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Transport

There have been major improvements in both public and private transport links between the New Town
and other parts of the New Territories and the main urban areas. Public transport interchange facilities
have been provided at Shek Wu Hui, Luen Wo Hui and areas adjacent to the Fanling and Sheung Shui
railway stations. In order to promote the use of public transport facilities, provision for the park-and-ride
facility has been introduced at the Sheung Shui Station.

Railway

To relieve the heavy volume of commuters at the Lo Wu crossing and to cater for the increasing cross-
boundary traffic demand, the Sheung Shui to Lok Ma Chau Spur Line (one of the East Rail Extension
Lines), the second cross-boundary railway between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, was commissioned in
2007.

Roads

The Fanling Highway is part of the strategic highway network linking Tai Po and the northern part of the
New Territories. The highway network connects major town centres in the New Territories, including Sha
Tin, Tai Po, Fanling/Sheung Shui and Yuen Long, over a wider area. It also provides linkage to cross-
boundary facilities and local or distributor roads.

Future Development

Development work within the Fanling/Sheung Shui New Town has largely been completed. Future
planned developments mainly include:

y Po Shek Wu Interchange Improvement;
y Planned public housing developments at Choi Yuen Road, Fai Ming Road and Fanling/Sheung Shui
Planning Area 48 near Wo Hop
Shek San Tsuen (Figure 16); and

y Expansion of Shek Wu Hui Sewage
Treatment Works; and Potential
housing sites at Fan Garden, Po
Shek Wu Road and junction of
Castle Peak Road.

Figure 16: Location of Fanling/Sheung Shui Planning Areas

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