History and Urban Development
The Hong Kong Government had been interested in developing a new town at Hang Hau because of its proximity to the urban area. The project was postponed for a long time owing to the extensive scale of reclamation in the bay, which is rather deep. It finally started under the name of Tseung Kwan O.
The New Town was developed in three phases. The first phase encompassing Northern Tseung Kwan O, which includes Po Lam MTR Station and Hang Hau Station, while the second and third phase encompassing Southern Tseung Kwan O, which includes Tseung Kwan O Station (Town Centre) and Tiu Keng Leng Station.
- Phase I - Hang Hau, Po Lam, Siu Chik Sha, Tsui Lam
- Phase II - Town Centre North, Tiu Keng Leng
- Phase III - Town Centre South, Pak Shing Kok, Tai Chik Sha
The planning of the new town has been centred along the MTR-corridor, with more than 80% of the population living within 5 minutes of an MTR station, with huge residential complexes surrounding the MTR stations. As most of the residential complexes surrounds the MTR station, there are huge parks in the rest of Tseung Kwan O New Town.
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