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Human settlement in Hong Kong From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shap Pat Heung is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong.[1] Located south of Yuen Long and northeast of Tai Tong, the area occupies the plain north of hills of Tai Lam. The Cantonese name 'Shap Pat Heung' means 'eighteen villages'[2] at its beginning. It was later expanded to thirty villages. Administratively, it is part of the Yuen Long District.
| Shap Pat Heung | |||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 十八鄉 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 十八乡 | ||||||||||||
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The area is famous for the celebration of Tin Hau Festival on the 23rd day of the 3rd month every year of Chinese calendar. Parade and Fa Pao attracts many visitors and pilgrims from other villages and towns.
Shap Pat Heung is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 74. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and one government school: Yuen Long Government Primary School (元朗官立小學).[3]
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