Sai Kung district guide: housing, transport and school nets
Sai Kung district has two parts: Tseung Kwan O new town, and the rural and coastal areas around Sai Kung Town and Clear Water Bay. Tseung Kwan O is mainly high-rise estates above and around MTR stations; Sai Kung and Clear Water Bay are mainly village houses and low-density homes, with no railway. The district is Primary One school net 95.
What is Sai Kung district like?
Most of Sai Kung district's population lives in Tseung Kwan O, which includes Po Lam, Hang Hau, the town centre, Tiu Keng Leng and LOHAS Park. Sai Kung Town, Ho Chung and Clear Water Bay are rural, with large country parks, coast and islands, and many visitors on holidays.
The area names most used when searching are Tseung Kwan O, LOHAS Park, Hang Hau, Po Lam, Tiu Keng Leng, Sai Kung Town, Clear Water Bay and Ho Chung.
What kinds of home are there?
Tseung Kwan O is mainly high-rise estates above and around its MTR stations, such as Metro City, Park Central and the phases of LOHAS Park, along with many public rental estates and Home Ownership Scheme courts.
Sai Kung and Clear Water Bay are mainly village houses, detached houses and low-density estates such as Marina Cove.
How do you get around?
The Tseung Kwan O Line stops at Po Lam, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O, Tiu Keng Leng and LOHAS Park; you can change to the Kwun Tong Line at Tiu Keng Leng, and trains cross the harbour to Quarry Bay and North Point. The Tseung Kwan O Tunnel and the Tseung Kwan O–Lam Tin Tunnel link to Kowloon East. Sai Kung Town and Clear Water Bay have no railway and rely on buses and minibuses to Choi Hung, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O or Sha Tin.
Schools and school nets
For Primary One central allocation, Sai Kung district is school net 95 (Sai Kung, Tseung Kwan O).
Nets are drawn by home address and may change each year, so check the address against the Education Bureau's information before buying or renting. For secondary school places, Sai Kung district is one secondary school net, and a pupil's net follows the district of the primary school attended, not the home address.
Shops, parks and services
Every MTR station in Tseung Kwan O connects to a mall, such as PopCorn, Metro City Plaza and Tseung Kwan O Plaza, and the town has Tseung Kwan O Hospital and a waterfront promenade. Sai Kung Town has seafood restaurants, a market and piers, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is at Clear Water Bay.
What should you check when looking in Sai Kung?
These points come up often in this district. The details of an individual home still need checking with the lister one by one.
- LOHAS Park: it is at the southern end of Tseung Kwan O, near a landfill, and LOHAS Park Station is on a branch with fewer trains than other stations, so visit to judge the surroundings and the wait.
- Sai Kung village houses: check access, parking and unauthorised structures, and note the holiday congestion on Hiram's Highway and Clear Water Bay Road.
- Places without a railway: judge your commute by bus and minibus frequency and journey time, and if you drive, confirm the parking arrangements.
- Phases of a large estate differ a good deal in distance from the station, so work out the walk for each.
Common questions
Which school net is Sai Kung district in?
For Primary One central allocation, Sai Kung district is school net 95 (Sai Kung, Tseung Kwan O). Nets are drawn by address and may change each year, so rely on the Education Bureau's information for an individual address.
Does Sai Kung Town have the MTR?
No. Sai Kung Town and Clear Water Bay have no railway; the usual way to town is a bus or minibus to Choi Hung, Hang Hau or Tseung Kwan O Station for the MTR.