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Tuen Mun District
The Tuen Mun District (Chinese: 屯門區) is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. As of 2024, the population was 531,000, of which 64,000 were under the age of 18. Part of the district is the Tuen Mun New Town (or simply Tuen Mun), which contains one of the largest residential areas in the New Territories.
The name Tuen Mun is thought to be short for 屯兵之門, literally translating to "door of the garrison." Other interpretations of the name include 門, which translate to "opening of the water route". The district was named after the Tuen Mun area.
Tuen Mun was a major trading port, with garrison stationed there as early as the Tang dynasty, and the geological features described in historical literature match those of modern day Tuen Mun. However, the interpretation of the location of Tuen Mun is widely disputed, and it has been suggested that the historic Tuen Mun may actually refer to Nantou in modern day Shenzhen, although this has been disputed by Lau Chi-pang.
The area around Tuen Mun, excluding Tai Lam and Lung Kwu Tan, was placed under the Yuen Long yeuk (Chinese: 約; Jyutping: joek3; Cantonese Yale: yeuk) soon after the signing of the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory in 1898. The convention leased the New Territories and New Kowloon to the British Empire as an extension of the Colony of Hong Kong. Before the lease, Tuen Mun was part of the Xin'an County, and Tuen Mun village was under the administration of Wu-dou (Chinese: 五都). Also under Wu-dou were Kam Tin, Ping Shan, Yuen Long and Shek Kong, which are areas of the modern-day Yuen Long District.
Soon after, the District Office North (not to be confused with the modern-day North District) was established to administer the New Territories including Tuen Mun. After World War II, the Yuen Long District Office split from the District Office North.
Tuen Mun and its surrounding area were administratively part of Yuen Long District Office until 1974.
While originally named Castle Peak New Town during its planning, the new town of the area was finally named Tuen Mun New Town, adopting the historic name of the region in 1972. The new town was built on reclaimed land from the Castle Peak Bay, as well as levelled hillside areas starting from the 1960s.
The New Town also incorporated Tuen Mun San Hui, a rural market township, as part of the New Town's town centre.
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Tuen Mun District
The Tuen Mun District (Chinese: 屯門區) is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. As of 2024, the population was 531,000, of which 64,000 were under the age of 18. Part of the district is the Tuen Mun New Town (or simply Tuen Mun), which contains one of the largest residential areas in the New Territories.
The name Tuen Mun is thought to be short for 屯兵之門, literally translating to "door of the garrison." Other interpretations of the name include 門, which translate to "opening of the water route". The district was named after the Tuen Mun area.
Tuen Mun was a major trading port, with garrison stationed there as early as the Tang dynasty, and the geological features described in historical literature match those of modern day Tuen Mun. However, the interpretation of the location of Tuen Mun is widely disputed, and it has been suggested that the historic Tuen Mun may actually refer to Nantou in modern day Shenzhen, although this has been disputed by Lau Chi-pang.
The area around Tuen Mun, excluding Tai Lam and Lung Kwu Tan, was placed under the Yuen Long yeuk (Chinese: 約; Jyutping: joek3; Cantonese Yale: yeuk) soon after the signing of the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory in 1898. The convention leased the New Territories and New Kowloon to the British Empire as an extension of the Colony of Hong Kong. Before the lease, Tuen Mun was part of the Xin'an County, and Tuen Mun village was under the administration of Wu-dou (Chinese: 五都). Also under Wu-dou were Kam Tin, Ping Shan, Yuen Long and Shek Kong, which are areas of the modern-day Yuen Long District.
Soon after, the District Office North (not to be confused with the modern-day North District) was established to administer the New Territories including Tuen Mun. After World War II, the Yuen Long District Office split from the District Office North.
Tuen Mun and its surrounding area were administratively part of Yuen Long District Office until 1974.
While originally named Castle Peak New Town during its planning, the new town of the area was finally named Tuen Mun New Town, adopting the historic name of the region in 1972. The new town was built on reclaimed land from the Castle Peak Bay, as well as levelled hillside areas starting from the 1960s.
The New Town also incorporated Tuen Mun San Hui, a rural market township, as part of the New Town's town centre.
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