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Town Centres

The area in the vicinity of the Mass Transit Railway Sha Tin Station of the East Rail Line has been selected
for the development of the town centre for Sha Tin (Figure 11) as a natural extension of the old market
town. It also provides the New Town with a concentration of shopping facilities and a major public
transport interchange.

The cultural complex, which is linked with the Sha Tin Station by commercial development, is the principal
focus of the town centre of Sha Tin providing comprehensive facilities including a public library and a
town hall. As the cultural complex is located within the low-rise civic spine, it is visually dominant from
the surrounding pedestrian areas. Sha Tin Law Courts are located beside the cultural complex. The Sha
Tin Park, situated between the cultural complex and Shing Mun River, complements the development in
the town centre. It is the focus of the open space theme along Shing Mun River. Shops, offices, cinemas
and other commercial and recreational facilities can also be found within the town centre.

Figure 11: Sha Tin Town Centre

The town centre in Ma On Shan area (Figure 12)
has been selected on the basis of its prominent
look-out onto the Tolo Harbour and its
convenient location from other parts of the New
Town. It includes a commercial core which
is surrounded by a middle ring of residential
development and an outer ring of government or
community uses. The outer ring articulates the
Town Park and Tolo Harbour promenade that
completely encircle the town centre.

Figure 12: Ma On Shan Town Centre

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