New towns of Hong Kong

New towns of Hong Kong

The area of Hong Kong is very mountainous and many places in the New Territories have limited access to roads. Hong Kong started developing new towns in the 1950s, to accommodate booming populations. In the early days the term "satellite towns" was used. The very first new towns included Tsuen Wan and Kwun Tong. Wah Fu Estate was built in a remote corner on Hong Kong Island, with similar concepts in a smaller scale.

In the late 1960s and the 1970s, another stage of new town developments was launched. Nine new towns have been developed so far. Land use is carefully planned and development provides plenty of room for public housing projects. Rail transport is usually available at a later stage. The first towns are Sha Tin, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun and Tseung Kwan O. Tuen Mun was intended to be self-reliant, but was not successful and turned into a bedroom community like the other new towns. More recent developments are Tin Shui Wai and North Lantau (Tung Chung-Tai Ho). The government also plans to build such towns in Hung Shui Kiu and Kwu Tung North. At present, there are a total of nine new towns.

New Towns Time of development Population (in persons) Area (km²) Population density (persons / km ²) Administrative division
Tsuen Wan New Town
(including Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, and Tsing Yi)
1959 (construction and planning begins)
1973 (formal, full scale development)
774,000 24.00 32,300 Tsuen Wan District and Kwai Tsing District
Sha Tin New Town
(including Sha Tin, Tai Wai, and Ma On Shan)
1973 630,000 35.87 18,000 Sha Tin District
Tuen Mun New Town 1973 488,500 19.00 25,710 Tuen Mun District
Tai Po New Town 1976 282,000 12.70 22,200 Tai Po District
Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town 1973 244,300 7.80 31,300 North District
Yuen Long New Town 1977 211,000 11.70 18,000 Yuen Long District
Tseung Kwan O New Town
(including Hang Hau, Po Lam, LOHAS Park, Tiu Keng Leng, and Tseung Kwan O)
1982 350,000 10.05 34,800 Sai Kung District
Tin Shui Wai New Town 1987 270,000 4.30 63,000 Yuen Long District
North Lantau New Town
(Currently only includes Tung Chung)
1996 80,000 8.30 9,700 Islands District

Planned New Towns

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