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| Chinese | 深井 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Deep well | ||||||||||||
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Sham Tseng is a coastal area inTsuen Wan District, Hong Kong, betweenTing Kau andTsing Lung Tau.
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sham Tseng was 72. The number of males was 32.[1]
In 1982, the Government launched anew town project for the area. There were proposals for a massive housing scheme, where the population of the village, then estimated at 6,000, was set to increase dramatically to 50,000 people. There would be an additional 26,000 in public housing,Home Ownership Scheme flats, Government offices and other amenities constructed on 47 hectares of land.[2]
Starting in the 1990s, more and more private housing estates were built in the area for its views ofTsing Ma Bridge overMa Wan Channel. It is linked to many other parts of Hong Kong by buses and mini-buses.
Sham Tseng's villages are overshadowed and towered by new private housing estates:
Sham Tseng Resite Village is a recognized village under theNew TerritoriesSmall House Policy.[3]
Sham Tseng is also home to the Sham Tseng Light Housing project, a 45-unit temporary social housing project housed in a former textile factory building.[5]
There are three schools in Sham Tseng:
Sham Tseng is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 62, which includes schools in Tsuen Wan and areas nearby. The net includes multiple aided schools and one government school, Hoi Pa Street Government Primary School.[8]
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Sham Tseng is home to bakerGarden Company Limited and former home ofSan Miguel Brewery Hong Kong. The brewery operations began in the 1933 as Hong Kong Brewers and Distillers Ltd underJH Ruttonjee and was sold toSan Miguel Corporation in 1948.[9] The brewery operations and head office moved in 1996 toYuen Long Industrial Estate.[10] A private housing estate calledBellagio now occupies the site of the old brewery.[4]
Union Carbide once had a storage depot in the area, but it has since moved.[4]
Small family restaurants make the bulk of the employment in the area. Most area residents work outside of Sham Tseng.
To the north of Sham Tseng is an undeveloped hilly area.Tai Lam Country Park, a large park located northwest of Sham Tseng. There are nature trails alongButterfly River and Falls near Sham Tseng.
Numerous beaches are found at or near Sham Tseng from the waterways joiningMa Wan Channel andRambler Channel, but most are so polluted and officially closed from swimming due to contamination from sewers and the Sham Tseng Nullah.[11] As a consequence, residents are more inclined to swim in pools located at their residential complexes.
Alist of beaches in Sham Tseng:
Sham Tseng Temporary Market is a local produce market under theSham Tseng Bridge flyover.
There are two retail malls located below residential flats to meet local needs:
Sham Tseng is famous forroasted goose[12] and they can be found at various restaurants in the area:
Major roads in Sham Tseng include:
Local roads include:
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| MNew KowloonNKL,2,3,4,5,6,7,9a,10,11,12,14,15,16 |
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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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