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Geographical Context
Yuen Long New Town (Figure 1) is situated in the middle of the Yuen Long plain in North West New
Territories (NWNT) and covers a land area of approximately 561 hectares (ha). It is bounded by the outer
edge of Yuen Long INNOPARK in the north, the Yuen Long Kau Hui group of villages in the east, Yuen
Long Highway in the south, and Long Tin Road in the west. It is about 6 kilometres (km) northeast of
Tuen Mun, 14 km west of Tai Po and 9 km southwest of Lok Ma Chau.
Yuen Long New Town is the core area and commercial hub of Yuen Long. Yuen Long is one of the second
generation New Towns in Hong Kong. According to the 2021 Population Census, the total population of
Yuen Long New Town was about 169 900.
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