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Sham Tseng is a coastal area in Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong, between Ting Kau and Tsing Lung Tau.
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Sham Tseng is a coastal area in Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong, between Ting Kau and Tsing Lung Tau.
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sham Tseng was 72. The number of males was 32.[1]
In 1982, the Government launched a new town project for the area. There were proposals for a massive housing scheme, where the population of the village, then estimated at 6,000, was set to increase dramatically to 50,000 people. There would be an additional 26,000 in public housing, Home Ownership Scheme flats, Government offices and other amenities constructed on 47 hectares of land.[2]
Starting in the 1990s, more and more private housing estates were built in the area for its views of Tsing Ma Bridge over Ma Wan Channel. It is linked to many other parts of Hong Kong by buses and mini-buses.
Sham Tseng's villages are overshadowed and towered by new private housing estates:
Sham Tseng Resite Village is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[3]
Sham Tseng is also home to the Sham Tseng Light Housing project, a 45-unit temporary social housing project housed in a former textile factory building.[5]
There are three schools in Sham Tseng:
Sham Tseng is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 62, which includes schools in Tsuen Wan and areas nearby. The net includes multiple aided schools and one government school, Hoi Pa Street Government Primary School.[8]
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Sham Tseng is home to baker Garden Company Limited and former home of San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong. The brewery operations began in the 1933 as Hong Kong Brewers and Distillers Ltd under JH Ruttonjee and was sold to San Miguel Corporation in 1948.[9] The brewery operations and head office moved in 1996 to Yuen Long Industrial Estate.[10] A private housing estate called Bellagio now occupies the site of the old brewery.[4]
Union Carbide once had a storage depot in the area, but it has since moved.[4]
Small family restaurants make the bulk of the employment in the area. Most area residents work outside of Sham Tseng.
To the north of Sham Tseng is an undeveloped hilly area. Tai Lam Country Park, a large park located northwest of Sham Tseng. There are nature trails along Butterfly River and Falls near Sham Tseng.
Numerous beaches are found at or near Sham Tseng from the waterways joining Ma Wan Channel and Rambler Channel, but most are so polluted and officially closed from swimming due to contamination from sewers and the Sham Tseng Nullah.[11] As a consequence, residents are more inclined to swim in pools located at their residential complexes.
A list of beaches in Sham Tseng:
Sham Tseng Temporary Market is a local produce market under the Sham Tseng Bridge flyover.
There are two retail malls located below residential flats to meet local needs:
Sham Tseng is famous for roasted goose[12] and they can be found at various restaurants in the area:
Major roads in Sham Tseng include:
Local roads include:
