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| Traditional Chinese | 馬游塘 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 马游塘 | ||||||||||
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Ma Yau Tong (Chinese:馬游塘) is an area on amountain pass betweenPo Lam ofTseung Kwan O New Town andSau Mau Ping ofNew Kowloon inHong Kong. It is named after thevillage of the same name.[1] It is known asLau Tong andMa Lau Tong in early 20th Century maps. Ma Yau Tong is on the border of New Kowloon and theNew Territories.
Ma Yau Tong Au (馬游塘坳) is a specific name for the mountain pass in the area.
The land is relatively flat on the saddle betweenTai Sheung Tok (大上托),Mau Wu Shan (茅湖山) andBlack Hill (五桂山). Ma Yau Tong is suitable for farming with rivers flowing towards the valleys east and west.
The landform of the valley west of Ma Yau Tong was greatly changed by the construction of theTseung Kwan O Tunnel.[citation needed]
Ma Yau Tong is a recognized village under theNew TerritoriesSmall House Policy.[2]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Ma Yau Tong was 131. The number of males was 60.[3]
As Ma Yau Tong is on the ridge of Kowloon, it has been on the defense line againstJapanese invasion duringWorld War II. The defense line was known asMa Lau Tong Line.
Ma Yau Tong is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 48. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Kwun Tong Government Primary School.[4]
The Stage 3 ofWilson Trail passes through Ma Yau Tong.[5]
In the past, it was reachable on foot. When the British took over New Territories fromQing in 1899, their army builtAnderson Road connectingCustom Hill andDevil's Peak along the mountain range, passing through Ma Yau Tong. The section north of Mau Yau Tong became a regular road and a short section south becameMa Yau Tong Road.
In 1955, a new roadPo Lam Road was built to serve the refugees ofKuomintang inRennie's Mill. The road began at the settlement and ends in Anderson Road at Ma Yau Tong. When the Tseung Kwan O New Town began to develop in 1980s[citation needed], the road was improved byHong Kong Government and extended toSau Mau Ping. Another road,Tsui Lam Road, was built to connect a new public housing area inPo Lam of the new town.
Though not related to the transportation serving Ma Yau Tong, theTseung Kwan O Tunnel beneath the high ground Ma Yau Tong is the major road traffic connection between the new town and the urban.
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Official place names are summarized from "Geoinfo Map" of Government ofHong Kong Special Administrative Region, "Hong Kong Guide" ofLands Department, "Hong Kong Guide Book" of Universal Publications Ltd. and "Areas and Districts" ofRating and Valuation Department. M：Narrow meaning of urban areas KL:Kowloon Peninsula at the south ofBoundary Street NKL: Former New Territories area at the north of Boundary Street and at the south ofLion Rock 1: Common definition (1) 2: Common definition (2) 3: Common definition (3) 4: Areas not adopting small house concessionary right ofindigenous inhabitants 5: Jurisdiction area of formerUrban Council 6: Definition of "Metropolitan Area" ofPlanning Department 7: Jurisdiction area ofUrban Renewal Authority 8: Unique operating area ofurban taxis 9: "Urban" (9a) and "Extended Urban" (9b) areas defined byHong Kong Housing Authority 10: Definition of Urbanrates 11: Hospital cluster belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 12: Police region belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 13: Regions having 999-year land lease 14:Geographical Constituency inHong Kong Legislative Council belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 15:Regional Education Office belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon 16:Primary One Admission School Net belongs to Hong Kong or Kowloon | |||||||||||
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