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Sha Lo Tung

For the purpose of long-term conservation of Sha Lo Tung (SLT), the Chief Executive in Council in June
2017 agreed in-principle to the pursuit of a proposal for the contemporaneous surrender of private land
with high ecological importance in SLT to the Government and granting of a piece of land at the Shuen
Wan Restored Landfill in Tai Po to the private land owner (the non-in-situ land exchange). The land
exchange procedures were completed in July 2022. This non-in-situ land exchange is a clear commitment
and an important initiative by the Government to promote nature conservation in SLT, which offers a
prime habitat for a multitude of butterflies, fireflies, freshwater fishes, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and
birds. It enjoys a reputation for having marshes and streams among woodland and being a sanctuary for
dragonflies.

The Government has established a Countryside Conservation Office (the Office) in 2018 to coordinate
conservation projects that promote sustainable development of remote countryside, and has earmarked
$1 billion for such conservation effort and revitalisation works. As one of the priorities, the Office has
been, in collaboration with non-governmental organisations on an interactive basis, implement an
ecological conservation project in SLT.

Transport

Tai Po New Town is well-served by different types of transport modes and good transport networks
linking with other parts of the territory.

The East Rail Line

Tai Po is served by two existing railway stations,
Tai Po Market Railway Station and Tai Wo Railway
Station (Figure 27) of the East Rail Line which
provides an important transport link between
Tai Po, Kowloon and the eastern part of the New
Territories. Each of the railway stations is served
by a public transport terminus for convenient
change of transport modes to and from areas
outside Tai Po. In May 2022, the East Rail Line
extended service to Hong Kong Island, which
becomes the fourth cross-harbour railway line
connecting the Northeast New Territories, Central
Kowloon, and Hong Kong Island. The new
extension will enhance the overall railway network

Figure 27: Tai Wo Railway Station of Hong Kong.

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