Tseung Kwan O New Town
Encyclopedia
Tseung Kwan O New Town is one of the nine new town
s in Hong Kong
, mainly built on reclaimed land
in the northern half of the Tseung Kwan O
, after which it is named.
in the southeastern New Territories
, the new town is often incorrectly regarded as part of Kowloon
due to its close proximity to the city. The total development area of Tseung Kwan O, including its industrial estate, is about 10.05 km².
in the bay, which is rather deep. It finally started under the name of Tseung Kwan O.
The New Town was developed in three phases. The first phase encompassing Northern Tseung Kwan O, which includes Po Lam MTR Station and Hang Hau Station, while the second and third phase encompassing Southern Tseung Kwan O, which includes Tseung Kwan O Station (Town Centre) and Tiu Keng Leng Station.
The planning of the new town has been centred along the MTR
-corridor, with more than 80% of the population living within 5 minutes of an MTR station, with huge residential complexes surrounding the MTR stations. As most of the residential complexes surrounds the MTR station, there are huge parks in the rest of Tseung Kwan O New Town.
As Tseung Kwan O is not considered a formal entity in the census, the above population figure takes into account residents of the following breakdown figures in Sai Kung District which comprise Tseung Kwan O New Town: Hang Hau, Sheung Tak, Tsui Lam, Hong King, Po Lam, Yan Ying, Wan Hang, King Lam, Hau Tak, Fu Yu, Tung Ming, On Hong, and Kwon Ming.
The other three census areas in Sai Kung District
- namely Sai Kung Central, Pak Sha Wan, and Sai Kung Islands - are not within the new town.
Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
was built for the 2009 East Asian Games
. It was completed in early 2009 and will also host Hong Kong First Division League
matches.
Tseung Kwan O has several major shopping complexes:
The largest shopping centre is Metro City
(Chinese
: 新都城) located by Po Lam MTR Station. Metro City is divided into three phases and contains most of Hong Kong's major chains such as Park'n Shop (supermarket) and Fortress (electronics) in addition to a selection of restaurants ranging from Maxim's
Chinese Restaurant to McDonald's and everything in between.
Hang Hau MTR Station is surrounded by an extensive network of mid-sized shopping arcades linked by footbridges. The mainstay of this multifarious complex is the Jusco
department store at East Point City
(Chinese
: 東港城).
Tseung Kwan O Town Centre (Tseung Kwan O MTR Station) is home to Park Central
(Chinese
: 將軍澳中心) and Tseung Kwan O Plaza (Chinese
: 將軍澳廣場). Both complexes are very new and relatively underdeveloped with little more than a handful of restaurants and small shops.
Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate
is located in the southeast of the town. It is the site of an MTR
depot
and TVB City, the headquarters of Hong Kong's largest television broadcaster. The mass housing development LOHAS Park
is built just north of the industrial estate.
Bus routes 797M (NWFB
) and 298E (KMB
) connect the industrial estate to southern Tseung Kwan O. A spur line of the MTR's Tseung Kwan O Line was completed in July 2009 and provides easy access to the industrial estate from Kowloon
and Hong Kong Island
.
metro systems's Tseung Kwan O Line, which currently has five stations in the new town:
All stations are either connected to or in the proximity of shopping centres and large private housing developments.
and minibus
network. Hong Kong's three major bus operators all have routes with termini in Tseung Kwan O:
New towns of Hong Kong
The area of Hong Kong is very mountainous and many places in the New Territories have limited access to roads. Hong Kong started developing new towns in the 1950s, to accommodate booming populations. In the early days the term "satellite towns" was used. The very first new towns included Tsuen Wan...
s in 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...
, mainly built on reclaimed land
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...
in the northern half of the Tseung Kwan O
Tseung Kwan O
Tseung Kwan O is a bay in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. In the northern tip of the bay lies the Tseung Kwan O Village....
, after which it is named.
Geography
Although lying within Sai Kung DistrictSai Kung District
Sai Kung District is the second largest district in Hong Kong in terms of area. It comprises the southern half of Sai Kung Peninsula and Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the New Territories plus a strip to the east of Kowloon. The administrative centre is Sai Kung Town but the district's population is...
in the southeastern 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 new town is often incorrectly regarded as part of Kowloon
Kowloon
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...
due to its close proximity to the city. The total development area of Tseung Kwan O, including its industrial estate, is about 10.05 km².
History and urban development
The Hong Kong Government had been interested in developing a new town at Hang Hau because of its proximity to the urban area. The project was postponed for a long time owing to the extensive scale of reclamationLand 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...
in the bay, which is rather deep. It finally started under the name of Tseung Kwan O.
The New Town was developed in three phases. The first phase encompassing Northern Tseung Kwan O, which includes Po Lam MTR Station and Hang Hau Station, while the second and third phase encompassing Southern Tseung Kwan O, which includes Tseung Kwan O Station (Town Centre) and Tiu Keng Leng Station.
- Phase I - Hang HauHang HauHang Hau is a residential area in Hong Kong. It is located at the eastern edge of the Tseung Kwan O New Town. Most of the land was reclaimed from Ap Chai Wan .- History :...
, Po LamPo LamPo Lam is an area in the northern part of Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong. The name of the area came from the first road in Tseung Kwan O, the Po Lam Road, built in 1950s. An MTR station with the same name is located there....
, Siu Chik Sha, Tsui Lam - Phase II - Town Centre North, Tiu Keng Leng
- Phase III - Town Centre South, Pak Shing Kok, Tai Chik Sha
The planning of the new town has been centred along the 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...
-corridor, with more than 80% of the population living within 5 minutes of an MTR station, with huge residential complexes surrounding the MTR stations. As most of the residential complexes surrounds the MTR station, there are huge parks in the rest of Tseung Kwan O New Town.
Population
According to statistics from the 2001 Census, the population of Tseung Kwan O New Town is around 290,095.As Tseung Kwan O is not considered a formal entity in the census, the above population figure takes into account residents of the following breakdown figures in Sai Kung District which comprise Tseung Kwan O New Town: Hang Hau, Sheung Tak, Tsui Lam, Hong King, Po Lam, Yan Ying, Wan Hang, King Lam, Hau Tak, Fu Yu, Tung Ming, On Hong, and Kwon Ming.
The other three census areas in Sai Kung District
Sai Kung District
Sai Kung District is the second largest district in Hong Kong in terms of area. It comprises the southern half of Sai Kung Peninsula and Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the New Territories plus a strip to the east of Kowloon. The administrative centre is Sai Kung Town but the district's population is...
- namely Sai Kung Central, Pak Sha Wan, and Sai Kung Islands - are not within the new town.
Facilities
Tseung Kwan O Hospital is located on Po Ning Lane in the Hang Hau area. A public sports centre and a library are situated by the roundabout at the end of Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Road. Tseung Kwan O lacks a performing arts centre.Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, located at Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, is a multi-purpose sports ground. It was the main venue for track and field events for the 2009 Hong Kong Games, 2009 East Asian Games and 2011 Hong Kong Games....
was built for the 2009 East Asian Games
2009 East Asian Games
The 2009 East Asian Games, officially known as the V East Asian Games, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Hong Kong, between 5 December and 13 December 2009. A total of 2,377 athletes from 9 East Asian national competed in 262 events in 22 sports...
. It was completed in early 2009 and will also host Hong Kong First Division League
Hong 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:...
matches.
Tseung Kwan O has several major shopping complexes:
The largest shopping centre is Metro City
Metro City (Hong Kong)
Metro City is the largest private housing estate and shopping centre in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong, developed by Henderson Land Development. Built on the reclaimed land in Po Lam, the estate is developed into 3 phases...
(Chinese
Traditional Chinese character
Traditional Chinese characters refers to Chinese characters in any character set which does not contain newly created characters or character substitutions performed after 1946. It most commonly refers to characters in the standardized character sets of Taiwan, of Hong Kong, or in the Kangxi...
: 新都城) located by Po Lam MTR Station. Metro City is divided into three phases and contains most of Hong Kong's major chains such as Park'n Shop (supermarket) and Fortress (electronics) in addition to a selection of restaurants ranging from Maxim's
Maxim's
Maxim's refers to several commercial enterprises:*Maxim's Paris - a restaurant and brand owned by Pierre Cardin*Maxim's Catering - a restaurant and bakery chain based in Hong Kong...
Chinese Restaurant to McDonald's and everything in between.
Hang Hau MTR Station is surrounded by an extensive network of mid-sized shopping arcades linked by footbridges. The mainstay of this multifarious complex is the Jusco
JUSCO
is the acronym for Japan United Stores Company, a chain of "general merchandise stores" and the largest of its type in Japan. The various JUSCO companies are subsidiaries of ÆON Co., Ltd.....
department store at East Point City
East Point City
East Point City is a private housing estate and shopping centre in Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong, near MTR Hang Hau Station. Built on reclaimed land and developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties, the estate consists of 7 high-rise buildings and a 2-storey shopping centre. A...
(Chinese
Traditional Chinese character
Traditional Chinese characters refers to Chinese characters in any character set which does not contain newly created characters or character substitutions performed after 1946. It most commonly refers to characters in the standardized character sets of Taiwan, of Hong Kong, or in the Kangxi...
: 東港城).
Tseung Kwan O Town Centre (Tseung Kwan O MTR Station) is home to Park Central
Park Central (Hong Kong)
Park Central is a private housing estate and shopping mall in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong, located near MTR Tseung Kwan O Station. It consists of 12 residential blocks in two phases with a total of 4,152 units, and a shopping mall, the largest one in Tseung Kwan O...
(Chinese
Traditional Chinese character
Traditional Chinese characters refers to Chinese characters in any character set which does not contain newly created characters or character substitutions performed after 1946. It most commonly refers to characters in the standardized character sets of Taiwan, of Hong Kong, or in the Kangxi...
: 將軍澳中心) and Tseung Kwan O Plaza (Chinese
Traditional Chinese character
Traditional Chinese characters refers to Chinese characters in any character set which does not contain newly created characters or character substitutions performed after 1946. It most commonly refers to characters in the standardized character sets of Taiwan, of Hong Kong, or in the Kangxi...
: 將軍澳廣場). Both complexes are very new and relatively underdeveloped with little more than a handful of restaurants and small shops.
Industrial estate
Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate
Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate is located in the southeast of the Tsueng Kwan O New Town, Sai Kung District in Hong Kong.-Location:...
is located in the southeast of the town. It is the site of an 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...
depot
Distribution center
A distribution center for a set of products is a warehouse or other specialized building, often with refrigeration or air conditioning, which is stocked with products to be redistributed to retailers, to wholesalers, or directly to consumers. A distribution center is a principal part, the order...
and TVB City, the headquarters of Hong Kong's largest television broadcaster. The mass housing development LOHAS Park
Lohas Park
LOHAS Park is a planned mass residential development of the MTR Corporation, situated in Tseung Kwan O Area 86, New Territories, Hong Kong. Upon its completion, it will be the largest residential development in the territory.- Name and concept:...
is built just north of the industrial estate.
Bus routes 797M (NWFB
New World First Bus
New World First Bus Services Limited , abbreviated as First Bus and "NWFB", is the third largest public bus operator in Hong Kong.NWFB was established in 1998, taking over China Motor Bus's franchise on 1 September 1998 to provide bus services on Hong Kong Island together with Citybus...
) and 298E (KMB
Kowloon Motor Bus
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company Limited , a company of the Transport International Holdings Limited, is the largest franchised bus operators in Hong Kong, and one of the largest privately owned public bus operators in the world...
) connect the industrial estate to southern Tseung Kwan O. A spur line of the MTR's Tseung Kwan O Line was completed in July 2009 and provides easy access to the industrial estate from Kowloon
Kowloon
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...
and 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...
.
Rail
Tseung Kwan O is served by the MTRMTR
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...
metro systems's Tseung Kwan O Line, which currently has five stations in the new town:
- Tiu Keng Leng
- Tseung Kwan O
- Hang Hau
- Po Lam
- LOHAS Park
All stations are either connected to or in the proximity of shopping centres and large private housing developments.
Bus
The new town is also connected by a well-covered public busBuses in Hong Kong
Bus services in Hong Kong have a long history. As of 2005, five companies operate franchised public bus services. There are also a variety of non-franchised public buses services, including feeder bus services to railway stations operated by MTR, and residents' services for residential estates...
and minibus
Public light bus
A Public light bus is a common public mode of transport in Hong Kong. It mainly serves the area that standard Hong Kong bus lines cannot reach as efficiently. It is also colloquially known as a minibus or a van, defined as a kind of share taxi....
network. Hong Kong's three major bus operators all have routes with termini in Tseung Kwan O:
- Kowloon Motor BusKowloon Motor BusThe Kowloon Motor Bus Company Limited , a company of the Transport International Holdings Limited, is the largest franchised bus operators in Hong Kong, and one of the largest privately owned public bus operators in the world...
serves mainly Po LamPo LamPo Lam is an area in the northern part of Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong. The name of the area came from the first road in Tseung Kwan O, the Po Lam Road, built in 1950s. An MTR station with the same name is located there....
and Hang HauHang HauHang Hau is a residential area in Hong Kong. It is located at the eastern edge of the Tseung Kwan O New Town. Most of the land was reclaimed from Ap Chai Wan .- History :...
areas. - New World First BusNew World First BusNew World First Bus Services Limited , abbreviated as First Bus and "NWFB", is the third largest public bus operator in Hong Kong.NWFB was established in 1998, taking over China Motor Bus's franchise on 1 September 1998 to provide bus services on Hong Kong Island together with Citybus...
serves Tiu Keng LengTiu Keng LengTiu Keng Leng is an area of Hong Kong in the Sai Kung District adjacent to Tseung Kwan O .-History:...
and most of southern Tseung Kwan O. - CitybusCitybus (Hong Kong)Citybus Limited is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. It provides both franchised and non-franchised bus service. The franchised route network serves mainly Hong Kong Island, cross-harbour routes , Ocean Park, North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport...
provides transport to the airportHong Kong International AirportHong 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...
at Chek Lap Kok.
Roads
Several main roads lead to Tseung Kwan O:- Tseung Kwan O TunnelTseung Kwan O TunnelTseung Kwan O Tunnel is a 900-metre tunnel beneath Ma Yau Tong in Hong Kong. Part of Route 7, it links Sau Mau Ping, Kwun Tong of East Kowloon and the new town of Tseung Kwan O , Sai Kung in New Territories...
(Route 7Route 7 (Hong Kong)Route 7 is a highway route running through New Kowloon in Hong Kong between Tseung Kwan O and Kwai Chung.The first sections of road were built as a 5 lane trunk road , it was expanded to the current 6 lane highway...
), connected to Kwun TongKwun TongKwun 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...
. - Po Lam RoadPo Lam RoadPo Lam Road is a road in Hong Kong that links Sau Mau Ping in New Kowloon and the new town of Tseung Kwan O in the New Territories.-History:...
, connected to Kwun Tong. - Hang Hau Road and Ying Yip Road, connected to Sai Kung and Clear Water BayClear Water BayClear Water Bay is a bay on the east shore of Clear Water Bay Peninsula of Hong Kong located within Clear Water Bay Country Park. There are two beaches at Clear Water Bay, namely Clear Water Bay 1st beach and Clear Water Bay 2nd beach...
. - Wan Po Road, connected to Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate.
See also
- List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong
- Public Housing Estates in Tseung Kwan OPublic housing estates in Tseung Kwan OPublic housing estates in Tseung Kwan O – including Home Ownership Scheme , Private Sector Participation Scheme , Tenants Purchase Scheme - History :...