Fanling


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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Fanling3.jpg" caption="Apartment buildings in Luen Wo Hui"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Luen_Wo_Market,_19_November_2024.jpg" caption="Luen Wo Market"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/前粉嶺裁判法院.JPG" caption="[[Former Fanling Magistracy"] ::

Fanling (; also spelled Fan Ling or Fan Leng) is a town in New Territories East of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District. Fanling Town is the main settlement of Fanling area. The name Fanling is a shortened form of Fan Pik Leng (). The area has several public and private estates.

Northwest of Fanling is Sheung Shui and southeast is Tai Po.

Areas

Part of Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town, Fanling Town includes Luen Wo Hui (聯和墟), the marketplace of Fanling before urban development in the area, and Wo Hop Shek (和合石), where an uphill public cemetery is located.

Fanling North is one of three new development areas currently being planned for North District, in parallel with Ta Kwu Ling and Kwu Tung North.

Sights

Housing estates

Public and private housing estates in Fanling include:

Villages

Villages in the Fanling area include:

Education

Fanling is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 81. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government schools are in the net.

Schools in Fanling:

Hong Kong Public Libraries operates Fanling Public Library and Fanling South Public Library, the latter in Dawning Views Shopping Plaza.

Transport

Fanling is served by:

References

References

  1. [https://www.scmp.com/article/732411/low-carbon-lifestyle-within-reach-will-hk-grasp-opportunity Low-carbon lifestyle within reach, but will HK grasp the opportunity?], [[South China Morning Post. SCMP]], 4 Dec 2010, Olga Wong
  2. "POA School Net 81". [[Education Bureau]].
  3. "Fanling Public Library". [[Hong Kong Public Libraries]].
  4. "Fanling South Public Library". [[Hong Kong Public Libraries]].

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