Kwan Tei () is an area in the

New Territories The New Territories (N.T., Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: ) is one of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of H ...

of Hong Kong. It is northeast of

Lung Yeuk Tau Lung Yeuk Tau (), commonly known as Lung Ku Tau () and also called Lung Ling () is an area located northeast of Luen Wo Hui in Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong. Administration For electoral purposes, Lung Yeuk Tau is part of the Queen's Hil ...

and at the northwest of Lau Shui Heung, namely northwest of the major new town of

Fanling Fanling ( zh, t=粉嶺; also spelled Fan Ling or Fan Leng) is a town in the New Territories East of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District. Fanling Town is the main settlement of the Fanling area. The name Fanling is ...

Administration

Kwan Tei is a recognized village under the

Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. The objective was to improve the then prevailing low standard of housing in the rural areas of the New Territories. The policy allows an indigenous male villager who is 18 ye ...

. For electoral purposes, Kwan Tei is part of the Queen's Hill constituency of the

North District Council The North District Council () is one of the 18 district council of Hong Kong, Hong Kong district councils and represents the North District, Hong Kong, North District. It is one of 18 such councils. Consisting of 24 members, the district council ...

. It is currently represented by

Law Ting-tak Jasper Law Ting-tak () is a Hong Kong politician who is a former chairman of the North District Council. Law ran as an independent in the 2019 District Council elections and won his seat on a comfortable majority. Law is considered a localist, ...

, who was elected in the

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Geography

The area situates on a plain surrounded by hills at its north and south. The

Ng Tung River The Ng Tung River (; Hong Kong Hakka: ''Ng2tung2 Ho2''), also known as the River Indus, is a river in the northeast New Territories, Hong Kong. Tributaries of the river include the Tan Shan River (River Jhelum) and Kwan Tei River. It collects ot ...

, Tan Sha River and

Kwan Tei River The Kwan Tei River () is a river in northeastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Its source is from the Lau Shui Heung Reservoir. The river flows through Lau Shui Heung Village and underneath Sha Tau Kok Road before joining the Ng Tung River near K ...

are major rivers in the area. The plain is fertile and suitable for farming with various villages.

Barracks

The name of ''Kwan Tei'' means "military place" in

Cantonese Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While th ...

. Barracks were built here by the British Army during the

colonial era Colonial period (a period in a country's history where it was subject to management by a colonial power) may refer to: Continents *European colonization of the Americas * Colonisation of Africa * Western imperialism in Asia Countries * Col ...

. To the west of Kwan Tei, Gailiopi Lines () is located near San Wai, a walled village north of Lung Yeuk Tau. To the south, Burma Lines () is on Queen's Hill (). The Field Patrol Department of the

Hong Kong Police Force The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) is the primary law enforcement, investigative agency, and largest Hong Kong Disciplined Services, disciplined service under the Security Bureau (Hong Kong), Security Bureau of Hong Kong. Pursuant to the one c ...

is also near Queen's Hill.

Transportation

Kwan Tei was served by the Kwan Tei station of the former

Sha Tau Kok Railway The Sha Tau Kok Branch (Chinese language, Chinese: 沙頭角支綫) was a narrow-gauge light rail operated by the Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation, running from Fanling station, Fanling to Sha Tau Kok in the northern New Territories of Hong ...

, which was in operation from 1911 to 1928. Kwan Tei station was opened in February 1916.

Sha Tau Kok Road Sha Tau Kok Road () is a road connecting Sha Tau Kok and Fanling in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the only road access to Sha Tau Kok from the rest of Hong Kong since its construction in 1927. The road replaced Sha Tau Kok Railway as the ...

goes through the heart of Kwan Tei, connecting Lung Yeuk Tau and

Sha Tau Kok Sha Tau Kok () is a closed town in North District, Hong Kong. It is the last remaining major settlement in the Frontier Closed Area and is Hong Kong's northernmost town. Its residents are mostly descendants of Hakka farmers and Hoklo fisher ...

References

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Delineation of area of existing village Kwan Tei (Fanling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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Antiquities Advisory Board The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Secretary for Development, Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monum ...

. Historic Building Appraisal
Yi Kung Lok Mansion, Kwan TeiPictures
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. Historic Building Appraisal
Sam Tung Uk, Kwan Tei North TsuenPictures
Populated places in Hong Kong Villages in North District, Hong Kong {{NorthDistrictHK-geo-stub