Pat Heung

Pat Heung
Traditional Chinese 八鄉
Simplified Chinese 八乡
Literal meaning eight rural townships
Lin Fa Tei, Pat Heung
Shui Tsan Tin Village Office, Pat Heung

Pat Heung (Chinese: 八鄉) is an area in the middle of New Territories, Hong Kong. Located at the east of Kam Tin and north of Shek Kong, it is the exit to Sheung Shui and Fanling. Administratively, it belongs to Yuen Long District.

Features

Two historic buildings (Leung Ancestral Hall in Yuen Kong Tsuen and Chik Kwai Study Hall, Sheung Tsuen), in Pat Heung have been declared as monuments.

Villages

Pat Heung Temple in Sheung Tsuen
Yuen Kong Village archway

Pat Heung comprises 30 villages. The population is estimated to be about three thousand people.

*=非原居民村

Transportation

The area is where Kam Sheung Road, Kam Tin Road, Lam Kam Road, Route Twisk and Fan Kam Road join. The Kam Sheung Road Station serves Pat Heung and the nearby Kam Tin area.

See also

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