Tsuen Wan district guide: housing, transport and school nets
Tsuen Wan district covers Tsuen Wan town centre, Tsuen Wan West, Sham Tseng, Ting Kau and Ma Wan. In the town centre estates and malls are joined by footbridges; the Tsuen Wan West waterfront has newer large estates; and Sham Tseng and Ma Wan are coastal residential areas. The Tsuen Wan and Tuen Ma lines serve it, and the district is Primary One school net 62.
What is Tsuen Wan district like?
Tsuen Wan is one of Hong Kong's earliest new towns and has changed from an industrial area to a commercial and residential one; the malls and estates in its centre are linked by a network of footbridges. West along Castle Peak Road are Sham Tseng and Ting Kau, and Ma Wan is an island beneath the Tsing Ma Bridge.
The area names most used when searching are Tsuen Wan, Tsuen Wan West, Sham Tseng, Ting Kau and Ma Wan.
What kinds of home are there?
Tsuen Wan town centre has private estates such as Tsuen Wan Centre, Luk Yeung Sun Chuen and Discovery Park, public estates such as Fuk Loi Estate and Lei Muk Shue Estate, and many walk-ups in the older streets. Around Tsuen Wan West Station are newer large estates such as Ocean Pride, The Pavilia Bay and City Point.
Sham Tseng has coastal estates such as Bellagio, and Ma Wan has Park Island.
How do you get around?
Tsuen Wan Station is the terminus of the Tsuen Wan Line and Tsuen Wan West Station is on the Tuen Ma Line; the two are not connected and are more than ten minutes' walk apart. Sham Tseng and Ting Kau have no railway and rely on buses and minibuses along Castle Peak Road or Tuen Mun Road. Private cars are restricted on Ma Wan, and residents mainly use ferries and buses.
Schools and school nets
For Primary One central allocation, Tsuen Wan district is school net 62 (Tsuen Wan District).
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, Tsuen Wan 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
The town centre has malls such as Tsuen Wan Plaza, Citywalk, D·PARK and Nina Mall, and The Mills, a converted cotton mill. The district has Yan Chai Hospital and Tsuen Wan Park, with Shing Mun and Tai Mo Shan country parks to the north.
What should you check when looking in Tsuen Wan?
These points come up often in this district. The details of an individual home still need checking with the lister one by one.
- Tsuen Wan and Tsuen Wan West stations are on different lines, so choose a flat near the one that suits where you work.
- Sham Tseng and Ting Kau: they depend on road transport, so learn how congested Tuen Mun Road gets at peak times and how noisy flats near the highway and bridges are.
- Ma Wan: check the frequency, fares and last service of the ferries and buses.
- Units in industrial buildings in Tsuen Wan's old industrial area may not be used as homes.
Common questions
Which school net is Tsuen Wan district in?
For Primary One central allocation, Tsuen Wan district is school net 62 (Tsuen Wan District). Nets are drawn by address and may change each year, so rely on the Education Bureau's information for an individual address.
What is the difference between Tsuen Wan and Tsuen Wan West stations?
Tsuen Wan Station is the terminus of the Tsuen Wan Line, which runs through Kwai Fong, Mei Foo and Mong Kok to Tsim Sha Tsui and Central. Tsuen Wan West is on the Tuen Ma Line, which runs west to Yuen Long and Tuen Mun and east through Nam Cheong and Hung Hom to Sha Tin and Ma On Shan. The two are more than ten minutes' walk apart.