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Sheung Shui is about 20 minutes from [[Yuen Long]] via a [[Public light bus#Red minibuses|red minibus]] route (known to the locals as route no.18), or by the 276P [[KMB]] [[double decker bus]] from [[Yuen Long]]. It is served by the [[Sheung Shui (KCRC)|Sheung Shui Station]] of [[KCR]] [[KCR East Rail|East Rail]]. |
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Revision as of 12:51, 8 November 2005
Sheung Shui (上水) is part of the Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town in the North District of Hong Kong. It is located in the northwest of Fanling.
Shek Wu Hui (石湖墟) used to be the marketplace of Sheung Shui, before the development of the new town. Today some private residences can be found towering over the old flats in the hui (market).
Sheung Shui Wai, origianlly dwelled by the Liu (廖) clan, is a walled village. The ancestral hall Liu Man Shek Tong (廖萬石堂) in the village is one the declared monuments of Hong Kong.
The Fung Kai No.1 Secondary School (鳳溪第一中學), located near Sheung Shui Wai, (originally established by the Liu clan), is the largest secondary school in Hong Kong, in terms of area covered. More than one turfed soccer field can be found inside the school campus. Because of its green and ample campus, the school used to serve as a scene for local ETV programs.
Private and Public Estates
- Choi Yuen Estate (彩園邨)
- Lung Fung Garden (龍豐花園)
- Metropolis Plaza (新都廣場)
- Sheung Shui Centre (上水中心)
- Sheungshui Town Centre (上水名都)
- Sunningdale Garden (順欣花園)
- Tai Ping Estate (太平邨)
- Tin Ping Estate (天平邨)
- Tsui Lai Garden (翠麗花園)
- Woodland Crest (奕翠園)
- Yuk Po Court (旭埔苑)
- Choi Po Court (彩蒲苑)
Facilities
- North District Central Park (北區中央公園)
- North District Town Hall (北區大會堂)
- Shek Wu Hui Municipal Services Building (石湖墟市政大廈)
Transport
Sheung Shui is about 20 minutes from Yuen Long via a red minibus route (known to the locals as route no.18), or by the 276P KMB double decker bus from Yuen Long. It is served by the Sheung Shui Station of KCR East Rail.
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