Yuen Long New Town

Yuen Long New Town (Chinese: 元朗新市鎮/元朗新市镇, Pinyin: Yuanlang Xin Shizhen) is a new town in the northwest New Territories, Hong Kong. It was developed from the traditional market town of Yuen Long Town (Chinese: 元朗市) from the late 1970s.

As it is located in the centre of Yuen Long Plain, the town occupies the best location for villages in the surrounding area to sell their crops and fishes. To the west is Ping Shan, south Shap Pat Heung, east Kam Tin, and north Nam Sang Wai.

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