Hang Hau

Hang Hau
Hang Hau
Traditional Chinese	坑口
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	keng1 kou3
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	haang1 hau2

Hang Hau (Chinese: 坑口) is a residential area in Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located at the eastern edge of the Tseung Kwan O New Town. Most of the land was reclaimed from Hang Hau Village and Shui Bin Village (水邊村).

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The earliest history referring to Hang Hau was in the 19th century. It was an agricultural and fishing village. Hang Hau got its name from a large water channel near Mang Kung Uk (孟公屋) that led to the sea. In days gone by, Hang Hau was on the sea front, facing Junk Bay. Many of the village names in Hang Hau reflect this – Shui Bin Village (水邊村) means Waterside Village, for example.

On 2 October 1957, Hang Hau Rural Committee was established. The rural committee was to serve the indigenous inhabitants in Hang Hau Village, Shui Bin Village, Tin Ha Wan Village, Yau Yue Wan Village, Tseng Lan Shue, Tai Po Tsai, Mang Kung Uk and Po Toi O.^[1]

Between the 1960s and 1980s, Hang Hau was a large ship scrapyard area. Since there was a ferry from Junk Bay to Island East Hong Kong, Hong Kong Oxygen Company started building factories in Hang Hau. Manufacturing business and trading services were established.

Long before the development of Tseung Kwan O New Town, Hang Hau was near settlements such as Hang Hau Village, Boon Kin Village and Tin Ha Wan Village. Most of the Villages were relocated at the current site near the Tseung Kwan O Hospital, which were moved after the new town's development. Now, about two-thirds of Hang Hau is on reclaimed land, and the sea is far away.

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Indigenous three storey village houses still can be found in the eastern edge of Hang Hau. Nowadays, Hang Hau is fully built-out with private and public estates owing to the development of Tseung Kwan O New Town.

Villages

Home Ownership Scheme Estates

Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS) Estates

Public Estates

Private Estates

East Point City
Maritime Bay
Residence Oasis
La Cite Noble
Nan Fung Plaza

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Civil Facilities

Po Ning Road General Outpatient Clinic
Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O Government Complex
Tseung Kwan O Hospital

Recreations

Hang Hau Sports Centre
Hang Hau Man Kuk Lane Park
Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Hong Kong Velodrome

Shopping Malls

East Point City
TKO Gateway (formerly Hau Tak Shopping Centre)
Nan Fung Plaza
The Lane (MTR Malls)
La Cite Noble
Maritime Bay

Temple

Hang Hau Tin Hau Temple

Church

St Andrew's Church

Primary schools

Assembly of God Leung Sing Tak Primary School
PLK Fung Ching Memorial Primary School
Tseung Kwan O Government Primary School
Yan Chai Hospital Chan Iu Seng Primary School

Secondary schools

Catholic Ming Yuen Secondary School
H.K.M.L.C. Queen Maud Secondary School
PLK Ho Yuk Ching (1984) College

Prior to the development of Tseung Kwan O New Town, one may drive to Hang Hau via Clear Water Bay Road and Hang Hau Road. Later, when Tseung Kwan O was developed into a new town, Po Lam Road was extended into Hang Hau, providing a road link to Sau Mau Ping.

Public transport in Hang Hau is served by the MTRC, Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB), and also Citybus. KMB operates routes to Kowloon, Tsuen Wan, and some inner-district routes. Citybus mainly runs routes to Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong Island, Sai Kung Town and Shatin. Hang Hau Station, located near Residence Oasis and a major bus terminus, also provides Tseung Kwan O Line train services.

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[1]
坑口鄉事委員會. Retrieved on 19 July 2015 Archived 7 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine

22°19′N 114°16′E

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坑口鄉事委員會. Retrieved on 19 July 2015 Archived 7 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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