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Geographical Context

Tseung Kwan O New Town (Figure 1) is located in a long narrow inlet at the southern part of Sai Kung
District in the South East New Territories (SENT). It is bounded by Clear Water Bay Peninsula to the
east, Tseung Kwan O Bay to the south, East Kowloon to the west and Tseng Lan Shue to the north.
Surrounded by steep hills on three sides, the New Town is physically segregated from East Kowloon and
Clear Water Bay Peninsula. It is, however, very close to the Metro Area. The New Town has a total land
area of about 1 720 hectares (ha). It includes the areas of Tsui Lam, Po Lam, Hang Hau, Town Centre, Tiu
Keng Leng, Pak Shing Kok, Siu Chik Sha, Tai Chik Sha and Fat Tong O.

Tseung Kwan O is one of the third generation New Town in Hong Kong and is covered by the Tseung
Kwan O Outline Zoning Plan. According to the Hong Kong 2021 Population Census, the population of
Tseung Kwan O New Town was about 418 000.

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