Tsuen Wan
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Tsuen Wan (荃灣區) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the New Territories and is served by the Tsuen Wan Line of the MTR metro system. Population (as of 2000): 290,500.
Tsuen Wan district is part of Tsuen Wan New Town.
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Sights
The Sam Tung Uk Museum was set up in a former Hakka walled village.
Islands
The following islands of Hong Kong are administratively part of the district:
- Cheung Sok (長索)
- Ma Wan (馬灣)
- Ngam Hau Shek (岩口石)
- Pun Shan Shek (半山石)
- Tang Lung Chau (燈籠洲)
Transportation
There are two railways serving the town:
- Tsuen Wan Line of the MTR metro system. Tsuen Wan is the terminus of the line.
- KCRC West Rail also has a station at the coastal area, named Tsuen Wan West.
Park Island Transport Co., Ltd. operates bus services between Park Island on Ma Wan Island and Tsing Yi MTR station, Ma Wan and Kwai Fong, and a ferry service between Ma Wan and Central and between Ma Wan and Tsuen Wan West (next to the KCRC station).
There are also tens of bus routes serving Tsuen Wan, mostly operated by Kowloon Motor Bus. Citybus also operated a few.
See also
External links
- Tsuen Wan District Council (http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tw/english/welcome.htm)
- Electoral Boundary Map (http://www.info.gov.hk/eac/pdf/distco/maps/dc2003k.pdf)
- Tsuen Wan New Town (http://www.cedd.gov.hk/eng/about/achievements/regional/regi_tsuenwan.htm)
- An unofficial site about Tsuen Wan new town (in Traditional Chinese) (http://www.tsuenwan.biz/)