refimprove date August 2008 Chinese t s p F nl ng j fan2 leng5 pic Fanling Wai 2005.jpg piccap Fanling Wai . Image Fanling2.jpg thumb 250px Deserted market in Luen Wo Hui , originally run by Punti s. Image Fanling Courts Building IMG 0946.JPG thumb 250px Fanling Law Courts Building. Image Fanling3.jpg ... of Wah Ming Estate , in Fanling Town, at sunset. Fanling IPA en f n l , also known as Fan Ling ..., it is part of the North District, Hong Kong North District . Fanling Town, part of the Fanling area, is where most of population of the area live. Part of Fanling Sheung Shui New Town , Fanling Town includes Luen Wo Hui , the marketplace of Fanling before urban development in the area, and Wo Hop Shek , where an uphill public cemetery is located. The population of Fanling keeps growing. Today many public and private estates can be found in the area. Northwest of Fanling is Sheung Shui and southeast is Tai Po . The name Fanling is a shortened form of Fan Pik Leng . The enclosing ... Kong declared monument of Hong Kong . Fanling North is one of three new development areas currently ... 2010, Olga Wong ref Sights Fanling Wai , a Walled villages of Hong Kong walled village . Fung ... Museum Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail Public and private housing estates in Fanling Town Avon Park Belaire Monte Cheung Wah Estate Dawning Views Fanling Centre Flora Plaza ... Cheerful Park Vienna Garden Wing Fok Centre Wing Fai Centre Union Plaza Fanling Town Centre Villages in the Fanling area Ma Wat Tsuen Transport Fanling is served by Route 9 Hong Kong Route 9 Fanling Station in Fanling Town Buses in Hong Kong Bus routes See also Fanling Public School Fan Leng Lau References Reflist External links commons Category FanlingFanling http www.fanlingbabies.com index.html Fanling Babies Home Hong Kong orphanage Children s Home http maps.google.com maps?ll 22.491803,114.141469&spn 0.020629,0.029762&t k&hl en Orthophoto of Fanling in Google ... more details
File Fanling Wai 2005.jpg thumb External view of Fanling Chung Wai with pond. File PangAncestralHall Front.jpg thumb Pang Ancestral Hall in Fanling Pak Wai. Fanling Wai is a village in Fanling , North District, Hong Kong North District , Hong Kong , built by the Peng surname Pang Chinese clan Clan . It is composed of a Walled villages of Hong Kong walled village and its extensions ref name transfer http sunzi1.lib.hku.hk hkjo view 44 4402408.pdf Chan Kwok Shing Negotiating the Transfer Practice of Housing in a Chinese Lineal Village , in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch , Vol. 37, 1997. pp.63 79 ref Pak Wai , north wai , Ching Wai or Chung Wai or , central wai .... See 99. ref History Fanling Wai is the centre of the Pang Clan who arrived in Hong Kong late in the Song ... of the Pang Clan who went to Lung Shan , now known as Lung Yeuk Tau of Fanling from Dongguan in 1190 ... of the clan increased, they moved westward to settle in Fanling Wai and other places ... File FanlingWai 3Canons.jpg thumb Cannons near the entrance gate tower of Fanling Chung Wai. Fanling ... in Fanling Pak Wai. It was moved to the present site in 1846 due to feng shui reasons. It was rebuilt ... Hall in Fanling Nam Wai was built in 1846. It provided education for the village children, with 20 to 30 children being taught there. In 1936, it housed a government subsidized Fanling Public ... on Proposed Grade II Items, pp.549 550 ref Conservation Fanling Chung Wai is a List of Grade II historic ... 1981. ref name grade I References reflist External links Commons category Fanling Wai http www.hkipcc.org.hk history report 13prize high5.htm Page about Fanling Wai zh icon http www.bighongkong.com bhkphoto fanlingwai Personal page about Fanling Wai zh icon http www.pangfamily.co.uk Pang family of Fanling Wai http www.pangsfamily.com Pang s family website http www.facebook.com Pangs.Family Pang s Family Fanling Wai Facebook Site coord missing Hong Kong Category Fanling Category Walled villages ... more details
MTR infobox chiname engname Fanling livery yellowgreen namecolour white image Fanling Station 1.jpg caption Fanling Station line East Rail code FAN hours 0542 0059 open October 1, 1910 type Ground Level platformno 2 platformtype Side district North District, Hong Kong North area Fanling escalatorno 4 liftno 2 Shopno 6 exitno 3 coordinatesN 22.492100 coordinatesE 114.138700 Chinese t s p F nl ng j fan2 ling5 commons category Fanling Station Fanling Station is a List of MTR stations station on Hong Kong s East Rail Line East Rail Line . It is next to Fanling Town Centre , and is only a short walk away from Fung Ying Seen Koon , a well known Taoism Taoist temple. The Fanling Highway was built from 1983 to 1987 directly adjacent to the station. Fanling station is located on Fanling Station Road within the Fanling area in North District, Hong Kong North District , New Territories , Hong Kong . History The station once served as the terminus of Sha Tau Kok Railway , which ceased operations on 1 April 1928. The station had also served as the terminus for the now defunct Wo Hop Shek branch line , which ran from Fanling station to the Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery . The branch line was only used for special services during the Qingming Festival Ching Ming and Double Ninth Festival ... bottom solid 1px gray Footbridge style border bottom solid 1px gray Footbridge to Fanling Town, Pak ... 1px gray Fanling Station Road Exit style border bottom solid 1px gray Exit, Tickets Fare Adjustment ... Ming Fanling Station 273A Choi Yuen Wah Ming 273D Ching Ho Estate Wah Ming Rush Time Service 277X Luen Wo Hui Ping Tin 278K Luen Wo Hui Fanling Station 278P Luen Wo Hui Tsuen Wan Nina Tower Rush Time ... Station Midnight Service Minibus 52A Fanling Station Luen Wo Hui 52B Fanling Station Hok Tau 52K Fanling Station Ping Che 54A Fanling Station Luen Wo Hui 54K Fanling Station Lung Yeuk Tau 56A Fanling Station Luen Wo Hui 56B Fanling Station Tan Chuk Hang 56C Fanling Station Siu Hang Tsuen 56K Fanling ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2007 Image FanlingHighway.jpg thumb Fanling Highway Fanling Highway zh first t t s p F nl ng G ngl cy fan2 leng5 gung1 lou6 is a part of Route 9 Hong Kong Route 9 in Hong Kong . It connects the New towns of Hong Kong new town of Tai Po New Town Tai Po and San Tin Highway , passing through Sheung Shui and Fanling on its way. The three lane Controlled access highway expressway was constructed between 1983 and 1987. The road succeeds the Tolo Highway at the Lam Kam Interchange where it also interchanges with Tai Wo West Service Road , Lam Kam Road and Tai Po Road . The road then runs to the west of the East Rail Line East Rail Line and then passes through the New towns of Hong Kong new towns of Fanling and Sheung Shui and diverges from the MTR near Choi Yuen Estate . The road passes through the Kwu Tung area and continues as the San Tin Highway . There are six junctions along this road Lam Kam Interchange Lam Kam Road Shek Kong, Kam Tin Jockey Club Road Fanling Pak Wo Road Wo Hop Shek So Kwun Po Road Kai Leng, Sha Tau Kok Fan Kam Road Kam Tin Po Shek Wu Road Sheung Shui , Man Kam To Castle Peak Road and Kwu Tung Road San Sham Road Shenzhen See also Route 9 Hong Kong External links http maps.google.com maps?f d&hl en&geocode &saddr 22.457499,114.148775&daddr E7 B2 89 E5 B6 BA E5 85 AC E8 B7 AF 4022.504100, 114.091340&mrcr 0&mrsp 0&sz 18&mra dme&sll 22.457598,114.149408&sspn 0.002033,0.003648&ie UTF8&ll 22.48081,114.12265&spn 0.065033,0.11673&z 13&om 1 Google Maps of Fanling Highway s start s hou Route 9 Hong Kong Hong Kong Route 9 Chronology br Image HK Route9.svg 20px s bef before Tolo Highway s ttl title Fanling Highway s aft after San Tin Highway end Category Expressways in Hong Kong Category Tai Po Category Fanling zh ... more details
File 1973 Fanling Lodge.jpg thumb 275px Fanling Lodge in 1973 Fanling Lodge Chinese language Chinese is located in Kam Tsin of the New Territories in Hong Kong , near Fanling and Kwu Tung . The two storey home is located in a wooded lot within the Hong Kong Golf Club off Castle Peak Road Kwu Tung. A private access road leads to a cul de sac. It has served as a summer residence for the then Governor of Hong Kong since 1934 after the Mountain Lodge was abandoned as the alternate residence. It remained as an official government residence after the handover in 1997 and is the alternate residence of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong . The lodge is occupied mainly on weekends and holidays by the CE. Minor renovations were made in 2005. A helicopter pad WB16 is located on the lawn of the home and allows the CE to travel to the lodge from the main Hong Kong residence. External links http www.centamap.com scripts centamap2.asp?lg B5&cx 830065&cy 839904&zm 4&mx 830065&my 839904&ms 2&sx &sy &ss 0&sl &vm &lb &ly Map by Centamap http www.vaitak.com photos ktl3388 02.jpg Picture of Fanling Lodge Government buildings in Hong Kong coord missing Hong Kong Category Landmarks in Hong Kong Category Government buildings in Hong Kong Category Official residences in Hong Kong Category Monuments and memorials in Hong Kong Category Kam Tsin he zh ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Expand Chinese date February 2009 Fanling Public School Lang zh is a primary school in Fanling , North District, Hong Kong North District , New Territories , Hong Kong . It is in Fanling Village or Fanling Wai and near to the MTR Fanling Station train station . The school was founded about 50 years ago. Before that, being known as the Sze Tak Study Hall Lang zh , it used to be a traditional private school for the Pang s family in the village. The school is intended to service the children of Fanling Village only, although it has extended to all children living in North District now. The current campus, of a size of 12,000 square metres, is just next to the old campus, which has become a historical place. The comfortable, tranquil, and beautiful campus is an ideal learning environment for the students. The current principal of the school is Mr Li Shui Bor Lang zh . Commons category Fanling Public School Coord missing Hong Kong Category Primary schools in Hong Kong HongKong edu stub zh ... more details
Fanling Environmental Resource Centre Chinese language Chinese or is a resource center under the management of Environmental Protection Department . It is located on 2 F., Government Accommodations, Grand Regentville, 9 Wo Mun Street, Luen Wo Hui , Fanling , New Territory of Hong Kong . This is the third Environmental Resource Centre managed by the Environmental Protection Department. It is also the biggest of the three Centres. There is an exhibition hall, a library, a conference room and a lecture room in the Resource Centre. Exhibition Hall There are eight display zones in the exhibition. Clean Air for You and Me World of Silence Reduce Waste, Start from Me Protect Our Water Resources Environmental Planning & Assessment Community Education Interactive Station Enforcement Global Environmental Issues The above display zones are to exhibit the problems and the solution of various kinds of pollutions. Opening Hours Monday to Saturday Except Wednesday 10 00 a.m. to 5 00 p.m. Wednesday 10 00 a.m. to 1 00 p.m. Sunday 1 00 p.m. to 5 00 p.m. Closed on Public Holidays See also Wan Chai Environmental Resource Centre Tsuen Wan Environmental Resource Centre External links http www.epd.gov.hk epd english envir education envir resourcectr resource ctr03.html Fanling Environmental Resource Centre coord missing Hong Kong Category Museums in Hong Kong Category Fanling Category Science museums in China Category Nature centres in Hong Kong HongKong struct stub ... more details
Cheong Shing Court is an HOS housing estate in Fanling Town, near Wah Ming Estate and Yung Shing Court ... Estate Cheung Wah Estate zh t is a TPS estate, and the first public estate in Fanling Town. ref ... thumb 250px Ka Fuk Estate Ka Fuk Estate zh t is located near Fanling Highway . ref name North ... estate in Fanling Town, near Ka Fuk Estate. It has 4 blocks built in 1995 . ref http www.eac.gov.hk ... Ka Yiu House Ka Yeung House King Shing Court File King Shing Court Fanling 480.jpg thumb 200px King Shing Court King Shing Court zh t is an HOS housing estate in Fanling Town, near Wah Sum Estate ... House Wing Fai Centre Wing Fai Centre zh t is a PSPS housing estate in Luen Wo Hui , Fanling Town, next to Wing Fok Centre. ref name luenwohui1 http www.swd.gov.hk doc family FLIFSC.pdf Fanling ...?code 59 Fanling ref It has totally 4 blocks built in 1996 . class wikitable style text align ... Fok Centre zh t is a PSPS housing estate in Luen Wo Hui , Fanling Town. ref name luenwohui1 ref ... 3 Block 4 Block 5 Block 6 Yan Shing Court Yan Shing Court zh t is an HOS housing estate in Fanling ... 2010 DEFAULTSORT Public Housing Estates In Fanling Category Fanling Category Public housing estates ... more details
Fanling Sheung Shui New towns of Hong Kong New Town zh t s p F nl ng Sh ngshu X n Sh zh n first t was developed from the traditional market town s Luen Wo Hui and Shek Wu Hui and villages around Fanling and Sheung Shui , within the present day North District, Hong Kong North District in the New Territories of Hong Kong . With development started in the mid 1980s, the new town presently has a population of 247 000, with an ultimate capacity of 264 000 upon full development. The total development area is about 780 hectare s 7.8 square kilometres or 3.01 square miles which includes residential, commercial, industrial, social, community and recreation facilities. Housing Fanling Town main Public housing estates in Fanling class wikitable style font weight bold background color yellow align center valign top width 143.25 Height 12.75 align center Name width 72.75 width 59.25 align center valign top Type width 48 align center valign top Inaug. width 48 align center valign top No Blocks width 48.75 align right valign bottom No Units width 150.75 align center valign top Notes valign bottom Height 12.75 Cheung Wah Estate TPS 1984 align center 10 style color 0000FF align right 2,471 valign bottom Height 12.75 Ka Fuk Estate Public 1994 align center 3 align right 2,045 valign bottom Height 12.75 Wah Ming Estate Public 1990 align center 7 align right 2,476 valign ... Coord 22.49684 114.12443 display inline Hong Chi Fanling Integrative Rehabilitation Complex Hong Chi Fanling Integrative Rehabilitation Complex C&A Home formerly Fanling Hospital Coord 22.50064 114.13718 ... by the Fanling KCR Fanling , and Sheung Shui Station Sheung Shui Stations of the MTR East Rail Line ... at Lo Wu . The Fanling Highway is part of Route 9 Hong Kong Route 9 . Other major roads include the Jockey ... links http www.cedd.gov.hk eng about achievements regional regi fanling.htm Fanling Sheung Shui New ... of the new town of Fanling Sheung Shui and its vicinity by Google Maps HK new towns Category New ... more details
Geography of Hong Kong There are three plains in Hong Kong, in the northern New Territories. These Plain plains are Yuen Long, Fanling, and Tai Po. Yuen Long main Yuen Long Yuen Long zh t , Pinyin Yuanlang, formerly, Un Long is an area and town 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 . Fanling main Fanling Fanling, also known as Fan Ling and Fan Leng, is an list of areas of Hong Kong area in the North District, Hong Kong North District . The name Fanling is a shortened form of Fan Pik Leng . Part of Fanling Sheung Shui New Town , Fanling includes Luen Wo Hui , the marketplace of Fanling before urban development in the area, and Wo Hop Shek , where an uphill public cemetery is located. Tai Po main Tai Po Tai Po zh t , Pinyin Dapu sometimes written Taipo refers to the area of the traditional market town s in the area now known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui originally Tai Po Market or Tai Po Town and the Tai Wo Town Tai Wo Market on the other side of the Lam Tsuen River , near the Hong Kong Railway Museum old Tai Po Market Station of the KCR East Rail Kowloon Canton Railway British Section , within the Tai Po District . Both towns became part of the Tai Po New Town in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In present day usage, Tai Po. may refer to the area around the original market towns that is, Tai Po proper , the Tai Po New Town new town , or the entire Tai Po District . Category Landforms of Hong Kong zh ... more details
Fan Leng Lau is a village in Fanling , the north district of the New Territories of Hong Kong . History Pang Kwei was the founding ancestor of the Peng surname Pang Chinese clan Clan who went to Lung Shan , now known as Lung Yeuk Tau of Fanling from Dongguan in 1190. He then moved to Fan Leng Lau in 1220 ref http sunzi1.lib.hku.hk hkjo view 44 4402408.pdf Chan Kwok Shing Negotiating the Transfer Practice of Housing in a Chinese Lineal Village , from Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch , Vol. 37, 1997. pp.63 79 ref and established a village over there. As the population of the clan increased, they moved westward to settle in Fanling Wai and other places. ref name grade III http www.lcsd.gov.hk ce Museum Monument form Brief Information on proposed Grade III Items.pdf Brief Information on Proposed Grade III Items. See 978, 979, 980, 1070. ref References reflist coord missing Hong Kong Category Populated places in Hong Kong Category Fanling HongKong geo stub ... more details
Lo Wai may refer to Lo Wai, Lung Yeuk Tau Lo Wai , a walled village in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, Hong Kong Lo Wai, Tsuen Wan Lo Wai , a village in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong geodis zh ... more details
refimprove date September 2011 Image LuenWoMarket.jpg thumb Luen Wo Market Luen Wo Hui or Luen Wo Market zh t is a market town east of Fanling in the New Territories of Hong Kong . Located northeast of Fanling KCR Fanling Station, it was formerly a market founded by villages in the surrounding area and later became a town. The market has now ceased to operate and only a few structures are left. A new indoor market to replace the pre existing market was officially opened in 2002. ref http www.info.gov.hk gia general 200301 21 0121193.htm Press release Luen Wo Hui Market becomes a popular shopping spot for local residents , January 21, 2003 ref New private housing estates have in the last 10 years been built north of the market. Across Sha Tau Kok Road are industrial buildings. See also Hooked on You , a 2007 film set there. The name of the market was changed to Fortune Market in the film. References references External links commons Category Luen Wo Hui Luen Wo Hui cite book last1 Chan first1 Kwok shing editor1 first Pui tak editor1 last Lee title Colonial Hong Kong and modern China interaction and reintegration year 2006 publisher Hong Kong University Press isbn 978 9622097209 page pages 89 102 chapter Chapter 5 The Making of a Market Town in Rural Hong Kong The Luen Wo Market Markets in Hong Kong Category Fanling Category Markets in Hong Kong Category Places in Hong Kong HongKong geo stub zh yue zh coord 22 29 53 N 114 08 35 E type city display title ... more details
Image Ma Wat River Ng Tung River Confluence.jpg 300px thumb Ma Wat River joining Ng Tung River File Ma Wat River under water pipe 2005.jpg 250px thumb March 2005, Ma Wat River runs through under water pipes and KCR East Railway. File Ma Wat River under water pipe under construction 2005.jpg 250px thumb Nov 2005, the construction site for drainage improvement project under water pipes. File Ma Wat River near Tong Hang under construction 2005.jpg 250px thumb Nov 2005, the construction site for drainage improvement project near Tong Hang, Fanling File Ma Wat River under water pipe 2010.jpg 250px thumb After improvement works, a covered drainage system fill in its river section. File Ma Wat River near Tong Hang 2010.jpg 250px thumb After improvement works, shot near Tong Hang Ma Wat River is a river in Fanling , northern New Territories , Hong Kong . Its source lies at Kau Lung Hang Shan . The river flows northwards towards Fanling, staying near the eastern industrial areas. It empties into Ng Tung River near Kan Lung Tsuen. See also Rivers of Hong Kong References 2007. 2007 Hong Kong Map . Easy Finder Easy Finder Ltd . ISBN 962 8751 15 8 External links http www.hk place.com view.php?id 120 Rivers of Hong Kong , in Chinese coord missing Hong Kong Category Rivers of Hong Kong Category Fanling HK geo stub zh ... more details
Kam Tsin , also known as Kam Tsin Tsuen is a village and an area in the North District, Hong Kong North District , in the New Territories in Hong Kong . It located south of Yin Kong , west of Kwu Tung , Ngau Tei and Hang Tau . Its south and east is surrounded by Hong Kong Golf Club . The Fanling Bungalow and Fanling Lodge is on its southwest. Features The village contains two temples which are used by the native Hau clan to worship their ancestors. One of these temples is open to visitors at weekends and on public holidays. There are also two schools and a kindergarten next to it. The Earth God Shrine of Kam Tsin Tsuen is a List of Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong Grade I historic building . The Hau Chung Fuk Tong Communal Hall and the Hau Mei Fung Ancestral Hall are List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong Grade II historic building s. Transportation Although Kam Tsin is by the side of Castle Peak Road and Fanling Highway nowadays, it is not connected to these roads directly. The access to the area is Kam Tsin Road , a branch road from Castle Peak Road. Public transport access is by green minibus 50A from Sheung Shui Station or by a red minibus to and from Sheung Shui which only runs in the mornings. One can also access KMB bus 76K and red minibus 17, plus other green minibus services by crossing a footbridge over Fanling Highway. Category Kam Tsin HongKong geo stub zh yue zh ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2007 File ShaTauKokRd ShekchungAu 2011.JPG thumb Sha Tau Kok Road in Sha Tau Kok. Sha Tau Kok Road Chinese language Chinese is a road connecting Sha Tau Kok , Luen Wo Hui and Fanling in the New Territories , Hong Kong . History Sha Tau Kok Road had been the only road access to mainland China from Hong Kong since its construction in 1927. The road replaced Sha Tau Kok Railway as the connection between those List of neighbourhoods of Hong Kong area s. See also commons cat Sha Tau Kok Road List of streets and roads in Hong Kong coord missing New Territories Category Roads in Hong Kong Category Sha Tau Kok Category Fanling HongKong road stub zh ... more details
coord 22 29 55.52 N 114 8 1.23 E type landmark display title Image HKNorthernDistrictPark.jpg thumb 275px Twin Pavilion in North District Park North District Park Chinese language Chinese is a public park situated between Sheung Shui and Fanling in North District, Hong Kong North District , Hong Kong . Sheung Shui Centre and Sheung Shui Town Centre are located near its northern side, and adjacent to its southeastern border is the village Fanling Ching Wai. See also List of urban public parks and gardens in Hong Kong External links commons Category North District Park North District Park http www.lcsd.gov.hk parks ndp en index.html Information on the Park Category Urban public parks and gardens in Hong Kong Category North District, Hong Kong HK geo stub zh ... more details
Kwu Tung is an area in the northern New Territories , west of Sheung Shui and Fanling , and east of Lok Ma Chau and San Tin , in Hong Kong . Kwu Tung literally means old cave in the Cantonese language . Tung or also indicates that it was the habitat of ancient native Cantonese people. These inhabitants were later replaced by Punti , Hakka people Hakka , and a small number of Teochew people , and the newcomers became the Indigenous inhabitants Hong Kong indigenous inhabitant s of Hong Kong. With the sediment of Sheung Yue River and Creek tidal creeks nearby, the land of Kwu Tung is relatively plain What does this mean? Does it mean flat ? compared to the rest of hilly Hong Kong. Kwu Tung North is one of three new development areas currently being planned for North District, Hong Kong North District , in parallel with Fanling North and Ta Kwu Ling . ref Low carbon lifestyle within reach, but will HK grasp the opportunity?, South China Morning Post SCMP , 4 Dec 2010, Olga Wong ref See also commons Category Kwu Tung Kwu Tung Kwu Tung Station References Reflist Category Kwu Tung HongKong geo stub hak K thung zh yue zh ... more details
File LungYeukTau LoWai Outside.jpg thumb 300px Outside view of Lo Wai Image Lowai1.jpg thumb 300px Street in Lo Wai Lo Wai is a walled villages of Hong Kong walled village in Lung Yeuk Tau , Fanling , Hong Kong . It is located along the Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail. ref name HeritageTrail Antiquities and Monuments Office Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail http www.lcsd.gov.hk CE Museum Monument en trails lung1.php?tid 8 Lo Wai ref The Entrance Tower and Enclosing Walls of Lo Wai are Declared monuments of Hong Kong declared monuments . ref Antiquities and Monuments Office Declared monuments of Hong Kong Declared monuments http www.amo.gov.hk en monuments 64.php Lo Wai ref ref name HeritageTrail References Reflist External links http vhe.lcsd.gov.hk vhe FEBS?pageAction INTRO&bsid 24&langNo 1 Virtual tour of Entrance Tower & Enclosing Walls of Lo Wai Commons category Lo Wai, Lung Yeuk Tau coord missing Hong Kong Category Walled villages of Hong Kong Category Fanling Category Declared monuments of Hong Kong HongKong geo stub zh ... more details
Refimprove date April 2007 Image KCR wgbagnall.JPG thumb right 250px Steam locomotive W.G. Bagnall 0 4 4T, used on former Sha Tau Kok Branch Line. Image Hung Ling Station.JPG thumb right 250px Former Hung Ling Station of the Sha Tau Kok Railway. Most of the stations of this railway have been demolished except this one. The Sha Tau Kok Railway Chinese language Chinese was a RailGauge 24 gauge narrow gauge railway running from Fanling to Sha Tau Kok in the northern New Territories of Hong Kong . The line began service on 1 April 1912. ref cite web url http www.geocities.com Tokyo Bay 9585 eastrail history.html title History of KCR East Rail archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20090805073030 http geocities.com Tokyo Bay 9585 eastrail history.html archivedate 2009 08 05 ref It was built with the narrow gauge railway narrow gauge railroad tracks tracks of the Kowloon Canton Railway when the latter was converted to standard gauge . It ceased operation on April 1, 1928 when the Sha Tau Kok Road , a highway parallel to the railway, came into service. Some of the old rails and a tunnel can still be traced through the dense foliage of the countryside today. After the closure of the line, two locomotive s used on the railway were sold to the Philippines , where they were used in sugar mills. Subsequently they were repurchased and brought back to Hong Kong, where one is now on display in the Hong Kong Railway Museum . The other is on the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Wales. ref cite journal author Boyd Hope, Gary title Rheidol revival journal Steam Railway volume 358 year 2009 month January pages 91 5 ref Stations The short line had the following stations Fanling Station Fanling Interchange station for the KCR mainline Hung Leng or Hung Ling Wo Hang Shek Chung Au Sha Tau Kok When the line closed, Fanling continue to be in service until today, and the station building of Hung Leng is preserved. See also MTR East Rail Line MTR East Rail Line Sha Tau Kok Hong Kong Railway Museu ... more details
Wo Hop Shek zh c p H h sh is an area in the south of Fanling , Hong Kong . It consists of villages and recently developed housing estates. The area is famous for its large public cemetery, Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery , on the nearby hillside. Every year, during the Ching Ming Festival and Chung Yeung Festival , many people come to visit their ancestors. Railway In 1950 1951, a Wo Hop Shek Branch zh in fact only a long siding of Kowloon Canton Railway was built to transport bodies of civilian s killed in World War II , and later to cater the visitor in Ching Ming Festival and Chung Yeung Festival . The whole single track rail single track branch was built upon an Embankment transportation embankment . It branched off south of Fanling KCR Fanling Station, at the start of the curve. The station at Wo Hop Shek was the most modern of all stations in Hong Kong at the time it was built, and instead of being a brick built structure as other stations were it was of cement and steel. Special vehicles were built to carry the bodies. The branch was abandoned after the railway was electrified in 1983. No traces can be found now of the line, but the site of the station survives as a roundabout. The start of the branch is now marked by a red gate visible on the Fanling side of the Jockey Club Road bridge , which used to be a level crossing. Gallant Garden In 1996, Gallant Garden or Ho Yuen , in Cantonese , in Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery , was established for the civil servant s who die of injuries during their duty. In 2000, permanent earth burial was extended to both civil servants and non civil servants who died of exceptional bravery on duty. There is also a big Buddhist Taoist monastery built near the cemetery. There are many shops in the villages which makes stone graves. Housing estates They are mostly Public housing in Hong Kong public housing estates built after 1983, as reflected on the fact that part of the original trackbed of the railway branch is occupied by two ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2007 Au Ha Chinese language Chinese is a Hakka people Hakka village and place in north New Territories in Hong Kong . Au Ha is in adjacent to Sha Tau Kok Road Wo Hang Section coord 22.52445 114.18790 display inline , a road linking Fanling and Sha Tau Kok . Au means mountain pass in Standard Cantonese Cantonese and Ha means below . The village is below a pass closer by. Au Ha is in proximity to Wo Hang . Category Populated places in Hong Kong Category Sha Tau Kok HongKong geo stub zh ... more details
Infobox Golf Facility golf facility name Hong Kong Golf Club image location flagicon HKG Fanling , Hong Kong establishment 1889 type Private owner name of organization company operator name of organization company holes 63 tournaments Hong Kong Open golf Hong Kong Open website http www.hkgolfclub.org www.hkgolfclub.org course1 Old Course designer1 par1 71 length1 6,246 yards longest Hole rating1 record1 course2 Eden Course designer2 par2 70 length2 6,128 yards longest Hole rating2 record2 course3 New Course designer3 par3 70 length3 6,547 yards longest Hole rating3 record3 course4 Deep Water Bay designer4 par4 28 length4 1,608 yards longest Hole rating4 record4 The Hong Kong Golf Club is a private country club golf club , and is one of only a few in Hong Kong . It is home to the Hong Kong Open golf Hong Kong Open , a tournament co sanctioned by the PGA European Tour European and Asian Tour Asian Tours. Founded in 1889 as the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club , the club originally played in Happy Valley, Hong Kong Happy Valley , a location shared with many other activities. As the club expanded, the need for a more permanent home was addressed with the building of a small nine hole course at Deep Water Bay , before the club eventually moved to its current location in Fanling . The Royal was dropped from the name of the club in 1996, in advance of the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People s Republic of China . ref http www.hkgolfclub.org golf theclub clubshistory.html Hong Kong Golf Club History ref The Half Way House at Hong Kong Golf Club is graded as a List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong Grade II historic building . Besides golf , the club offers human swimming swimming and tennis facilities, as well as restaurants and accommodation. Courses Fanling Old Course, est. 1911 18 hole New Course, est. 1931 18 hole Eden Course, est. 1970 ... Fanling golfcourse stub ... more details
, 70 of the population lives in the public estates in the new town of Fanling Sheung Shui New Town Fanling Sheung Shui . 40,000 villagers living around the two centres and another two rural ... East Rail Line , Fanling Highway , San Tin Highway and Sha Tau Kok Road . MTR Stations Fanling ... Man Kam To road Lo Wu train See also Fanling Sheung Shui Frontier Closed Area Wo Hop Shek List of areas ... fanling.htm Fanling Sheung Shui New Town http maps.google.com maps?ll 22.494421,114.136877&spn 0.032371,0.045907&t k&hl en Satellite image of the new town of Fanling Sheung Shui and its vicinity by Google ... more details
route 18 , plying between Fanling and Sha Tau Kok and replacing the village bus service. 11 June 1933 ... between Yuen Long to Sha Tau Kok. October 1947 KMB split route 4 into two routes route 18 Fanling ..., Fanling Station Road , Sha Tau Kok Road, Fan Leng Lau Road, Wo Muk Road, Luen On Street, Sha Tau Kok ..., Wo Muk Road, Fan Leng Lau Road, Sha Tau Kok Road, San Wan Road, Fanling Station Road, San Wan ..., Fanling Station , Fan Leng Lau, Fan Leng Lau Tsuen, Alliance Primary School Sheung Shui, Ma Sik Road ... School, Fanling Fire Station, Fanling Station, Fanling Swimming Pool, Ng Uk Village, Sheung Shui ... more details
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