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Sham Tseng

Sham Tseng (Chinese: 深井) is a coastal area in Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong, between Ting Kau and Tsing Lung Tau.

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sham Tseng was 72. The number of males was 32.

In 1982, the Government launched a new town project for the area. There were proposals for a massive housing scheme, where the population of the village, then estimated at 6,000, was set to increase dramatically to 50,000 people. There would be an additional 26,000 in public housing, Home Ownership Scheme flats, Government offices and other amenities constructed on 47 hectares of land.

Starting in the 1990s, more and more private housing estates were built in the area for its views of Tsing Ma Bridge over Ma Wan Channel. It is linked to many other parts of Hong Kong by buses and mini-buses.

Sham Tseng's villages are overshadowed and towered by new private housing estates:

Sham Tseng Resite Village is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.

Sham Tseng is also home to the Sham Tseng Light Housing project, a 45-unit temporary social housing project housed in a former textile factory building.

There are three schools in Sham Tseng:

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