Tsz Wan Shan is a residential area in New Kowloon

New Kowloon

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, Hong Kong

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. Located at the foot of Temple Hill, it is administratively part of Wong Tai Sin District

Wong Tai Sin District

Wong Tai Sin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, and is the only landlocked district of the city. It is located in Kowloon and has a population of 444,630...

. (Note that Temple Hill is also called Tsz Wan Shan 慈雲山, but Tsz Wan Shan usually refers to the area)

It is a densely populated working class

Working class

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 residential area, consisting of several large public housing estates. It was previously known for its high crime rate and young triads. This blight was eliminated when the old Tsz Wan Shan Estate (consisting of 64 buildings) was demolished in the mid-1990s. A new estate built on the site provides an environment that is less conducive for the triad gangs.

In the very north of the district, a steep path leads to a Kwun Yam temple. The path goes to Temple Hill, part of the Ma On Shan Country Park

Ma On Shan Country Park

Some of Hong Kong's most dramatic scenery is to be found within the boundaries of the Ma On Shan Country Park . The park was established on April 27, 1979. Located in the central neck of the Sai Kung peninsula in the eastern New Territories, this covers 28.8 km2...

 and then joins the MacLehose Trail

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 and the Wilson Trail

Wilson Trail

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, reaching across the New Territories

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Transport

The only public transport access to the area is by bus (mainly KMB

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) or minibus (i.e. No. 37M from Wong Tai Sin

Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong

Wong Tai Sin is an area in Wong Tai Sin District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area was named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple.Wong Tai Sin is surrounded by northeast Tsz Wan Shan, east Diamond Hill, south San Po Kong, south west Tung Tau and west Wang Tai Hom...

, No. 20 from San Po Kong, No. 19M from Diamond Hill

Diamond Hill

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 and No. 73M from Kowloon Tong

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Shatin to Central Line

There are no railway connections at Tsz Wan Shan, despite strong requests from Wong Tai Sin DC and many local residents.. In February 2008, during a site inspection for the Shatin to Central Line, the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Ms Eva Cheng, said the hilly terrain and geological conditions in Tsz Wan Shan made it technically difficult and risky to build a station in this location. But local residents believe the government is under pressure from local minbus operators, for which Tsz Wan Shan provides them 10% of their total business, to halt the construction of the station.

See also

• Public housing estates in Tsz Wan Shan
  Public housing estates in Tsz Wan Shan
  The following shows the public housing estates in Tsz Wan Shan, Wong Tai Sin District, Kowloon, Hong Kong.-History:Tsz Wan Shan, or Temple Hill, was located at the north of Wong Tai Sin. There was a resettlement estate called Tsz Wan Shan Resettlement Estate in 1960s. It was the largest...
  
  
• List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong
• Transport in Hong Kong
  Transport in Hong Kong
  Hong Kong has a highly developed and sophisticated transport network, encompassing both public and private transport. Over 90% of the daily journeys are on public transport, making it the highest rate in the world....