Tsuen Wan District (荃灣區) is one of the 18 districts in Hong Kong, is located in the south-west of the New Territories, and is within the south-west New Territories in the Legislative Council constituency.
History[]
Tsuen Wan, Tsing Yi and Kwai Chung have developed rapidly since then. Tsuen Wan's original coastline was Sha Tsui Road, with Chai Wan Kok and a large portion of land to the west designated as industrial areas, and residential areas to the east of Tai Chung Road; reclamation works in 1976 extended the coastline to include Texaco Road and Yeung Uk Road.
In 1981, Tsuen Wan was grouped with Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi as one administrative district. It was not until the establishment of the Kwai Tsing District Council on 1 April 1985 that Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi were separated from Tsuen Wan, with the Tsing Yi North Bridge, Texaco Road, Castle Peak Road - Kwai Chung, Cheong Wing Road, and Wo Yi Hop Road, Lei Muk Shue and Kwok Shui Road belonging to Tsuen Wan District, and Tai Wo Hau Estate belonging to Kwai Tsing District.
In the 1990s, Tsuen Wan became an important transport hub connecting the urban areas with the New Territories, benefiting from the Airport Core Programme and the construction of the KCR West Rail. Today, the area of Tsuen Wan New Town within Tsuen Wan District extends from Lei Muk Shue in the east to Bayview Garden in the west and Riviera Gardens in the south, and Tsuen Wan Countryside, which includes Ma Wan and the Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula in northeast Lantau Island, and reaches as far as the Disneyland (Penny's Bay), Tsing Lung Tau, Shing Mun Reservoir and Chuen Lung.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Tsuen Wan New Town, Yuen Yuen Institute sponsored the "Yuen Yuen Golden Jubilee Fireworks Display", which was held at 8:30pm on 16 September 2011 at the Tsuen Wan Waterfront Promenade opposite the Rambler Channel, attracting more than 40,000 people. [1]
Street/road structure[]
The residential area of Tsuen Wan Town Centre (south of Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan, from Tai Chung Road to Luen Yan Street/Kwan Mun Hau Street) was built in the 1970s and the road surface is narrower than that of other new towns, the only streets that franchised buses pass through are Sha Tsui Road, Tai Ho Road, Yeung Uk Road, Tai Chung Road, Luen Yan Street/Kwan Mun Hau Street, but there are green minibus and resident bus routes on Chung On Street, Tsuen Wan Market Street, Ho Pui Street, Chuen Lung Street and other streets and are quite busy.
The Tsuen Wan Industrial Area is in the eastern part of Tsuen Wan town centre on both sides of Yeung Uk Road, while the Chai Wan Kok Industrial Area is a later development area to the west of Tai Chung Road.
While most of the streets north of Castle Peak Road (from Tsuen Wan Station to Lei Muk Shue) are two-way, Tsuen King Circuit between Tsuen Wan Adventist Hospital and Allway Gardens is one-way only.
The section of Castle Peak Road - Tsuen Wan was originally the only major trunk road in the western part of Tsuen Wan, but with the opening of Hoi On Road, the load on Castle Peak Road opposite Belvedere Garden has been greatly reduced.
Major external roads in Tsuen Wan include Tsuen Wan Road (Route 5), Tuen Mun Road (Route 9), Shing Mun Tunnels (Route 9), Castle Peak Road, Route Twisk, etc.; the Ting Kau Bridge is also located in Tsuen Wan. Access to Ma Wan and North Lantau from Tsuen Wan is via the Tsing Ma Bridge, which can be accessed from the Tsing Yi North Bridge via the Tam Kon Shan Interchange and the Tsing Yi North Coastal Road, while some of the Airport and North Lantau franchised bus routes pass through Tsing Yi Road West.
Bus and minibus termini[]
Template:List of Tsuen Wan District Bus Termini There are numerous bus terminus and minibus terminus in Tsuen Wan.
Tsuen Wan Town Centre[]
Due to the large number of termini, please refer to the article "Tsuen Wan Town Centre".
Sai Lau Kok/Tsuen Wan Station[]
Due to the large number of termini, please refer to the article "Sai Lau Kok".
Tsuen Wan West Station and Tsuen Wan Pier[]
| Information of bus and minibus termini in Tsuen Wan West Station and Tsuen Wan Pier | ||||
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| Article name | Location | Nature | Remark | |
| Tsuen Wan West Station Public Transport Interchange | At the end of Tai Ho Road and on at-grade level of Tsuen Wan West Station | Public transport interchange | KMB calls it "Tsuen Wan West Station" | |
| Tsuen Wan Ferry Bus Terminus | Ground floor of Tsuen Wan Transport Complex | Decommissioned and demolished bus terminus and green minibus (GMB) terminus | Old "Tsuen Wan Ferry" bus terminus Was once the Tsuen Wan West Station terminus for green minibuses | |
| Nina Tower Bus Terminus | Ground floor of Nina Tower Phase 1 | Bus terminus | ||
| Skyline Plaza | Hoi Shing Road opposite Skyline Plaza | Decommissioned and demolished bus terminus Present-day intermediate stop |
The old "Tsuen Wan Ferry" Bus Terminus between 1960s-80s | |
| Clague Garden Estate Minibus Terminus | Hoi Shing Road near Tsuen Wan Plaza | GMB terminus | Also called as "Tsuen Wan Plaza" | |
| Tsuen Wan Plaza Bus Terminus | B1 Floor of Tsuen Wan Plaza | Decommissioned shuttle bus terminus | ||
Tsuen Wan East[]
| Information of bus and minibus termini in Cheung Shek and Lei Muk Shue | ||||
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| Article name | Location | Nature | Remark | |
| Shek Wai Kok Bus Terminus | 3 Shek Wai Kok Road outside Lower Block of Shek Kuk House Shek Wai Kok Estate, slant opposite to Shek Kwai House Shek Wai Kok Estate | Bus terminus | ||
| Shek Wai Kok (Shek Tsui House) Minibus Terminus | Beside access road of Shek Tsui House Shek Wai Kok Estate | GMB terminus | ||
| Shek Wai Kok (Shek On Street) Minibus Terminus | Roadside on Shek On Street, outside Shek Lan House Shek Wai Kok Estate | GMB terminus | ||
| Cheung Shan Bus Terminus | Within Cheung Shan Estate | Decommissioned and demolished bus terminus GMB and public light bus (PLB) terminus |
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| Lei Muk Shue Estate Public Transport Interchange | Ground floor of Lei Muk Shue Commercial Complex | Bus terminus GMB terminus |
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| Lei Muk Shue (Lei Shu Road) Minibus Terminus | Lei Shu Road near Lei Muk Shue Estate | PLB terminus | ||
| Shing Mun Reservoir | Shing Mun Road near entrance to Shing Mun Reservoir, Northeast Tsuen Wan | Decomissioned bus terminus Present-day GMB terminus |
Once the terminus of KMB Route 32R | |
| Lo Wai | At the end of Lo Wai Road, nearby to Yuen Yuen Institute | Disused bus terminus Present-day GMB terminus |
Once the terminus of KMB Route 32A | |
| Tung Po To Bus Terminus | Lo Wai Road | Temporary bus terminus Present-day intermediate GMB stop |
Once the terminus of KMB Route 32S, now only an intermediate stop for Route 32P | |
Tsuen Wan West[]
The scope includes Belvedere Garden, Bayview Garden and Yau Kom Tau Village, please refer to the article "Belvedere Garden".
Chai Wan Kok[]
The area includes Allway Gardens, Discovery Park and Chai Wan Kok Industrial Area, please refer to the article "Chai Wan Kok".
Tsuen Wan South[]
The area includes Riviera Gardens, City Point and Tsuen Wan East Industrial Area, please refer to the article "Tsuen Wan South".
Yau Kom Tau, Ting Kau, Sham Tseng and Tsing Lung Tau[]
| Information of bus and minibus termini in Yau Kom Tau, Ting Kau, Sham Tseng and Tsing Lung Tau | ||||
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| Article name | Location | Nature | Remark | |
| Yau Kom Tau Village | Between Belvedere Garden and Ting Kau | GMB terminus | ||
| Bellagio Public Transport Interchange | Within Bellagio, Eastern Sham Tseng | Public transport interchange | ||
| Sea Crest Villa Bus Terminus | Outside Sea Crest Villa Phase 1, Sham Tseng | Bus terminus GMB terminus |
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| Tsing Lung Tau | Lung Yue Road outside Hong Kong Garden, Tsing Lung Tau | GMB terminus | ||
| Hong Kong Garden Bus Terminus | Inside Hong Kong Garden, Tsing Lung Tau | GMB terminus Resident bus terminus |
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| Sham Tseng (Ma Wan Pier) Bus Terminus | Old Ma Wan Pier, Western Sham Tseng | Disappeared bus terminus | ||
Tso Kung Tam[]
| Information of minibus termini in Tso Kung Tam | ||||
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| Article name | Location | Nature | Remark | |
| Fu Yung Shan | Fu Yung Shan Road | GMB terminus | ||
| Chuen Lung | Cheun Lung Tsuen village entrance, Route Twisk | GMB terminus | ||
Ma Wan and Northeast Lantau[]
Please refer to the articles "Ma Wan" and "Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula".
Note: Access to Ma Wan and Lantau Island is via the Tsing Ma Bridge. Part of Northeast Lantau (including Penny's Bay and Yam O) is under the jurisdiction of Tsuen Wan District.
Bus routes[]
| Bus Routes terminating or turning back in Tsuen Wan District (shown below are destination districts) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Remarks: (#) MTR Sunny Bay Station, Penny's Bay (Hong Kong Disneyland Resort Bus Terminus) and Ma Wan are all located in Tsuen Wan District, please read the Boundary Maps of District Council Constituency Areas for reference. Italic: Specific service hours/part-time route; →: Outbound service only; ←: Inbound service only; (#) Return trip ends at Kwun Tong District | |||||||||||||||||||
Gallery[]
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Related Articles[]
Notes and References[]
External Links[]
- Official Website of the District Council: Tsuen Wan District Highlights
- 2019年區議會選區分界圖：荃灣區
- 2011年區議會選區分界圖：荃灣區
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Tsuen Wan, Tsuen Wan West, Tsuen Wan New Town, Tai Mo Shan, Tso Kung Tam, Cheung Shek, Cheung Shan and Shing Mun Valley