Tsuen Wan - Definition and Overview

Tsuen Wan (荃灣區) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the New Territories and is served by the Tsuen Wan Line of the MTR metro system. Population (2000): 290,500.

Tsuen Wan district is part of Tsuen Wan New Town.

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The Sam Tung Uk Museum was set up in a former Hakka walled village.

The following islands of Hong Kong are administratively part of the district:

There are two railways serving the town:

Park Island Transport Co., Ltd. operates bus services between Park Island on Ma Wan Island and Tsing Yi MTR station, Ma Wan and Kwai Fong, and a ferry service between Ma Wan and Central and between Ma Wan and Tsuen Wan West (next to the KCRC station).

There are also tens of bus routes serving Tsuen Wan, mostly operated by Kowloon Motor Bus. Citybus also operated a few.

Tsuen Wan District Council (http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tw/english/welcome.htm)
Electoral Boundary Map (http://www.info.gov.hk/eac/pdf/distco/maps/dc2003k.pdf)
Tsuen Wan New Town (http://www.cedd.gov.hk/eng/about/achievements/regional/regi_tsuenwan.htm)
An unofficial site about Tsuen Wan new town (in Traditional Chinese) (http://www.tsuenwan.biz/)

Districts of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island: Central and Western \| Eastern \| Southern \| Wan Chai
Kowloon: Kowloon City \| Kwun Tong \| Sham Shui Po \| Wong Tai Sin \| Yau Tsim Mong
New Territories: Islands \| Kwai Tsing \| North \| Sai Kung \| Sha Tin \| Tai Po \| Tsuen Wan \| Tuen Mun \| Yuen Long

New towns in Hong Kong
Tsuen Wan (Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi) \| Sha Tin \| Tuen Mun \| Tai Po \| Fanling-Sheung Shui \| Yuen Long \| Tseung Kwan O \| Tin Shui Wai \| North Lantau (Tung Chung-Tai Ho)

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