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Geographical Context
Tuen Mun (Figure 1) is the first generation New Town in Hong Kong. It is situated at the northwest of the
New Territories, with the Castle Peak range lying on its west, adjoining Yuen Long to its northeast and
adjoining Tsuen Wan to its southeast. It stands at a distance of 32 kilometres (km) from urban Kowloon,
7 km from Yuen Long and 18 km from Tsuen Wan.
Tuen Mun New Town covers a land area of approximately 3 210 hectares (ha). According to the Hong
Kong 2021 Population Census, the population of Tuen Mun New Town was about 501 500.
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