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Hang Hau (Chinese:坑口) is a residential area inTseung Kwan O,Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located at the eastern edge of theTseung Kwan O New Town. Most of the land wasreclaimed fromHang Hau Village andShui Bin Village (水邊村).
The earliest history referring to Hang Hau was in the 19th century. It was an agricultural and fishing village. Hang Hau got its name from a large water channel near Mang Kung Uk (孟公屋) that led to the sea. In days gone by, Hang Hau was on the sea front, facingJunk Bay. Many of the village names in Hang Hau reflect this – Shui Bin Village (水邊村) meansWaterside Village, for example.
On 2 October 1957,Hang Hau Rural Committee was established. The rural committee was to serve theindigenous inhabitants in Hang Hau Village, Shui Bin Village, Tin Ha Wan Village, Yau Yue Wan Village,Tseng Lan Shue,Tai Po Tsai, Mang Kung Uk andPo Toi O.[1]
Between the 1960s and 1980s, Hang Hau was a large ship scrapyard area. Since there was a ferry from Junk Bay to Island East Hong Kong,Hong Kong Oxygen Company started building factories in Hang Hau. Manufacturing business and trading services were established.
Long before the development ofTseung Kwan O New Town, Hang Hau was near settlements such as Hang Hau Village, Boon Kin Village and Tin Ha Wan Village. Most of the Villages were relocated at the current site near theTseung Kwan O Hospital, which were moved after the new town's development. Now, about two-thirds of Hang Hau is on reclaimed land, and the sea is far away.
Indigenous three storey village houses still can be found in the eastern edge of Hang Hau. Nowadays, Hang Hau is fully built-out with private and public estates owing to the development of Tseung Kwan O New Town.
Prior to the development ofTseung Kwan O New Town, one may drive to Hang Hau viaClear Water Bay Road and Hang Hau Road. Later, when Tseung Kwan O was developed into a new town, Po Lam Road was extended into Hang Hau, providing a road link toSau Mau Ping.
Public transport in Hang Hau is served by theMTRC,Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB), and alsoCitybus. KMB operates routes toKowloon,Tsuen Wan, and some inner-district routes. Citybus mainly runs routes toHong Kong International Airport,Hong Kong Island,Sai Kung Town andShatin.Hang Hau Station, located near Residence Oasis and a majorbus terminus, also providesTseung Kwan O Line train services.
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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 | |||||||||||
