New Territories
The New Territories is the largest of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.
It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory at an area of 952 square kilometres (368 sq mi), and contains 53.7% of the city's population at 3,984,077 as of 2021.
Getting to New Territories
East Rail Line: from Admiralty to Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau. It connects to Sheung Shui, Fanling, Tai Po and Sha Tin on its way to the border with Shenzhen at Lo Wu checkpoint. The price will be specifically expensive between Sheung Shui to Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau. Pay attention on the destination when you come back. It will be shown the display. Lo Wu is at Luohu Checkpoint but Lok Ma Chau is at Futian.
Worth seeing
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.
Things to do
The New Territories offer a wealth of hiking and sports opportunities as well as one favoured Hong Kong pastime, horse racing.
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.
- 01Tai Po Hui Market
The must-try items are fried pork chop noodles and fish ball noodles.
- 02Ho 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.
- 03Lung Wah Hotel
Getting around New Territories the local way
- 803K 新界專線小巴803K線 New Territories Green Minibus 803K （顯徑 Hin Keng ↺ 大圍站 Tai Wai Station） · 國松汽車有限公司
- 公共小巴大埔至元朗線 Public Light Bus Tai Po – Yuen Long
- 67A 新界專線小巴67A線 New Territories Green Minibus 67A（碩門邨 Shek Mun Estate - 沙田站 Sha Tin Station）
- 804 新界專線小巴804線 New Territories Green Minibus 804 （廣源 Kwong Yuen - 顯徑 Hin Keng）
- 25B Kiu Tau – Tai Po Market
- 25B Tai Po Market – Kiu Tau
OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Get inTuen Mun Ferry Pier provides a line by Fortune Ferry from Tuen Mun to Tai O.
From Wikivoyage: Hong Kong/New Territories, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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