area in the north-west New Territories. As of 2011, 487,546 residents live in Tuen Mun. During the Tang dynasty (618–907), a navy town, Tuen Mun Tsan ( 屯門鎮 ) was established in Nantou , which lies across Deep Bay . Tuen Mun and

203-580: Is operated by Citybus on route B3, which departs from Tuen Mun Ferry Pier and B3X which departs from Tuen Mun Town Centre, a five minutes walk from MTR Tuen Mun station . Residents can also take Green Minibus service 44, 44A, 44B to the Lok Ma Chau Border, and Lo Wu Border from Tuen Mun. MTR Bus is available within the Tuen Mun District. Routes can reach most of the residential areas in Tuen Mun. K52, K51, 506, and K53 serving from

232-455: Is sandwiched between two mountains, Castle Peak (583 m) from the west and Kau Keng Shan (507 m) from the east. Tuen Mun Trail contains 2 segments. One starts from Hoh Fuk Tong College in San Hui connected with the end of MacLehose Trail through to Yeuk Mung Yuen (若夢園) till Prime View Garden . Another starts from "Yeuk Mung Yuen" to Fu Tei. It opens up the hills flanking the town, seeing

261-712: The MTR Light Rail (zones 4, 5, 5a are in Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai ), the initial phase of which was completed and operational on 18 September 1988. The government decided that services between town centres and settlements would be provided solely by a Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, while feeder buses operated by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (now operated by MTR after the takeover in 2007) would connect remote sites to

290-626: The Tuen Mun River Channel are in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 70 while areas east of the channel are in POA School Net 71. Within school net 70 are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: Tuen Mun Government Primary School (屯門官立小學). POA 71 only consists of aided schools. Tuen Mun is served extensively by zones 1–3 of

319-553: The Tuen Mun–Chek Lap Kok TBM , the world's largest tunnel boring machine. Originally scheduled for opening in 2018, completion of the link had been delayed for two years. It opened to traffic on 27 December 2020. 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

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348-416: The 1960s, when reclamation of the bay created new land for developments and resulted in an urban settlement with a social life centred on the market itself. The market thrived with the growth of the new town and, despite the creation of a planned town centre several hundred yards to the south, continued as a popular destination for shoppers and remained a hub for local businesses. A healthy and interesting mix

377-538: The Dragages-Bouygues Joint Venture on 26 July 2013. It commenced on 5 August 2013. The contract to construct the southern section was awarded to Gammon Construction in June 2013. The entire project opened to traffic on 27 December 2020. The tunnel portion is a two-lane dual carriageway approximately 5 kilometres long. The dual sub-sea tunnels were bored up to 55 metres below sea level using

406-622: The Hong Kong Island side. Meanwhile, LWB provides service between Tuen Mun and Hong Kong International Airport. KMB, one of the bus companies in HK, having route 59M, 59X, 60M, 60X, 53, 263, 260X, 259D, 62X and more to bring passenger from Tuen Mun to various destinations in New Territories and Kowloon. Passengers can take A33, A33X, A34, E33, E33P, N30, and NA33 to the airport at day time, afternoon and mid-night. The Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor , Cross Border Shuttle Services to Shekou

435-421: The area. In 1965, "Castle Peak New Town" was planned. It was later renamed Tuen Mun New Town and constructed from 1970 onwards with many buildings on the reclaimed land of the former Castle Peak Bay. The name was officially changed back to Tuen Mun in 1972. The first public housing estate built in the town was Castle Peak Estate , opened 1971. Tuen Mun is located in the west of Hong Kong's New Territories. It

464-524: The broad view of picturesque Tuen Mun from the lookout points. There are three traditional-style markets in the town: Tuen Mun Kau Hui ( 屯門舊墟 ) ‍  [ zh-tw ] , Tuen Mun San Hui ( 屯門新墟 ) and Sam Shing Hui ( 三聖墟 ). There are many government facilities also, including the Tuen Mun Magistracy, and governmental offices. Leisure facilities include several sports complexes, a multi-story central library supplemented by two others, and

493-527: The design, site investigation, and construction of the TM–CLKL (including associated works, like land reclamation) is about HK$ 46.71 billion. The Southern Connection mainline opened on 24 October 2018 to tie in with HZMB's commissioning and the remaining Northern Connection to Tuen Mun opened on 27 December 2020. The contract to construct the Northern Connection tunnel (No. HY/2012/08) was awarded to

522-641: The early morning to late night. Passenger transferring to/from Light Rail (LRT) and West Rail line could get a transit discount by using Octopus card to pay. Private ferries is also available in sporadic times in the public pier, 15 minutes walk from the Tuen Mun Ferry Pier. The town is also served by New World First Ferry services to Tung Chung (being discontinued in July 2008 and replaced by Fortune Ferry Tuen Mun – Tung Chung – Sha Lo Wan – Tai O services). On 28 January 2016, TurboJET launched

551-518: The increasing population in Tuen Mun, Tin Shui Wai, and Yuen Long. Since becoming part of Tuen Ma line, passengers taking the railway line can reach the Ma On Shan , Kai Tak , Tai Wai and Diamond Hill areas directly and conveniently. Tuen Mun is well-connected to different districts in Hong Kong and the border with the Mainland, China. Residents can take 952, 960, 961, and 962 series bus to

580-601: The network, replacing Kowloon Motor Bus 's equivalent services where applicable. The North-west Railway, as it was then known, was thus established according to the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Ordinance. The system consisted of two big and three small loops serving most of the public housing estates in northern Tuen Mun. Three branches: one to On Ting Estate in the southeast, one to the Tuen Mun Ferry Pier in

609-473: The new cross-boundary ferry services between Tuen Mun, Macau and Shenzhen Airport (being suspended services since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). All services departs from Tuen Mun Ferry Pier. 22°23′28″N 113°58′23″E  /  22.391°N 113.973°E  / 22.391; 113.973 San Hui Tuen Mun San Hui ( Chinese : 屯門新墟 ) more commonly known as just San Hui ( 新墟 )

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638-458: The new town centre matured and every plot in the area had been built over and major developments would not be seen for almost a decade, and the fact that the population in the area began to age did not help. Branches of each of two leading banks in Hong Kong, and almost every Chinese restaurant in the area, would go eventually. This was accentuated by the Asian financial crisis , which took Hong Kong

667-580: The other side of the border. Tuen Mun San Hui is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy . San Hui is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 71. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government schools are in the school net. The Morrison Building in the Hoh Fuk Tong Centre , built in 1936 and named after

696-552: The rest of Hong Kong were under its protection. A major clan , To (Chinese: 陶 ), brought the name Tuen Mun to the area. They migrated from Jiangxi on the Chinese mainland and established a village Tuen Mun Tsuen ( 屯門村 ) late in the Yuan dynasty (1272–1368). As more and more villages were established, the village was renamed Tuen Mun Tai Tsuen ( 屯門大村 ), which means "large village" in Chinese. As yet more villages were established,

725-433: The road.… The shops of the original market town were moved into a purpose built complex to the south of the original site in the 1980s and the structure has since undergone several major changes, receiving a new exterior design, a new western entrance and air conditioning, but also losing its rooftop garden when the last was added to accommodate shafts and condensers. The area around it probably came to be known as San Hui in

754-659: The southwest, and another northern branch all the way into the town of Yuen Long along Castle Peak Road . With the KCR West Rail opened in December 2003 (which had become part of the Tuen Ma line on 27 June 2021), the Light Rail have also taken the role of feeder services. Tuen Mun and Wu Kai Sha stations are the termini of Tuen Ma Line. The service had been enhanced from using 7-car trains to 8-car to cope with

783-408: The time Tuen Mun was designated as the site of a new town in 1972, San Hui had already grown into an established market in the district. The market was founded on the site of the present Eldo Court, which was once a small hill on the former northern edge of Castle Peak Bay and also the lowest bridging point in Tuen Mun before successive reclamation projects moved the shoreline further south. The market

812-412: Was established next to the newly built New Territories circular road: As the main circular road was intended to facilitate the movement of troops, it avoided the centres of population. Of course, this new facility was just the thing to stimulate development.…At Castle Peak , the road was on the opposite side of the river estuary from the town of Tuen Mun , so a San Hui, or New Market, was built alongside

841-416: Was on offer, including a variety of restaurants, three theatres, several banks, clinics and pharmacies, hairdressers and boutiques, and even a Sunday market offering produce from farms and villages in the district. In short, the pedestrian precinct outside of the market was the high street of the new town short of a proper name plate. The area witnessed a general decline at the turn of the century though, when

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