Sha Tin
Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project.
Sha Tin
沙田 | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Shing Mun River Promenade | |
Sha Tin Location within Hong Kong | |
| Coordinates: 22°22′30″N 114°11′00″E | |
| Country | China |
| Provincial-level SAR | Hong Kong |
| Region | New Territories |
| District | Sha Tin District |
| Town | Sha Tin New Town |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (HKT) |
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| Chinese | 沙田 | ||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Saa1 Tin4 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | sandy field | ||||||||||||||
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The new town was founded in 1973 under the New Towns Development Programme of the Hong Kong government. Its current name was named after the nearby village of Sha Tin Wai. The literal English translation is 'Sand Fields'.
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