History
Deep inside the slope of Ma On Shan was an iron mine. The mine was long abandoned before the more recent new town development. The quarrying workers spoke a language which is a combination of various languages in Southern China.
Development of public housing estates commenced in the mid 1980s, with Heng On Estate completed in 1987, followed by Chevalier Garden in 1988. The Ma On Shan Line of the MTR was opened in 2004.
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