New Territories

Worth seeing in and around New Territories

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   The Chinese University of Hong Kong

   The Chinese University of Hong Kong is a public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. The Chinese University of Hong Kong is traditionally considered one of Hong Kong's "Big 3" universities, alongside The University of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology due to their long history, strong academic programs, and high global standing.

   8.5 km · public research university in Hong Kong established in 1963 · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Tsing Ma Bridge

   Tsing Ma Bridge is a bridge in Hong Kong that connects Tsing Yi and Ma Wan islands. It is the world's 21st-longest span suspension bridge, and was the second longest at the time of its completion.

   8.4 km · suspension bridge in Hong Kong · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Nina Tower

   Nina Tower are two 80-storey and 42-storey high-rise buildings in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong near Tsuen Wan West station. The tower was designed to be the tallest tower in the world at 518 m.

   4.8 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Tai Mo Shan

   Tai Mo Shan is the highest peak in Hong Kong, with an elevation of 957 metres above the Hong Kong Principal Datum, or around 956 metres above mean sea level. It is located at approximately the geographical centre of the New Territories.

   300 m · highest mountain of Hong Kong · Wikipedia
5. 05
   City University of Hong Kong

   The City University of Hong Kong is a public university in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and formally established as the City University of Hong Kong in 1994.

   9.6 km · public research university in Hong Kong · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Lion Rock

   Lion Rock, or less formally Lion Rock Hill, is a mountain in Hong Kong. It is located in Sha Tin District, between Kowloon Tong of Kowloon and Tai Wai of the New Territories, and is 495 metres high.

   9 km · hill in Hong Kong · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Stonecutters Bridge

   Stonecutters Bridge is a high level cable-stayed bridge spanning the Rambler Channel in Hong Kong, connecting Nam Wan Kok, Tsing Yi to Stonecutters Island. The bridge deck was completed on 7 April 2009, and opened to traffic on 20 December that year.

   9.4 km · bridge in Hong Kong · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Hong Kong Baptist University

   Hong Kong Baptist University is a public university with a Christian education heritage in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The university was established as Hong Kong Baptist College with the support of American Baptists, who provided both operating and construction funds and personnel to the school in its early years.

   9.8 km · university in Hong Kong · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Ting Kau Bridge

   Ting Kau Bridge is a 1,177-metre long cable-stayed bridge in Hong Kong that spans from the northwest of Tsing Yi Island and Tuen Mun Road. It is near the Tsing Ma Bridge which also serves as a major connector between the Hong Kong International Airport on Lantau Island and the rest of Hong Kong.

   6.9 km · cable-stayed bridge in Hong Kong · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Sha Tin Racecourse

    Sha Tin Racecourse is one of the two racecourses for horse racing in Hong Kong. It is located in Sha Tin in the New Territories.

    8.5 km · Racecourse in Hong Kong · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The main attractions of the New Territories are about experiencing nature and rural life in Hong Kong life, as opposed to the urban energy of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon peninsula. Although Hong Kong island has some attractive country parks they are eclipsed by those in the more remote areas of the New Territories.

From Wikivoyage: New Territories, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

The New Territories offer a wealth of hiking and sports opportunities as well as one favoured Hong Kong pastime, horse racing.

From Wikivoyage: New Territories, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Even in the New Territories you are never far from international chains such as McDonalds, Saizeriya, or local chains such as Café de Coral, Fairwoods and Maxims MX. These all serve up a cheap and safe, if somewhat uninspired, standardised menu across their stores, and if no English speaking staff or English menu are available will at the very least have pictures of the menu that you can point at.

1. 01
   Tai Po Hui Market

   The must-try items are fried pork chop noodles and fish ball noodles.

2. 02
   Ho To Tai

   If you're looking for an evening out whilst touring in the New Territories, head for Sai Kung (西貢) where you will find a good range of visitor-friendly pubs and restaurants.

3. 03
   Lung Wah Hotel

From Wikivoyage: New Territories, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to New Territories

Airports

Hong Kong (HKG), 24 km · Shenzhen Bao'an (SZX), 42 km · Macau (MFM), 62 km

Stations

Port of Hong Kong, 8.6 km · Nam Cheong station, 9.7 km · Kowloon Tong Station, 9.8 km · Fo Tan station, 7.7 km · Sha Tin station, 7.1 km

• Shenzhen → New Territories

  14 km · quickest by road, 40 min · ¥9–12
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• Nossa Senhora do Carmo → New Territories

  64 km · quickest by road, 1h 48m · $7–9
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• Zhuhai (Jinwan) → New Territories

  85 km · quickest by road, 2h 9m · ¥41–55
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No local-transport research exists yet for New Territories

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for New Territories. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

If you know how people move in New Territories – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.