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Retailing and Services

Sha Tin New Town is one of the most important shopping and service centres in the New Territories.
Large shopping arcades can be found in the town centres of Sha Tin and Ma On Shan. Also, local
shopping centres and market facilities are provided in public housing estates.

Industries

Industries are distributed into three main
areas, namely Tai Wai, Fo Tan (Figure 13),
and Yuen Chau Kok. Convenient access
to these industrial areas is provided.
Industries in the New Town are mainly light
manufacturing, warehousing and godown
types.

Shek Mun is gradually transforming from
an industrial area to an area for general
business use after rezoning in 2002.

Figure 13: Fo Tan Industrial Area

Village Type Development

Although some older villages had to make way
for land formation during the early stages of
development, special attention has been paid to
conservation and improvement of the remaining
original communities. A number of recognised
villages, including Tai Wai Village and Tsang Tai
Uk (Figure 14), have been retained within the New
Town area.

Figure 14 Tsang Tai Uk

Conservation of Natural Environment

The Nai Chung Site of Special Scientific Interest was designated in 1982. It extends about 0.9 kilometres
(km) along the coast of Nai Chung. Within this site, there is a good contact of granite with sediments and
traces of black carbonaceous shales are found. These are all rare geological features in Hong Kong.

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