Tuen Mun

Tuen Mun (屯門) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the westernmost continental district of Hong Kong, located about 32 km away from the Kowloon Peninsula, 7 km away from Yuen Long and 18 km away from Tsuen Wan. The population of Tuen Mun at present is about 520,000 and is forecasted to rise to about 542,000 in 2011. It is a new developing town of Hong Kong and also a large residential area in the New Territories.

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According to archaeologists, fishermen started settling in Tuen Mun since the New Stone Age. As a result, the predominant activities in Tuen Mun were fishing and agriculture during the 20th century. While in the 1950s, pirate and smuggling activities were frequent.

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Kowloon Peninsula: The Kowloon Peninsula (Chinese: 九龍半島; Cantonese , Jyutping: gau2 lung4 bun3 dou2, Mandarin Pinyin: J?ul?ng B?nd?o), commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a peninsula, in the south of the mainland part of the Hong Kong territory. Historically speaking, it refers to the cede...

Yuen Long: Yuen Long (元朗, Jyutping: jyun4 long5, pinyin: Yu?nlǎng) (used to be known as Un Long), one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, located in the North-West of the New Territories, is a post-war new town set in the centre of Hong Kong's largest alluvial plain. With an area of 144 km&sup...

Tsuen Wan: 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 (as of 2000): 290,500....