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'''San Tin''' ({{zh|t=新田|l=new fields}}), or '''San Tin Heung''' ({{zh|t=新田鄉|labels=no}}), is one of the 31 [[List of constituencies of Hong Kong|constituencies]] of the [[Yuen Long District]] of [[Hong Kong]]. It is located near [[Lok Ma Chau]] in the [[New Territories]] of [[Hong Kong]]. Unlike many of Hong Kong's highly urbanised areas, San Tin is sparsely populated due to its marshlands. |
'''San Tin''' ({{zh|t=新田|l=new fields}}), or '''San Tin Heung''' ({{zh|t=新田鄉|labels=no}}), is one of the 31 [[List of constituencies of Hong Kong|constituencies]] of the [[Yuen Long District]] of [[Hong Kong]]. It is located near [[Lok Ma Chau]] in the [[New Territories]] of [[Hong Kong]]. Unlike many of Hong Kong's highly urbanised areas, San Tin is sparsely populated due to its marshlands. |
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The San Tin Public Transport Interchange in San Tin services the [[Lok Ma Chau Control Point]]–[[Huanggang Port]] border crossing, |
The San Tin Public Transport Interchange in San Tin services the [[Lok Ma Chau Control Point]]–[[Huanggang Port]] border crossing, that is the only 24 hour border crossing between Hong Kong and mainland [[China]].<ref name=lmc/><ref name=kwunt/> |
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San Tin should not be confused with San Tin village in [[Tai Wai]], Hong Kong. |
San Tin should not be confused with San Tin village in [[Tai Wai]], Hong Kong. |
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[[File:Tung Shan Temple.jpg|thumb|Tung Shan Temple, San Tin]] |
[[File:Tung Shan Temple.jpg|thumb|Tung Shan Temple, San Tin]] |
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The area was originally [[marsh]]land and not suitable for cultivation; few people lived in the area. The Man clan decided to settle in the area in the 15th century. They dried the marshes and gradually filled them with soil, turning them into 800 [[hectare]] of rice paddies. This is reflected by the name '''San Tin''', |
The area was originally [[marsh]]land and not suitable for cultivation; few people lived in the area. The Man clan decided to settle in the area in the 15th century. They dried the marshes and gradually filled them with soil, turning them into 800 [[hectare]] of rice paddies. This is reflected by the name '''San Tin''', that means ''new field''s. |
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==Administration== |
==Administration== |
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===Subdivisions=== |
===Subdivisions=== |
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The San Tin areas are divided into nine villages within the area most notable areas are Wing Ping Tsuen ({{zh|t=永平村|labels=no}}), |
The San Tin areas are divided into nine villages within the area most notable areas are Wing Ping Tsuen ({{zh|t=永平村|labels=no}}), that is close to the [[Tai Fu Tai Mansion]], and Fan Tin Tsuen ({{zh|t=蕃田村|labels=no}}). |
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===Governance=== |
===Governance=== |
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====San Tin Public Transport Interchange==== |
====San Tin Public Transport Interchange==== |
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San Tin Public Transport Interchange (San Tin PTI) is a bus, minibus and taxi interchange adjacent to San Tin Interchange. San Tin PTI includes the Cross Boundary Shuttle Bus Terminus |
San Tin Public Transport Interchange (San Tin PTI) is a bus, minibus and taxi interchange adjacent to San Tin Interchange. San Tin PTI includes the Cross Boundary Shuttle Bus Terminus that services the Hong Kong border [[Lok Ma Chau Control Point]] and its counterpart [[Huanggang Port]] in Shenzhen. San Tin PTI operates 24 hours per day and 365 days per year, corresponding with Lok Ma Chau / Huanggang being the only 24 hour border crossing between Hong Kong and mainland China.<ref name=lmc>[https://www.td.gov.hk/en/transport_in_hong_kong/land_based_cross_boundary_transport/access_to_lok_ma_chau_control_point/index.html "Access to Lok Ma Chau Control Point" Transport Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region]</ref><ref name=kwunt/> |
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San Tin PTI also offers bus connections that serve the [[Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point]] in Hong Kong, |
San Tin PTI also offers bus connections that serve the [[Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point]] in Hong Kong, that corresponds with [[Futian Checkpoint]] in Shenzhen.<ref name=gmb75>[http://www.16seats.net/eng/gmb/gn_75.html Green Minibus 75 on 16seats.net]</ref> Hong Kong's 2 border control points in Lok Ma Chau are completely separate as are their respective counterparts in Shenzhen. |
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Hong Kong destinations serviced from San Tin PTI are [[Hong Kong International Airport]]<ref name=a43p/> and locations at and near 4 major settlements in New Territories (East to West, Fanling<ref name=a43p>[http://www.lwb.hk/chi/pdf/A43_A43P_20160615.pdf A43P service info]</ref>, Sheung Shui<ref name=a43p/>, Yuen Long<ref name=rmb17>[http://www.16seats.net/eng/rmb/r_n17.html Red Minibus 17 on 16seats.net]</ref><ref name=gmb75/> and Tuen Mun<ref name=44b>[http://www.16seats.net/eng/gmb/gn_44b.html Green Minibus 44B on 16seats.net]</ref>). There is a highly infrequent service to destinations en route to and from [[Kwun Tong]] that run almost only as a night service.<ref name=kwunt>[http://www.16seats.net/eng/rmb/r_kn77.html Un-numbered minibus between Lok Ma Chau and Kwun Tong on 16seats.net]</ref>. |
Hong Kong destinations serviced from San Tin PTI are [[Hong Kong International Airport]]<ref name=a43p/> and locations at and near 4 major settlements in New Territories (East to West, Fanling<ref name=a43p>[http://www.lwb.hk/chi/pdf/A43_A43P_20160615.pdf A43P service info]</ref>, Sheung Shui<ref name=a43p/>, Yuen Long<ref name=rmb17>[http://www.16seats.net/eng/rmb/r_n17.html Red Minibus 17 on 16seats.net]</ref><ref name=gmb75/> and Tuen Mun<ref name=44b>[http://www.16seats.net/eng/gmb/gn_44b.html Green Minibus 44B on 16seats.net]</ref>). There is a highly infrequent service to destinations en route to and from [[Kwun Tong]] that run almost only as a night service.<ref name=kwunt>[http://www.16seats.net/eng/rmb/r_kn77.html Un-numbered minibus between Lok Ma Chau and Kwun Tong on 16seats.net]</ref>. |
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San Tin | |
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Elected constituency for the Yuen Long District Council | |
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District | Yuen Long |
Legislative Council constituency | New Territories West |
Population | 20,990 (2015) |
Electorate | 8,763 (2015)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1991 |
Number of members | One |
Member(s) | Man Ka-koy (Independent) |
San Tin (Chinese: 新田; lit. 'new fields'), or San Tin Heung (新田鄉), is one of the 31 constituencies of the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong. It is located near Lok Ma Chau in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Unlike many of Hong Kong's highly urbanised areas, San Tin is sparsely populated due to its marshlands.
The San Tin Public Transport Interchange in San Tin services the Lok Ma Chau Control Point–Huanggang Port border crossing, that is the only 24 hour border crossing between Hong Kong and mainland China.[2][3]
San Tin should not be confused with San Tin village in Tai Wai, Hong Kong.
History
The area was largely settled and inhabited by the clan with surname Man (文). According to their genealogical document, they are the descendants of the second cousin of folk hero Man Tin Cheung from the late Song Dynasty. Their ancestors came to Hong Kong with the young emperors to flee from Mongolian invaders.
Geography
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Tung_Shan_Temple.jpg/220px-Tung_Shan_Temple.jpg)
The area was originally marshland and not suitable for cultivation; few people lived in the area. The Man clan decided to settle in the area in the 15th century. They dried the marshes and gradually filled them with soil, turning them into 800 hectare of rice paddies. This is reflected by the name San Tin, that means new fields.
Administration
Subdivisions
The San Tin areas are divided into nine villages within the area most notable areas are Wing Ping Tsuen (永平村), that is close to the Tai Fu Tai Mansion, and Fan Tin Tsuen (蕃田村).
Governance
San Tin constituency (Chinese: 新田) is one of the 31 constituencies in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yuen Long District Council, with an election every four years. San Tin constituency includes Mai Po, Ngau Tam Mei and Nam Sang Wai with estimated population of 20,990.[4]
The constituency appoints one district councillor to the Yuen Long District Council, with an election every four years.
Councillors elected
Election | Member | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | 1991 | Man Ping-nam | Independent |
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | 1999 | Man Luk-sing | Independent |
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | 2011 | Man Kwong-ming | Independent |
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | 2019 by-election | Man Ka-koy | Independent |
Election results
2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Man Ka-koy | 1,340 | 70.34 | ||
Independent | Donald Man Ka-ho | 565 | 29.66 | ||
Majority | 775 | 40.68 | |||
Turnout | 1,945 | 21.12 | |||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Man Kwong-ming | 2,286 | 65.71 | −4.91 | |
Independent | Man Kwai-ki | 1,193 | 34.29 | ||
Majority | 1,093 | 31.24 | |||
Turnout | 3,479 | 39.70 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Man Kwong-ming | 1,865 | 70.62 | ||
Land Justice League | Chau Chun-kun | 776 | 29.38 | ||
Majority | 1,080 | 41.24 | |||
Turnout | 2,641 | 33.54 | |||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing |
2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Man Luk-sing | uncontested | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Man Luk-sing | 1,623 | 61.27 | ||
Independent | Man Kwok-tong | 1,026 | 38.73 | ||
Majority | 595 | 22.54 | |||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing |
1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Man Luk-sing | 1,422 | 56.52 | ||
Independent | Man Ping-nam | 1,094 | 43.48 | ||
Majority | 328 | 13.04 | |||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Man Ping-nam | uncontested | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Man Ping-nam | uncontested | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Transport
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/PU2142%2820%29_Lok_Ma_Chau_%E2%80%93_Huanggang_Cross-boundary_Shuttle_Bus_Service_30-12-2018.jpg/220px-PU2142%2820%29_Lok_Ma_Chau_%E2%80%93_Huanggang_Cross-boundary_Shuttle_Bus_Service_30-12-2018.jpg)
Road
San Tin Highway
San Tin Highway (Chinese: 新田公路; pinyin: Xīntián Gōnglù; Cantonese Yale: san1 tin4 gung1 lou6) is an expressway in north-western New Territories of Hong Kong that connects Fanling Highway near San Tin village and the Tsing Long Highway and Yuen Long Highway north of Au Tau near Yuen Long. It is also part of Route 9. The road was completed between 1991 and 1993.
San Tin Public Transport Interchange
San Tin Public Transport Interchange (San Tin PTI) is a bus, minibus and taxi interchange adjacent to San Tin Interchange. San Tin PTI includes the Cross Boundary Shuttle Bus Terminus that services the Hong Kong border Lok Ma Chau Control Point and its counterpart Huanggang Port in Shenzhen. San Tin PTI operates 24 hours per day and 365 days per year, corresponding with Lok Ma Chau / Huanggang being the only 24 hour border crossing between Hong Kong and mainland China.[2][3]
San Tin PTI also offers bus connections that serve the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point in Hong Kong, that corresponds with Futian Checkpoint in Shenzhen.[6] Hong Kong's 2 border control points in Lok Ma Chau are completely separate as are their respective counterparts in Shenzhen.
Hong Kong destinations serviced from San Tin PTI are Hong Kong International Airport[7] and locations at and near 4 major settlements in New Territories (East to West, Fanling[7], Sheung Shui[7], Yuen Long[8][6] and Tuen Mun[9]). There is a highly infrequent service to destinations en route to and from Kwun Tong that run almost only as a night service.[3].
Rail
San Tin Station (Chinese: 新田) is a proposed station on the Northern Link of the MTR in Hong Kong. As of 2012, there are still no construction plans for the station, although the Yuen Long District Council has pressed the government to construct the station "as soon as possible".[10]
Attractions
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Tai_Fu_Tai_Mansion.jpg/220px-Tai_Fu_Tai_Mansion.jpg)
One of the most important sights in the area is the Tai Fu Tai Mansion, a large study hall built in the 1860s. There are also numerous historic village temples scattered around the area, as well as a park dedicated to Man Tin Cheung.[11]
References
- ^ "2015 District Councils Election - Election Brief". Hong Kong Government.
- ^ a b "Access to Lok Ma Chau Control Point" Transport Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- ^ a b c Un-numbered minibus between Lok Ma Chau and Kwun Tong on 16seats.net
- ^ "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.
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- ^ Green Minibus 44B on 16seats.net
- ^ "Summary of Discussion Items - The 5th Meeting of the Yuen Long District Council in 2012" (PDF). Yuen Long: Yuen Long District Council. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "A village on the edge: San Tin".
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External links
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