Sai Kung Town

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Sai Kung Town (Chinese: 西貢市) or simply Sai Kung (Chinese: 西貢) is a town on Sai Kung Peninsula, facing Sai Kung Hoi (Inner Port Shelter), part of Sai Kung District in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Sai Kung is the centre of the surrounding villages, and hence the name may refer to the areas in its immediate surroundings.

History

Sai Kung Hoi was a fishing harbour and fishermen still gather there. The harbour is now a typhoon shelter, where motorized junks used in the local tourist trade now are moored. They are boats that now can be hired for fishing and swimming trips.

Sai Kung town underwent significant expansion during the 1970s when the High Island Reservoir and associated water scheme required some villagers and fishermen to be rehoused in Sai Kung. This provided a core of government-funded new development, both housing and commercial, in the town centre. This was followed by the Tui Min Hoi (literally 'over the harbour') development under the government's market town programme.

Before the relocation of the airport of Hong Kong from Kai Tak to Chek Lap Kok, the town was a popular residential area for airport staff from all over the world.

Public housing

Hoi Cheung Lau, Tui Min Hoi Chuen

Tui Min Hoi Chuen (Chinese: 對面海邨) is a public housing estate in Tui Min Hoi, developed by Hong Kong Housing Society. It is the first rural public housing estate developed by Hong Kong Housing Society. It consists of 4 blocks of 5-storey buildings completed in 1984, 1985 and 1986 respectively.[1][2]

Lakeside Garden

Lakeside Garden (Chinese: 翠塘花園) is a public housing estate[3] and Flat-for-Sale Scheme estate on the reclaimed land.[4] It is the third rural public housing estate developed by Hong Kong Housing Society.[5] It consists of 11 residential block completed in 1997.[6] Except one block for rental use, other 10 blocks are for sale.[6][7]

Transport

Sai Kung is primarily served by double-decker buses, public light buses and green taxis. There is no MTR link to Sai Kung. Ferry services are available to the neighbouring islands and isolated coastal villages in the Sai Kung Hoi, as well as to the public golf course on one of the nearby islands.

Media

Sai Kung is served by Sai Kung & Clearwater Bay Magazine, a free-distribution English language monthly magazine and the community website Saikung.com.

Education

Hong Kong Academy is in Sai Kung.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tui Min Hoi Chuen
  2. ↑ Tui Min Hoi Chuen
  3. ↑ Monthly Rent of Housing Society's Rental Estates
  4. ↑ Aerial of Sai Kung
  5. ↑ Lakeside Garden
  6. 1 2 Lakeside Garden
  7. ↑ Estates of Hong Kong Housing Society (Chinese Version)
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Coordinates: 22°22′53″N 114°16′24″E / 22.38140°N 114.27333°E / 22.38140; 114.27333

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