Pat Heung

Pat Heung
View of Pat Heung from Tai Mo Shan
Chinese name	八鄉
Geographical information
Administrative district(s)	Yuen Long District
Location	Eastern Yuen Long
Major sub-areas	Sheung Tsuen, Wang Toi Shan, Shek Kong Barracks, etc.
Transport information
Major transport terminus(i)	Sheung Tsuen, Pat Heung Road
Major road(s)	Kam Tin Road, Kam Sheung Road, etc.
Expressway(s)	Tsing Long Highway
Tunnel(s)	Tai Lam Tunnel

Pat Heung (八鄉) is located in the eastern part of Yuen Long District and is the largest township among the six major townships when Pat Heung North and Pat Heung South are included.

The vast territory of Pat Heung North borders Ying Pun in North District to the north, Kadoorie Farm in Tai Po District to the east, and Tai Mo Shan Country Park to the south. Places such as Ng Ka Tsuen, Tai Kong Po, Ta Shek Wu, Sheung Tsuen, Kap Lung and Ho Pui Tsuen all fall within the boundaries of Pat Heung.

History

Pat Heung is an area within Yuen Long District with relatively low development density. Aside from agriculture and various types of car parks operated by individual businesses, there are only a few low-density residential complexes like The Scenicwoods while Shek Kong has been requisitioned as a military barracks.

Pat Heung began developing in the 20th century. Before the war, only Kam Tin Road and Fan Kam Road (connecting the North District) connected Pat Heung. In the 1950s, the Shek Kong Barracks and the airport began operations, and the government subsequently constructed Lam Kam Road (connecting the Tai Po District), Route Twisk (connecting the Tsuen Wan District) and Kam Sheung Road, thereby establishing the main road network in the area.

In the 1990s, the government constructed the Route 3, which connects the southern part of Pat Heung to Ting Kau in Tsuen Wan District via the Tai Lam Tunnel, and established the Tai Lam Tunnel Bus Interchange, connected by Pat Heung Road. Meanwhile, the construction of the KCR West Rail (now part of MTR Tuen Ma Line and the improvement of the Kam Tin River followed. The government also built Tung Wui Road west of Ng Ka Tsuen, connecting the Kam Sheung Road Station with the adjacent public transport interchange, and improved the roads around the Kam Tin River.

Currently, a train stabling siding (ground section) and an emergency rescue station for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link have been constructed in Tsoi Yuen Tsuen, Shek Kong, but no passenger station has been established.

Street/road structure

The road network in Pat Heung is centred around Sheung Tsuen Bus Terminus, connecting rural roads such as Kam Tin Road, Kam Sheung Road, Fan Kam Road, Lam Kam Road and Route Twisk. Sheung Tsuen Bus Terminus was once the only bus terminus in Pat Heung, supplemented by green minibuses and red minibuses to serve the local residents along the route.

To accommodate the construction of the Country Park section of Route 3, the authorities also constructed Pat Heung Road to connect to the Tai Lam Tunnel Toll Plaza, and established a green minibus terminus under the viaduct to facilitate residents of nearby villages in interchanging to bus routes for travel between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. The West Rail Line began operations in late 2003, further developing Tung Wui Road to connect to the Kam Sheung Road Station Public Transport Interchange.

Following the introduction of KMB Route 251A on 31 March 2012, the Pat Heung Road Bus Terminus became the second franchised bus terminus in Pat Heung.

Major roads in Pat Heung
Road name	Direction	Major villages/buildings en-route	Major public transport routes
Kam Tin Road	North	Pang Kar Tsuen, Wang Toi Shan, Sheung Tsuen, etc.	KMB routes 54, 77K, 251B, 251M, New Territories GMB Route 608, PLB Yuen Long - Tai Po Route, PLB Route 18
Kam Sheung Road	South	Ng Ka Tsuen, Shek Wu Tong, Yuen Kong Tsuen, etc.	KMB routes 64K, 64S, 251A, New Territories GMB routes 71, 72, 78, 78A, PLB Yuen Long - Sheung Tsuen Route
Fan Kam Road	North	Wang Toi Shan, Shui Kan Shek, Ta Shek Wu, etc.	KMB Route 77K, PLB Route 18
Lam Kam Road	South	Wong Chuk Yuen, Kadoorie Farm	KMB Route 64K, PLB Yuen Long - Tai Po Route
Route Twisk	South	Shek Kong Barracks, Tai Mo Shan Country Park	KMB Route 51, New Territories GMB Route 72
Pat Heung Road	South	Tin Sam Tsuen, Yuen Kong San Tsuen	KMB routes 251A, 251B, New Territories GMB routes 71, 78, 78A
Tung Wui Road	South	Ng Ka Tsuen	Routes detouring via Kam Sheung Road Station eastern interchange

Bus and minibus termini in Pat Heung

Bus and minibus termini in Pat Heung
Stop name	Location	Nature
Sheung Tsuen Bus Terminus	Kam Tin Road near intersection with Kam Sheung Road	Bus terminus
Sheung Tsuen Playground	Kam Sheung Road near intersection with Kam Tin Road	PLB terminus, bus circular point
Pat Heung Road Bus Terminus	Beside Tai Lam Tunnel BBI Pat Heung portal	Bus and green minibus terminus
Ho Pui Tsuen Minibus Terminus	Within Ho Pui Tsuen (Southwest Pat Heung)	GMB terminus
Lui Kung Tin	Lui Kung Tin Tsuen village entrance (Southeast Pat Heung)	GMB terminus
Tai Kong Po Minibus Terminus	Within Tai Kong Po Village (Northwest Pat Heung)	GMB terminus
Wang Toi Shan Minibus Terminus	Beside Wang Toi Shan village office (Northeast Pat Heung)	GMB terminus

Gallery

View of Pat Heung from Tai Mo Shan

Sheung Tsuen Bus Terminus was once the only bus terminus in Pat Heung

Related articles

• Kam Tin
• Yuen Long District

External links

• Website of Pat Heung Rural Committee