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Fanling
粉嶺 | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 22°29′30″N 114°08′29″E / 22.4918°N 114.1415°E | |
Country | China |
SAR | Hong Kong |
Region | New Territories |
District | North District |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( HKT) |
Fanling | |||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 粉嶺 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 粉岭 | ||||||||||||||
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Fanling ( Chinese: 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 a shortened form of Fan Pik Leng (粉壁嶺). The area has several public and private estates.
Northwest of Fanling is Sheung Shui and southeast is Tai Po.
Part of Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town, Fanling Town includes Luen Wo Hui (聯和墟), the marketplace of Fanling before urban development in the area, and Wo Hop Shek (和合石), where an uphill public cemetery is located.
Fanling North is one of three new development areas currently being planned for North District, in parallel with Ta Kwu Ling and Kwu Tung North. [1]
Public and private housing estates in Fanling include:
Villages in the Fanling area include:
Fanling is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 81. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government schools are in the net. [2]
Schools in Fanling:
Fanling is served by: