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Tsuen Wan 荃灣 | |
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New Town | |
Country (SAR) | Hong Kong |
Region | New Territories |
District | Tsuen Wan District |
Area | |
• Total | 32.85 km2 (12.68 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 855,804 |
Tsuen Wan New Town | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 荃灣新市鎮 | ||||||||||||
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Tsuen Wan New Town is a new town in Hong Kong. It spans Tsuen Wan,Kwai Chung and the eastern part of Tsing Yi Island. Traditionally,the administrative officials of Tsuen Wan managed the area of Tsuen Wan proper,Kwai Chung,Tsing Yi Island,Ma Wan and Northeast Lantau Island. Its total development area is about 24 square kilometres (9.3 sq mi). The population of the new town is approximately 801,800,with the planned capacity being 845,000. [1]
Development of the Tsuen Wan satellite town commenced in the 1950s,along with Kwun Tong satellite town. In 1961,the government of Hong Kong decided to expand the satellite town into neighbouring Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi,and Tsuen Wan New Town was established as the first new town in Hong Kong. In 1982,the Tsuen Wan District was created under the District Administration Scheme. In 1985,with the explosion of population in the new town,Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi were spun off to form the new Kwai Tsing District. Thus,the town is now under two administrative districts. In some recent official reports,Kwai Chung New Town and Tsing Yi New Town are separated from Tsuen Wan New Town. [2]
Despite being a part of the New Territories,the town is also considered a part of the Hong Kong metro area by the Planning Department and Urban Renewal Authority. [3] [4] Along with Hong Kong Island and Kowloon,it is the only area in the New Territories classified as the core urban area of Hong Kong. [5] Part of this is because the town was developed early and is not geographically separated from Kowloon by hills. Also,there are no New Territories taxis service within most parts of the town,unlike other new towns in the New Territories.
Kwai Tsing is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It consists of two parts - Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Kwai Tsing is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 520,572 in 2016. The district has the third least educated residents and their income is below average.
The Islands District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is part of the New Territories. It had a population of 170,900 in 2018.
The 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,and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically,it is the region described in the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory. According to that treaty,the territories comprise the mainland area north of Boundary Street on the Kowloon Peninsula and south of the Sham Chun River,as well as over 200 outlying islands,including Lantau Island,Lamma Island,Cheung Chau,and Peng Chau in the territory of HK.
Tsing Yi,sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island,is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong,to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of 10.69 km2 (4.13 sq mi),the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all its natural shore and the annexation of Nga Ying Chau (牙鷹洲) and Chau Tsai. Three major bays or harbours,Tsing Yi Lagoon,Mun Tsai Tong and Tsing Yi Bay (青衣灣) in the northeast,have been completely reclaimed for new towns.
Tsuen Wan District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the New Territories and is served by the Tsuen Wan line of the MTR metro system. Its area is 60,7 km². Its residents,who mostly live in Tsuen Wan Town,enjoy the highest income in the New Territories.
Kwai Chung is an urban area within Tsuen Wan New Town in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Together with Tsing Yi Island,it is part of the Kwai Tsing District of Hong Kong. It is also part of Tsuen Wan New Town.
The Airport Core Programme was a series of infrastructure projects centred on the new Hong Kong International Airport during the early 1990s. The programme was part of the Port and Airport Development Strategy,commonly known as the Rose Garden Project.
Kwai Chung Road is a throughway in Kwai Chung of the New Territories in Hong Kong. It is one of the busiest roads in Hong Kong. The Transport Department has classified it as a trunk road.
The Kwai Tsing District Council is the district council for the Kwai Tsing District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. It currently consists of 32 members of which 31 are directly elected from the 31 constituencies of the district,one ex-officio member who is the Tsing Yi Rural Committee chairman. The latest election was held on 24 November 2019.
Tsing Yi Police Station,once also known as Tsing Yi Division Police Station (青衣分區警署) is the only police station on Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. The station is located at Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road,between Tsing Yi Police Married Quarters and Tsing Yi Fire Station,below Chung Mei Tsuen of Ha Ko Tan. Its front faces Greenfield Garden,a private housing estate.
The Diocese of Western Kowloon is one of the three dioceses under the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. Its territory covers most of western Kowloon and the western New Territories. All Saints' Church,then consecrated cathedral on 31 October 2010,was established in 1891,making it one of the oldest Anglican churches in Hong Kong. Incumbent bishop,Andrew Chan,was elected on 26 June 2011 and consecrated on 25 March 2012 to replace the outgoing bishop,Thomas Soo.
Lei Muk Shue Estate is a public housing estate in Sheung Kwai Chung,Tsuen Wan,New Territories,Hong Kong,near the exit of Shing Mun Tunnels. It is the largest public housing estate in the Tsuen Wan District,with the population of 28,100 in December 2021. Although it is geographically located in Sheung Kwai Chung,administratively it belongs to the Tsuen Wan District instead of the Kwai Tsing District because it is at the west of Wo Yi Hop Road,the boundary between the two districts.
The Hong Kong government started developing new towns in the 1950s to accommodate Hong Kong's booming population. During the first phase of development,the newly developed towns were called "satellite towns",a concept borrowed from the United Kingdom,of which Hong Kong was a colony. Kwun Tong,located in eastern Kowloon,and Tsuen Wan,located in the south-west of the New Territories,were designated as the first satellite towns,when the urban area in Hong Kong was still relatively small,restricted to the central and western parts of Kowloon Peninsula and the northern side of Hong Kong Island. Wah Fu Estate was also built in a remote corner on the southern side of Hong Kong Island,with similar concepts but at a smaller scale.
The Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront Revitalisation Plan is a forfeited development proposal by New World Development Co. Ltd and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department made in 2013. The aim of the plan was to reshape the waterfront by adding in activity hubs consisting of various small-scale commercial,entertainment and recreational areas in Salisbury Garden,Avenue of Stars as well as the East Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade. The plan was later dismissed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Harbourfront Commission due to huge public controversies in 2016.
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