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1. Fanling/Sheung Shui New Town
Geographical Context
The North District, including the Fanling/
Sheung Shui New Town, covers an
area of about 16 800 hectares (ha).
Fanling/Sheung Shui New Town, being
the northern-most new town in Hong
Kong, lies about 4 kilometres (km) from
Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, about
8 km from Tai Po and about 21 km from
Sha Tin. Fanling/Sheung Shui New Town,
covering an area of about 667 ha, is one
of the second generation New Towns
in Hong Kong (Figures 1 to 3). Unlike
other new towns which have incorporated
extensive areas reclaimed from the sea,
Fanling/Sheung Shui New Town occupies
an entirely inland area along the river
plains of the Ng Tung River, Shek Sheung
River, Sheung Yue River and Ma Wat
River. According to the Hong Kong 2016
Population By-census, the population of Figure 1: Approved Fanling/Sheung Shui Outline Zoning Plan No. S/FSS/23
Fanling/Sheung Shui New Town was about
260 000.
Figure 2: Fanling/Sheung Shui New Town
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