Ma Wo ( zh, t=馬窩) is a

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and the name of

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the village situated. The valley became a

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when several private

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, like Classical Gardens, Dynasty View and Grand Dynasty View, were built in the lower side of the valley. Ma Wo hosts several

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. The most famous one is Ting Wai Monastery ().

Administration

Ma Wo is one of the villages represented within the Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Ma Wo is part of the San Fu constituency, which was formerly represented by Max Wu Yiu-cheong until May 2021.

Geography

The area of Ma Wo is hilly and cut into half by

Tolo Highway Tolo Highway () is a major expressway on Route 9 in Hong Kong. It connects the new towns of Sha Tin and Tai Po in the eastern New Territories, forming part of the New Territories Circular Road. The highway, constructed in three stages betw ...

, connected only by a

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for

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and

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. The west is much higher than the east. The higher Ma Wo is sparsely populated and the lower is much crowded. The lower land is surrounded by a hill Kam Shan to its north and

To Yuen Tung To Yuen Tung () is a village in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Administration To Yuen Tung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. The objective w ...

to its south-east,

Pan Chung Pan Chung () is a walled village in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Administration Pan Chung and neighboring Pan Chung San Tsuen () are recognized villages under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within t ...

to its far east.

Transportation

Tolo Highway runs across the area but no entrance and exit there. In the lower land, Ma Wo Road is its main access leading to

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and Pan Chung Road is a minor road leading to Pan Chung. There is no road spanning into high land though there is a

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for water services above from Pun Chun Yuen. The road ends near Ma Wo and a trail continues to Wun Yiu. The service road and the trail are part of the eighth section of

Wilson Trail The Wilson Trail () is a long-distance footpath in Hong Kong, 63 km of which runs through Hong Kong country parks.

across Hong Kong.

References

External links

Delineation of the area of the existing village Ma Wo Tsuen (Tai Po) for the election of resident representatives (2019 to 2022)
Villages in Tai Po District, Hong Kong Tai Po {{TaiPo-geo-stub