Yuen Wo Road
Encyclopedia
Yuen Wo Road is a road in the town centre of Sha Tin
in the New Territories
of Hong Kong
. The road was named after the two major public housing estates in the street, namely Lek Yuen Estate and Wo Che Estate (Chinese: 禾輋邨). The road is along one of the two sides of the Shing Mun River
. There is a stadium (namely the Sha Tin Sportground), a public swimming pool, and several schools along the street.
Sha Tin New Town
Sha Tin New Town is one of the new towns in Hong Kong. It is within the Sha Tin District, which covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Fo Tan, Tai Shui Hang, Ma On Shan, etc. With development started in the 1970s, it covers an area of 35.87 square kilometres . It presently has a population over...
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...
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...
. The road was named after the two major public housing estates in the street, namely Lek Yuen Estate and Wo Che Estate (Chinese: 禾輋邨). The road is along one of the two sides of the Shing Mun River
Shing Mun River
Shing Mun River, or Shing Mun River Channel, is a river in Sha Tin, Hong Kong.-History:The original Shing Mun River began at Needle Hill, and flowed into the former Tide Cove , a shallow bay. In the 1970s, Tide Cove was drained and turned to Sha Tin New Town...
. There is a stadium (namely the Sha Tin Sportground), a public swimming pool, and several schools along the street.
Schools
- Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary SchoolBaptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary SchoolBaptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School is a secondary school in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, near Lek Yuen Estate. It was established in 1978 by the Hong Kong Baptist Convention. Situated in the new town of Sha Tin, the school is a co-educational grammar school offering education at the first to seventh...
- Sheng Kung Hui Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary SchoolSheng Kung Hui Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary SchoolSheng Kung Hui Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School is a school in Hong Kong that was founded in September 1978 by Sheng Kung Hui , Diocese of Hong Kong and Macao. Located in Wo Che Estate, Shatin, it is a grammar school subsidized by the Hong Kong Government.-External links:**...