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New Town Plaza

New Town Plaza is a shopping mall in the town centre of Sha Tin, Hong Kong. Developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties, it was the biggest shopping centre in the New Territories when it was completed in the early 1980s. Covering 200,000 square metres, the plaza comprises Phase 1 and Phase 3, which are connected to each other, as well as the Grand Central Plaza, which is less than one kilometre from Phase 1. Phase 1 underwent extensive renovation from 2003 to 2008.

Floor plan
Phase 1LB: Play Park • UB: Play Park • Level 1: MOVIE TOWN Cinema, restaurants • Level 2: c!ty'super, Uniqlo, Beauty & Health Care • Level 3: Luxury & Beauty, Fashion, Cosmetics, agnès b., Bally, Coach, American Eagle, ZARA, Tommy Hilfiger, SaSa and a roof garden with Pet play area • Level 4: Fashion & Accessories, Apple Store, IT, G2000, H&MLevel 5: Trendy, Casual & Sports Wear and a roof garden • Level 6: Electric World (Fortess, DG Lifestyle, Broadway, Suning, AV Life) • Level 7: THE MENU@Level 7, a CD shop and a roof garden in which a music fountain is included • Level 8: Maxim's Chinese Restaurant • Level 9: Roof garden Phase 3 New Town Plaza Phase 3 () is a private housing estate and a shopping arcade. It comprises 5 high-rise buildings and a 3-floor shopping arcade built between 1990 and 1991. Phase 3 underwent extensive renovation from 2017 to 2019, to increase the shops, the existing atrium from Level 1 to Level 2 have been removed. Layout of the shopping arcade after renovation: • Level 1: Yata (), Department Store, Drop off area • Level 2: Toys "R" Us, Commercial Press, MUJI, Children's wear and various stores • Level 3: Decathlon, Foot Locker, GU, comesics store and restaurants Layout of the shopping arcade before renovation: • Level 1: Toys "R" Us, Commercial Press, Children's wear and various stores, Drop off area • Level 2: Yata () Department Store • Level 3: Yata supermarket & food court, fashion store, comesics store and various stores Grand Central Plaza The Grand Central Plaza complex () houses the HomeSquare shopping mall. • Levels 1 – 3: Furniture • Levels 5 & 6: IKEA flagship store in Hong Kong, in which a restaurant serving Swedish dishes is included ==Snoopy's World==
Snoopy's World
On the podium of Level 3 of Phase 1, there is an outdoor playground called the "Snoopy's World" (), the first Peanuts outdoor playground in Asia. It opened to the public on 1 September 2000. Spots in Snoopy's World Doghouse Entry: the Snoopy House • School Plaza: Peanuts Academy • Boating Canal: Canoe Ride • Baseball Playground: Peanuts DugoutMini Town Area: Peanuts BoulevardCovered Sitting Pavilion: Party Pavilion File:HK Snoopy World Overview 201111.jpg|Overview of Snoopy World image:Snoopy World House 2010.jpg|Entrance of Snoopy's World in November 2010 image:HK Snoopy World 20050628.jpg|Snoopy's World Entry Plaza in June 2005 image:Snoppy World Hall Inside 201107.jpg|Snoppy World Hall in July 2011 ==Musical fountain==
Musical fountain
When New Town Plaza Phase 1 opened, an oval musical fountain at the centre of Level 3 was an icon of the shopping mall and the largest musical fountain in Asia. It was demolished in August 2004 and then, in May 2005, rebuilt on the roof garden of Level 7, opening in November that year. But it was then closed in 2015 which is the year of New Town Plaza has opened 30 years. ==Phase 1 gallery==
Phase 1 gallery
Image:New Town Plaza Entrance Arena 202103.jpg|Entrance Arena in 2021 New Town Plaza L1 west 2016.jpg|Level 1 Restaurants Image:New Town Plaza Phase 1 Footbridge Gallery 202007.jpg|Level 3 Footbridge Gallery in 2020 Image:New Town Plaza Cinema Complex 202106.jpg|New Town Plaza Cinema Complex Image:New Town Plaza Void 201301.jpg|New Town Plaza after renovation in January 2013 Image:New Town Plaza Level 5 201211.jpg|Shops in Level 5 in November 2012 ==Nearby shopping malls==
Nearby shopping malls
• New Town Plaza Phase 3 () • Grand Central Plaza () • Citylink Plaza () • Shatin Centre () • Shatin Plaza () • Lucky Plaza () • Wai Wah Centre () • Hilton Plaza () ==Nearby facilities==
Nearby facilities
Sha Tin Town Hall () • Sha Tin Public Library () • Sha Tin Marriage Registry () • Sha Tin Park () • Royal Park Hotel (), also developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties, and is regarded as Phase 2 of the New Town Plaza project. It has been designated as the Olympic Village in Hong Kong for the Beijing Olympics 2008. ==During the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests==
During the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
New Town Plaza is one of the key locations for the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, which originated from a peaceful protest held on 14 July in Sha Tin escalated into intense confrontations between the protesters and the police when the protesters were kettled inside New Town Plaza. Sun Hung Kai Properties were scrutinised for allowing the police to enter the shopping centre without proper permit. In September 2019, protesters gathered several times in different shopping malls to sing for the song Glory to Hong Kong. On 11 September 2019, around 1000 people sang the song in New Town Plaza together that night, with crowds of people singing the song in other shopping malls around Hong Kong as well. China flag in new town plaza 20190922.jpg|People dancing and trampling on the Flag of China in New Town Plaza on 22 September 2019 New Town Plaza Level 3 public access blocked 20191001.jpg|Public access blocked on 1 October 2019 Police force use the gun target to the people in New Town Plaza 20191103.jpg|Riot police target people on 3 November 2019 New Town Plaza Entrance Arena Glasses damage 20191109.jpg|Entrance arena glass damage on 9 November 2019 New Town Plaza Level 3 people arrested by police force1 20191215.png|Police arrest protestors on 15 December 2019 P1160899 (49273360122).jpg|Plainclothes police in New Town Plaza on 24 December 2019 ==References==
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