Tai Po District
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Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts
Districts of Hong Kong
The Districts of Hong Kong are the 18 political areas by which Hong Kong is geographically divided. Each district has a district council, which was formerly known as a district board. The districts were established in the early 1980s, when Hong Kong was under British rule...
of 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...
. It covers the areas of Tai Po
Tai Po
Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui and the Tai Wo Town on the other side of the Lam Tsuen River, near the old Tai Po Market Station of the...
, Tai Po Kau
Tai Po Kau
Tai Po Kau is an area south of the town of Tai Po in Hong Kong. There was the former Tai Po Kau Station of Kowloon-Canton Railway erected in the area. It is located at the estuary of rivers and Tai Po Hoi.-See also:* Tai Po Kau Special Area...
, Ting Kok, Plover Cove
Plover Cove
Plover Cove or Shuen Wan Hoi is a cove in the Tai Po area of Hong Kong, near Tolo Channel and Tolo Harbour.It is encircled by the hills Pat Sin Leng and Wan Leng , the Yim Tin Tsai, Ma Shi Chau and Tung Tau Chau island ranges, and a long peninsula extending from Fu Tau Sha...
and the northern part of Sai Kung Peninsula
Sai Kung Peninsula
Sai Kung Peninsula is a peninsula in the easternmost part of the New Territories in Hong Kong. Its name comes from Sai Kung Town in the central southern area of the peninsula...
on both shores of Tolo Channel
Tolo Channel
Tolo Channel or Chek Mun Hoi Hap is a channel south of Plover Cove in Hong Kong connecting Tolo Harbour to Mirs Bay. At Mirs Bay end, it is named North Channel....
. It is located in the 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...
. The administrative centre of the district is Tai Po Town (the Tai Po New Town
Tai Po New Town
Tai Po New Town , or Tai Po Town , is a new town in New Territories, Hong Kong.The town was designed to be expanded from and incorporate the Tai Po Market, Tai Po Old Market and Tai Wo Market...
).
Like Yuen Long
Yuen Long
Yuen Long , formerly Un Long, is an area and town located in the northwest of Hong Kong, on the Yuen Long Plain. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin, and to the north Nam Sang Wai.-Name:The Cantonese name Yuen Long 元朗...
, the area of Tai Po
Tai Po
Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui and the Tai Wo Town on the other side of the Lam Tsuen River, near the old Tai Po Market Station of the...
used to be a traditional market town
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
. Tai Po New Town
Tai Po New Town
Tai Po New Town , or Tai Po Town , is a new town in New Territories, Hong Kong.The town was designed to be expanded from and incorporate the Tai Po Market, Tai Po Old Market and Tai Wo Market...
, developed around the area of Tai Po and on reclaimed lands
Land reclamation in Hong Kong
Land is in short supply in Hong Kong, and land reclamation has been conducted there since the mid-19th century.-Projects:One of the earliest and famous project was the Praya Reclamation Scheme, which added 50 to of land in 1890 during the second phase of construction...
on the estuaries of Lam Tsuen
Lam Tsuen River
The Lam Tsuen River is a river in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. It collects water from the Ng Tung Chai Water Fall on the hill Sze Fong Shan and joins other branches in the Lam Tsuen Valley...
and Tai Po
Tai Po River
Tai Po River is a river in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It has many tributaries, with most coming from Yin Yim Teng, Grassy Hill, and Lead Mine Pass...
rivers. It had a population of 310,879 in 2001. The district has the third lowest population density.
Geography
Lam Tsuen RiverLam Tsuen River
The Lam Tsuen River is a river in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. It collects water from the Ng Tung Chai Water Fall on the hill Sze Fong Shan and joins other branches in the Lam Tsuen Valley...
Tai Po is located in the north of Hong Kong. Northeast to Sha Tin .Even though having the Tai Po Industrial Estate,it is still one of the most unpolluted district in Hong Kong. Not like Kowloon, Tai Po's living density is lower. Having lots of old and small villages along the mountains.
Islands
In addition to the mainland part of the district, the following islands of Hong Kong are under the jurisdiction of Tai Po District:- A ChauCentre Island, Hong KongCentre Island aka. A Chau is a small unihabited island of Hong Kong located in Tolo Harbour, in the northwestern part of the territory. Administratively, it is part of Tai Po District.-History:...
(丫洲, Centre Island) - Breaker ReefBreaker ReefBreaker Reef is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Tolo Channel , in the North-east of the New Territories....
- Tai Po - Bun Sha Pai (崩紗排)
- Cham Pai (杉排)
- Chau Tsai KokChau Tsai KokChau Tsai Kok is a small uninhabited island off the island of Tap Mun in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite to the village of Tap Mun. It is under the administration of Tai Po District....
(洲仔角) - Che Lei PaiChe Lei PaiChe Lei Pai is an island in Tolo Channel in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong. The island is the north of Pak Kok Chai and south of Fu Tau Sha. It is under the administration of Tai Po District....
(扯里排) - Chek ChauChek ChauPort Island is an island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Tolo Channel, in the northeastern New Territories...
(赤洲, Port Island) - Flat IslandFlat IslandFlat Island or Ngan Chau is an island of between Heung Leung Kok and Ocean Point in the north shore of Sai Kung Peninsula of Hong Kong.It is at the mouth of in Hoi Ha Wan and the boundary of Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park ....
(銀洲) - Hau Tsz Kok PaiHau Tsz Kok PaiHau Tsz Kok Pai is an island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. The name of the island literally translates to: dutiful son Kok Pai. It is located in Long Harbour , where it is in the North-east of New Territories....
(孝子角排) - Hin Pai (蜆排)
- Kung Chau (弓洲)
- Ma Shi ChauMa Shi ChauMa Shi Chau is an island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Tolo Harbour in the northeast New Territories . It is connected with another island, Yim Tin Tsai, by a narrow strip of land that is only accessible when the tide is low.-Geography:Ma Shi Chau has...
(馬屎洲) - Ma Yan Pai (媽印排)
- Mo Chau (磨洲)
- Ping ChauPing ChauPing Chau is an island in Hong Kong. It is also known as Tung Ping Chau . Tung is prepended to the name so as to avoid possible confusion with Peng Chau, another island in Hong Kong with an identically pronounced name in the Cantonese language...
(平洲) - Sam Pui Chau (三杯酒)
- Sha Pai (沙排)
- Shek Ngau ChauShek Ngau ChauShek Ngau Chau is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Mirs Bay, in the North-east of the New Territories....
(石牛洲) - Tang Chau (燈洲)
- Tap Mun Chau (塔門洲, Grass Island)
- Tit Shue Pai (鐵樹排)
- Wai Chau Pai (灣仔排)
- Wu Chau (烏洲)
- Yeung ChauYeung Chau, Tai PoYeung Chau is an unihabited island of Hong Kong located in Plover Cove, Tolo Harbour, in the northwestern part of the territory. Administratively, it is part of Tai Po District....
(洋洲)
Tai Po FC
Tai Po FC is the first district football team ever to make it to the Hong Kong First Division LeagueHong Kong First Division League
Hong Kong First Division League is the top division football league in Hong Kong which was established in 1908, the oldest in Asia. It does not affiliate to any football leagues in the People's Republic of China.-Competition format:...
among the 19 district football sides from the Hong Kong Third District Division League
Hong Kong Third District Division League
Hong Kong Third 'District' Division League is a division of the Hong Kong Football Association in Hong Kong. Along with Hong Kong Third 'A' Division League, it is the third overall tier of the Hong Kong football league system....
. The club plays its home games at Tai Po Sports Ground
Tai Po Sports Ground
Tai Po Sports Ground is a sports ground at 21 Tai Po Tau Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was opened on 23 September 1992....
and has since won the 2008-09 Hong Kong FA Cup. See: Tai Po FC
Spa Resort Development
There is plan to develop a spa hotel resort at Ting Kok, near Tai Mei TukTai Mei Tuk
Tai Mei Tuk is a place close to the Plover Cove Reservoir in Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is a very popular place in Hong Kong for barbecues and cycling. There are villages and harbour nearby where many restaurants can be found...
. The site will occupy 61,000 sq m and has no more than 230 hotel rooms. Tai Po District councilor Yam Kai-Kong admits the benefits from tourism and job opportunities will be good for but he is also concerned about the mangroves
Mangrove
Mangroves are various kinds of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes N and S...
and increased traffic in the area.
Miscellaneous
Hong Kong Note Printing LimitedHong Kong Note Printing Limited
Hong Kong Note Printing Limited prints the bank notes of all the three note-issuing banks in Hong Kong.The banknote printing plant was founded in 1984 by Thomas De La Rue in Tai Po. In April 1996, the Hong Kong Government purchased the plant through the Exchange Fund, and operated it under the...
, which prints all the bank notes in Hong Kong
Hong Kong dollar
The Hong Kong dollar is the currency of the jurisdiction. It is the eighth most traded currency in the world. In English, it is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively HK$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...
, is located in the Tai Po Industrial Estate
Tai Po Industrial Estate
Tai Po Industrial Estate is an industrial estate on the reclamation in Tai Po Hoi, surrounded by villages of Yue Kok, Kau Shi Wai, Tin Sam and Ha Hang on the former shore, in Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is at the northeast of Tai Po Market and connected by Ting Kok Road. Its...
, an industrial area of light industries (food processing, printing, etc.) Also located in Tai Po: * The Hong Kong Railway Museum
Hong Kong Railway Museum
Hong Kong Railway Museum is a railway museum in Tai Po, Hong Kong. It is now under the management of the Leisure and Cultural Service Department. Opened in 1985, it is located at the site where the Old Tai Po Market Railway Station was built in 1913...
* The Hong Kong Institute of Education * Island House
Island House
Island House is located on Island House Lane, Yuen Chau Tsai , in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.-History:Built in 1905, Island House was built as the residence for the first British Police Magistrate appointed in 1898....
* Tai Po Waterfront Park
Tai Po Waterfront Park
Tai Po Waterfront Park is in Tai Po in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located along Tolo Harbour, and its western end is at the northern part of the mouth of the Lam Tsuen River...
* Tai Po Sports Ground
Tai Po Sports Ground
Tai Po Sports Ground is a sports ground at 21 Tai Po Tau Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was opened on 23 September 1992....
Transport
This district is served by the Tolo HighwayTolo Highway
Tolo Highway is a major expressway on Route 9 in Hong Kong. It connects the new towns of Sha Tin and Tai Po in the eastern New Territories.The highway diverges from Tai Po Road near Sha Tin Racecourse. The following of the road runs on an embankment on the west coast of Tolo Harbour towards Yuen...
, MTR
MTR
Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
East Rail Line (Tai Po Market and Tai Wo) and Tai Po Road
Tai Po Road
Tai Po Road is the second longest road in Hong Kong . It spans from Sham Shui Po in Kowloon to Tai Po in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Initially, the road was named Frontier Road....
. Direct bus routes are available to majority area of Hong Kong. Examples are:
| Destination | Bus route(s) |
|---|---|
| Yuen Long Town Yuen Long Town Yuen Long Town is located in the district centre of Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the heart of Yuen Long and Yuen Long New Town, with a population of around 200,000.- Geography :Yuen Long Town is located in the centre of Yuen Long... |
64K, 64P |
| Tai Po Market MTR Station, Tai Po Town | 71A, 71K, 71S, K12, K14, K17, K18 |
| Fu Heng Estate | 71B |
| Cheung Sha Wan Cheung Sha Wan Cheung Sha Wan is an area between Lai Chi Kok and Sham Shui Po in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is mainly residential to the north and south, with an industrial area in between. Administratively it is part of Sham Shui Po District. The Sham Shui Po District includes Mei Foo as well as Lai Chi... |
72, 272P |
| Sha Tin Sha Tin Sha Tin, also spelled Shatin, is an area around the Shing Mun River in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District.-Geography:... Town, Tai Po Tai Po Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui and the Tai Wo Town on the other side of the Lam Tsuen River, near the old Tai Po Market Station of the... Town |
72A, 73A, N270 |
| Mong Kok Mong Kok Mong Kok , less often known as Argyle , is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District on Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong... |
72X |
| 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:... Town, 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... Town |
73, 73A, N270 |
| Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan is a bay in the Kowloon area of Hong Kong, opposite to Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged for the surrounding villages and fleets of fishing boats in the area. The town is around the present-day Tsuen Wan Station of the MTR... Town |
73X, 273C, 273P |
| Kwun Tong Kwun Tong Kwun Tong is an area in Kwun Tong District, situated at the eastern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, and its boundary stretches from Lion Rock in the north to Lei Yue Mun in the south, and from the winding paths of Kowloon Peak in the east to the north coast of the former Kai Tak Airport runway in... |
74A, 74X |
| San Mun Tsai | 74K |
| Tai Mei Tuk Tai Mei Tuk Tai Mei Tuk is a place close to the Plover Cove Reservoir in Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is a very popular place in Hong Kong for barbecues and cycling. There are villages and harbour nearby where many restaurants can be found... |
75K |
| Kowloon City Kowloon City Kowloon City is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is named after the Kowloon Walled City, and is administratively part of Kowloon City District.... , Lok Fu Lok Fu Lok Fu is a place in Wong Tai Sin District, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is located at the east of Kowloon Tong, the west of Wong Tai Sin and the north of Kowloon City. It geographically includes nearby Wang Tau Hom.It was named as Lo Fu Ngam... , Wong Tai Sin Wong Tai Sin Wong Tai Sin is a Chinese deity popular in Hong Kong with the power of healing. His name literally translates to the "Great Immortal Wong". Wong Tai Sin is the divine form of the individual "Wong Cho Ping".-Legend:... |
75X |
| Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST, is an urbanized area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui... |
271, 271P, N271 |
| Hong Kong Science Park Hong Kong Science Park The Hong Kong Science Park is a science park in Hong Kong, located in Pak Shek Kok, New Territories, on the boundary of Sha Tin District and Tai Po District... |
272K |
| The Hong Kong Institute of Education | 275, 275S |
| Airport Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , being built on the island of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from its predecessor, the closed Kai Tak Airport.The airport opened for commercial... |
E41, N42A |
| Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008... |
307, 307P |
External links
- Tai Po District Council
- List and map of electoral constituencies 1 (large PDF file)
- List and map of electoral constituencies 2 (large PDF file)
- About Tai Po New Town