Pat Heung is an area in the middle of New Territories

New Territories

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 Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...

, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. Located at the east of Kam Tin

Kam Tin

Kam Tin , or Kam Tin Heung , is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It is north of Tai Mo Shan and east of Yuen Long. It was formerly known as Sham Tin...

 and north of Shek Kong

Shek Kong

Shek Kong is an area north of Tai Mo Shan, located near Kam Tin and Pat Heung, New Territories, Hong Kong.Shek Kong Airfield is located in Shek Kong. A sizable Nepal Gurkha population presents in the area even after the withdrawal of British military....

, it is the exit to Sheung Shui

Sheung Shui

Sheung Shui is an area in New Territories, Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Town, a part of this area, is part of the Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town in the North District of Hong Kong. Fanling Town is to its southeast.-History:...

 and Fanling

Fanling

Fanling , also known as Fan Ling and Fan Leng, is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District...

. Administratively, it belongs to Yuen Long District

Yuen Long District

Yuen Long District , is one of the districts of Hong Kong located in the northwest of the New Territories. It had a population of 449,070 in 2001. The district has the youngest population of Hong Kong and the lowest income in the New Territories.-Geography:...

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Features

Two historic buildings (Leung Ancestral Hall in Yuen Kong Tsuen and Chik Kwai Study Hall, Sheung Tsuen), in Pat Heung have been declared as monuments

Declared monuments of Hong Kong

Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places, structures or buildings legally declared to be "protected". In Hong Kong, declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board, the approval of the Chief Executive as well as the publication of the notice in government gazette.As of 12...

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Villages

Pat Heung comprises 30 villages. The population estimated to be about three thousand people.

• Tsat Sing Kong (七星崗)
• Ha Che (下輋)
• Sheung Tsuen (上村)
• Sheung Che (上輋)
• Tai Kong Po (大江埔)*
• Tai Wo (大窩)
• Yuen Kong (元崗)
• Yuen Kong San Tsuen (元崗新村)
• Shui Lau Tin (水流田)
• Shui Tsan Tin (水盞田)
• Ngau Keng (牛徑)
• Ta Shek Wu (打石湖)
• Tin Sam (田心)
• Kap Lung (甲龍)
• Shek Wu Tong (石湖塘)
• Chuk Hang (竹坑)
• Ng Ka Tsuen (吳家村)*
• Ho Pui (河背)
• Kam Tsin Wai (金錢圍)
• Cheung Kong Tsuen (長江)
• Cheung Po (長埔)
• Ma On Kong (馬鞍崗)
• Pang Ka Tsuen (彭家村)*
• Lui Kung Tin (雷公田)*
• Lin Fa Tei (蓮花地)
• Wang Toi Shan Ha San Uk (橫台山下新屋)
• Wang Toi Shan Wing Ning Lei (橫台山永寧里)
• Wang Toi Shan Ho Lik Pui (橫台山河瀝背)
• Wang Toi Shan Shan Tsuen (橫台山散村)
• Wang Toi Shan Lo Uk Tsuen (橫台山羅屋村)

*=非原居民村

Transportation

The area is where Kam Sheung Road

Kam Sheung Road

Kam Sheung Road is a road in Yuen Long District, which links between Kam Tin and Sheung Tsuen . It also acts as a boundary between Kam Tin and Pat Heung . There is a MTR station called "Kam Sheung Road Station" at a short distance from the road....

, Kam Tin Road

Kam Tin Road

Kam Tin Road is a road through the area of Kam Tin to the west in Au Tau in Hong Kong.-External links:*...

, Lam Kam Road

Lam Kam Road

Lam Kam Road is a road connecting Hong Lok Yuen, near Tai Po and Shek Kong. It passes through Lam Tsuen Valley. The Kadoorie Experimental Farm near the road is a famous spot for school visits....

, Route Twisk

Route Twisk

Route Twisk is a steep and tortuous dual-lane road in Hong Kong, linking Tsuen Wan and Pat Heung via Shek Kong. It joins Kam Tin Road and Lam Kam Road north in Kam Tin, and ends in the Tsuen Kam Interchange of Cheung Pei Shan Road, Texaco Road North, Wai Tsuen Road and Tai Ho Road North south in...

 and Fan Kam Road

Fan Kam Road

Fan Kam Road is a road connecting Sheung Shui and Pat Heung near Kam Tin in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It continues north as Po Shek Wu Road-See also:* Lam Tsuen Country Park* Lam Kam Road* List of streets and roads in Hong Kong-External links:*...

 join. The Kam Sheung Road Station

Kam Sheung Road (KCR)

Kam Sheung Road is a MTR station located between Pat Heung and Kam Tin in Hong Kong. It is between Tsuen Wan West and Yuen Long stations. Kam Sheung Road was the arena for the West Rail Line's opening ceremony....

 serves Pat Heung and the nearby Kam Tin

Kam Tin

Kam Tin , or Kam Tin Heung , is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It is north of Tai Mo Shan and east of Yuen Long. It was formerly known as Sham Tin...

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External links

• Information on Pat Heung Temple