Ngau Tam Mei

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Yau Tam Mei Village gate.
Ngau Tam Mei
Chinese牛潭尾
Ngau Tam Mei Road, a main road in Ngau Tam Mei

Ngau Tam Mei (Chinese: 牛潭尾; lit. 'Ox Pool End'), also known as Yau Tam Mei (攸潭尾), is a suburb located in San Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong near Yuen Long.[1] It is located at the east of Fairview Park, the north of San Tin village and Kai Kung Leng,[2] the northwest of Lam Tsuen Country Park,[3] and also at the northeast of Nam Sang Wai.

Features[]

Wat Buddhadhamaram (วัดพุทธธรรมาราม) (泰國佛堂), the oldest Thai temple in Hong Kong, is located in Ngau Tam Mei.[4]

Traffic[]

Since there is no MTR stations in Ngau Tam Mei, people living in Ngau Tam Mei mainly travel on minibuses, buses and also on bicycle. There are three main roads in Ngau Tam Mei, which are: , San Tin Highway and Castle Peak Road. Moreover, a proposed railway station, namely Ngau Tam Mei station, may be built in Ngau Tam Mei in the future to serve the local residents.

Future developments[]

Railway[]

The Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong section which is currently under construction will pass through Ngau Tam Mei.[5] In addition, an Ngau Tam Mei station is also proposed as an intermediate station of the MTR Northern Link provided that significant development can be seen in the surrounding areas.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.
  2. ^ 陳劍青 (30 July 2014). 牛潭尾的本土鄉愁 (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Independent Media. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Approved Ngau Tam Mei Outline Zoning" (PDF). The Town Planning Board. The Hong Kong Government. December 2006. p. 3. Retrieved 25 August 2014.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Wong, Billy SK (26 October 2017). "Hong Kong's Thai people pay tribute to late king Bhumibol Adulyadej". South China Morning Post.
  5. ^ "Express Railway Link - Yuen Long District - Progress Update". Hong Kong: MTR. 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. ^ "legislative council brief - northern link and Hong Kong section of Guangzhou – Shenzhen – Hong Kong express rail link" (PDF). Hong Kong: Hong Kong Legislative Council. 17 January 2006. p. 2. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

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Coordinates: 22°28.5′N 114°04′E / 22.4750°N 114.067°E / 22.4750; 114.067


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