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Retailing and Services
Sha Tin New Town is one of the most important shopping and service centres in the New Territories.
Large shopping arcades can be found in the town centres of Sha Tin (Figure 14) and Ma On Shan. Also,
local shopping centres and market facilities are provided in public housing estates.
Figure 14: New Town Plaza in the Sha Tin New Town
Industries
Industries are distributed into three main
areas, namely Tai Wai, Fo Tan (Figure 15), and
Siu Lek Yuen. Convenient access to these
industrial areas is provided. Industries in the
New Town are mainly light manufacturing,
warehousing and godown types.
Shek Mun is gradually transforming from an
industrial area to an area for general business
use after rezoning in 2002.
Figure 15: Fo Tan Industrial Area
Village Type Development
Although some older villages had to make way
for land formation during the early stages of
development, special attention has been paid to
conservation and improvement of the remaining
original communities. A number of recognised
villages, including Tai Wai Village and Tsang Tai
Uk (Figure 16), have been retained within the New
Town area.
Figure 16: Tsang Tai Uk
Conservation of Natural Environment
The Nai Chung Site of Special Scientific Interest was designated in 1982. It extends about 0.9 kilometres
(km) along the coast of Nai Chung. Within this site, there is a good contact of granite with sediments and
traces of black carbonaceous shales are found. These are all rare geological features in Hong Kong.
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