The area situates on a plain surrounded by hills at its north and south. The Ng Tung River, Tan Sha River and Kwan Tei River are major rivers in the area. The plain is fertile and suitable for farming with various villages.
Barracksedit
The name of Kwan Tei means "military place" in Cantonese. Barracks were built here by the British Army during the colonial era. To the west of Kwan Tei, Gailiopi Lines (新圍軍營) is located near San Wai, a walled village north of Lung Yeuk Tau. To the south, Burma Lines (皇后山軍營) is on Queen's Hill (皇后山). The Field Patrol Department of the Hong Kong Police Force is also near Queen's Hill.
Transportationedit
Kwan Tei was served by the Kwan Tei station of the former Sha Tau Kok Railway, which was in operation from 1911 to 1928. Kwan Tei station was opened in February 1916.
kwan, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2022, templ. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kwan Tei news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2022 template removal help Kwan Tei Chinese 軍地 is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong It is northeast of Lung Yeuk Tau and at the northwest of Lau Shui Heung namely northwest of the major new town of Fanling Kwan Tei Vegetable Market 軍地菜站 Yi Kung Lok Mansion 義公樂居 in Kwan Tei Contents 1 Administration 2 Geography 3 Barracks 4 Transportation 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksAdministration editKwan Tei is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy 1 For electoral purposes Kwan Tei is part of the Queen s Hill constituency of the North District Council It is currently represented by Law Ting tak who was elected in the local elections 2 3 Geography editThe area situates on a plain surrounded by hills at its north and south The Ng Tung River Tan Sha River and Kwan Tei River are major rivers in the area The plain is fertile and suitable for farming with various villages Barracks editThe name of Kwan Tei means military place in Cantonese Barracks were built here by the British Army during the colonial era To the west of Kwan Tei Gailiopi Lines 新圍軍營 is located near San Wai a walled village north of Lung Yeuk Tau To the south Burma Lines 皇后山軍營 is on Queen s Hill 皇后山 The Field Patrol Department of the Hong Kong Police Force is also near Queen s Hill Transportation editKwan Tei was served by the Kwan Tei station of the former Sha Tau Kok Railway which was in operation from 1911 to 1928 Kwan Tei station was opened in February 1916 Sha Tau Kok Road goes through the heart of Kwan Tei connecting Lung Yeuk Tau and Sha Tau Kok See also editKo Po Tsuen North District Kwanti Racecourse Queen s Hill EstateReferences edit List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy PDF Lands Department September 2009 Recommended District Council Constituency Areas North District PDF Electoral Affairs Commission Retrieved 18 October 2021 North District Council North DC Members District Council Retrieved 18 October 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kwan Tei Delineation of area of existing village Kwan Tei Fanling for election of resident representative 2019 to 2022 Antiquities Advisory Board Historic Building Appraisal Yi Kung Lok Mansion Kwan Tei Pictures Antiquities Advisory Board Historic Building Appraisal Sam Tung Uk Kwan Tei North Tsuen Pictures22 30 34 N 114 09 37 E 22 50937 N 114 160317 E 22 50937 114 160317 nbsp This Hong Kong location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kwan Tei amp oldid 1132418287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
