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Encyclopedia > Castle Peak New Town

Tuen Mun New Town (Traditional Chinese: 屯門新市鎮) is a new town developed by Hong Kong Government in Tuen Mun of the New Territories, Hong Kong in 1970s. At the time of planning in 1965, it was named as Castle Peak New Town. Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... A new town, planned community or planned city is a city, town, or community that was designed from scratch, and grew up more or less following the plan. ... On July 1, 1997, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) resumed its exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, ending more than 150 years of British colonial control. ... Tuen Mun (屯門) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... A major road, Kwong Fuk Road in Tai Po, a town in the New Territories. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...


The model of development is quite similar to Sha Tin New Town, with town centre built in the middle. Sha Tin New Town (Traditional Chinese: 沙田新市鎮) is one of the new towns in Hong Kong. ...



  New towns in Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong
Phase-I: Tsuen Wan (Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi) | Sha Tin (Sha Tin and Ma On Shan) | Tuen Mun
Phase-II: Tai Po | Fanling-Sheung Shui (Fanling and Sheung Shui) | Yuen Long
Phase-III: Tseung Kwan O | Tin Shui Wai | North Lantau (Tung Chung and Tai Ho)


 
 

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