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This text is about the situation of the Sha Tin Central area:
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Sha Tin Central (沙田市中心) refers to the west bank of the Shing Mun River in Sha Tin District, between the north of Tai Wai and the south of Fo Tan. It is the centre of Sha Tin New Town and the commercial and cultural centre of the New Territories East.
"Sha Tin Central" generally refers to the area between the Shing Mun River, Lion Rock Tunnel Road and Sha Tin Rural Committee Road; and between Sha Tin Rural Committee Road and Fo Tan Road, namely Lek Yuen and Wo Che, and the location of public housing estates can also be regarded as the extension of Sha Tin Central.
History[]
Sha Tin Central is mainly developed around the MTR Sha Tin Station. In the early days, the commercial and administrative centers along the New Territories Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) (opened in 1910, today's MTR East Rail Line) were all located in Tai Po. Residents of Lek Yuen (the old name of Sha Tin) had to go south to Kowloon or north to Tai Po for trade activities, which was considered inconvenient.
Sha Tin Market[]
In the early days of the railway opening, the area around Sha Tin Railway Station was full of farmland. In the 1920s, Australian overseas Chinese businessman Liu Xicheng bought four saltwater fields near the railway station, but there was no development in the early days. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, a large number of mainland residents fled south to Hong Kong. Liu Rui, Liu's son, decided to build a market covering an area of about 150,000 square feet on two pieces of land that he owned and had not resold to others. The reclamation and construction project started in 1950, and was completed in 1956.
At that time, Sha Tin Railway Station was the only railway station in Sha Tin, and the picturesque Sha Tin Valley was a hotspot for outings. Many citizens went to "Sha Tin Market" for shopping after outings. There are a total of 125 3-storey temporary houses with 750 feet of shops on the ground floor in the market, divided into five streets: Centre Street, First Street, Second Street, Third Street and Fourth Street; Post Office, schools and the first cinema in Sha Tin are all equipped with facilities. The Sha Tin Boat House is also a tourist spot for high-end banquets and tourists. Sha Tin Chicken Porridge, landscape tofu, squab and other famous dishes are famous far and wide.
Sha Tin Central[]
The good times did not last long, as Sha Tin Market suffered many natural and man-made disasters in its later years. In 1962, Typhoon Wanda hit Hong Kong, causing serious damage to many buildings in the market, and in 1979 a fire reduced Sha Tin Market to rubble. At that time, the Hong Kong government decided to go all out to develop the Sha Tin New Town, and even took back the Sha Tin Market land to build it into the centre of the new town.
The first public housing estate in Sha Tin District was Lek Yuen Estate, opened in 1975. It was located just opposite Sha Tin Market at that time; and Wo Che Estate next to Lek Yuen Estate was the second public housing estate in the district, which had also been occupied in phases since 1977. The two housing estates are located in the northeastern part of the city centre, with the former has a pedestrian bridge connecting the Sha Tin market and can be regarded as an extension of the Sha Tin Central.
New Town Plaza[]
In 1981, Sun Hung Kai Properties purchased a piece of commercial land in the centre of Sha Tin for HKD$156 million. The planned mall was to be built with a scale of 1 million square feet, and the investment amount was considerable. However, the expansion of the Sha Tin Railway Station was not completed and the number of people was sparse. The economy also began to decline due to unclear Sino-British negotiations, and SHKP had no experience in operating shopping malls at the time, so the management also had many arguments. In the end, SHKP Chairman Kwok Desheng decided to develop the commercial project, introducing Japanese department stores and naming it "New Town Plaza". The first phase opened in November 1984; the expanded railway station exit is connected to the shopping mall. , attracting a huge flow of people, making Shatin refreshing.[1]
A number of private housing estates were also completed in downtown Shatin. Sha Tin Centre, Lucky Centre and Hilton Centre were completed in 1981, 1983 and 1985. In terms of community facilities, Sha Tin Town Hall, Sha Tin Central Library (now known as Sha Tin Public Library), Sha Tin Marriage Registry, Sha Tin Central Park (now known as Sha Tin Park), Sha Tin Court, etc. were also completed in the late 1980s.
Street Structure[]
The street layout in Sha Tin Central is conceived based on the concept of a single-wheel axle. The planning authority deliberately planned the streets in a circuitous shape to prevent motorists travelling along Tai Po Road - Sha Tin from diverting through the city centre to avoid traffic queues. streets, thereby reducing road load within the city centre.[2]Sha Tin Centre Street is the main street in the district. During the development of the new town, the Shatin Bypass connecting Lion Rock Tunnel Road and Sha Yan Bridge had been cut off, and the remaining sections It has become today's part of Sha Tin Centre Street, the westbound section of Pak Hok Ting Street, Yi Ching Lane and Yuen Wo Road. The abandoned section of the road has been built with the recreational facilities of Sha Tin Town Hall. A pedestrian platform has been created so that pedestrians can walk from MTR Sha Tin Station to Shing Mun River without crossing any roads.
Lek Yuen Estate and Wo Che Estate are connected by Yuen Wo Road. The streets in the estates include Fung Shun Street, Wo Che Street, Lek Yuen Street, etc.
Bus Stops[]
Termini[]
| List of Bus Termini and Minibus Termini in Sha Tin Central | ||||
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| Stop Name | Location | Nature | Remarks | |
| Shatin Central | Sha Tin Centre Street, New Town Plaza Phase 1 Ground Floor | Indoor long pit bus terminus | ||
| Sha Tin Station | Sha Tin Station Circut, outside the MTR Sha Tin Station Concourse | Public Transport Interchange | ||
| Sha Tin Station (Pai Tau Street) | Pai Tau Street, below Sha Tin Station Public Transport Interchange | Non-Franchised Bus and Green Minibus Terminus | ||
| Lek Yuen | Lek Yuen Estate, near Lek Yuen Street | Franchised Bus Terminus | ||
| Wo Che | Fung Shun Street, Near Hau Wo House Wo Che Estate | Franchised Bus Terminus | ||
| Sha Tin Town Hall | The beginning of Tam Kon Po Street and the end of southbound Yuen Wo Road | Green Minibus Terminus | ||
| Wo Che (Tak Hau Street) | Tak Hau Street, near Wo Che Plaza | Green Minibus Terminus | ||
| New Town Plaza (Phase 1) | Sha Tin Centre Street, New Town Plaza ground drop-off area | Interior Resident Bus Terminus | ||
Intermediate Bus Stop[]
| Intermediate Bus Stops in Sha Tin Central | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop Name | Location | Nature | Remarks | |
| Sha Tin Town Hall | Tam Kon Po Street, near Sha Tin Town Hall | Intermediate Bus Stop | One-way westbound | |
| Lucky Plaza | Wang Pok Street, outside Lucky Plaza | Intermediate Bus Stop | One-way Eastbound | |
| Hilton Centre | Sha Tin Centre Street, Outside Hilton Centre | Intermediate Bus Stop | One-way Northbound | |
| Sha Tin Central | Outside New Town Plaza, Sha Tin Centre Street, Sha Tin | Intermediate Bus Stop and Circulation Point | One-way southbound Sha Tin Central circular point / Terminus of KMB Routes 288 and 288A | |
| Royal Park Hotel | Pak Hok Ting Street, outside the Royal Park Hotel | Intermediate Bus Stop | One-way Southbound | |
| Lek Yuen Estate | Yuen Wo Road, Opposite Sha Tin Jockey Club Swimming Pool | Intermediate Bus Stop | Northbound and Southbound | |
| Sau Chuen House Lek Yuen Estate | Wo Che Street, outside Sau Chuen House Lek Yuen Estate | Intermediate Bus Stop | One-way Westbound | |
| Luk Chuen House | Wo Che Street, Outside Lek Yuen Estate Luk Chuen House | Intermediate Bus Stop | One-way Westbound | |
| Fung Wo Estate | Outside Wo Yuet House, Fung Wo Estate, Fung Shun Street | Intermediate Bus Stop | One-way Northbound | |
| Fung Shun Street | Outside Fung Wo House, Wo Che Estate, Fung Shun Street | Intermediate Bus Stop | One-way Southbound | |
| Wo Che Estate | Yuen Wo Road Opposite Wo Che Plaza/Sha Tin Sports Ground | Intermediate Bus Stop | Northbound and Southbound | |
| Hong Kong Heritage Museum | Lion Rock Tunnel Road, outside the Hong Kong Heritage Museum | Intermediate Bus Stop | Northbound and Southbound | |
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Notes and References[]
Related Articles[]
- Tai Wai
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