Sai Kung Town

Sai Kung was established as a market town for the surrounding villages as around 100 years ago. Nowadays, officially, the town is more often referred to as . Despite its modern transliteration, (usually meaning 'city' in Classical Chinese), and both mean 'market'. The word was also used by the colonial British government to transliterate the word 'town'; for example, Tai Po Town. The name Sai Kung () first appeared in Western publications dating back to the early 1900s, but the settlement was, at the time, described only as "the village of Sai Kung". Sai Kung also probably first appeared on a map of Xin'an County, Moreover, the accuracy of Volonteri's map, in general, has been criticised, particularly regarding specific place names—such as Green Hill, which, historically, was known as Tuen Mun Hill. ==History==

According to Professor David Faure, no market was recorded, where modern-day Sai Kung District is located, in the Qing dynasty's ''Xin'an Xianzhi'' (), neither in the Kangxi edition (1688) nor in the Jiaqing edition (1819). Instead, Faure stated that, due to inaccessibility of land-based transport, Leung Shuen Wan (High Island) was probably developed into a moorage inlet in the 18th century. Sai Kung town underwent significant expansion during the 1970s, when the High Island Reservoir (and its associated water management schemes) required some villagers and fishermen to be relocated to Sai Kung. This provided new government-funded residential and commercial development in the town centre, and was followed by Tui Min Hoi (literally 'over the harbour')'s development under the government's market town programme. Before the relocation of Hong Kong International Airport from Kai Tak to Chek Lap Kok, the town was a popular residential area for the airport's and airlines' international employees. The town is next to Sai Kung Hoi, which was a fishing harbour. The harbour is now a typhoon shelter, where motorized junks, used in the local tourist trade, are moored. These boats can be hired for sightseeing, or for fishing or swimming trips. ==Boundaries==

The statutory boundaries of the town were developed by the Sai Kung Town Outline Zoning Plan (OZP) in the 2000s, and approved by 2006. However, in elections, the town is served by the constituency of Sai Kung Central, which roughly covers the same area as the OZP. The statutory boundaries of the town are Hiram's Highway, Po Tung Road and Tai Mong Tsai Road in the north and west. In the south, the town is bordered by the Tsiu Hang Special Area, as well as Pak Sha Wan Peninsula. To the east, the coastline serves as the boundary. ==Climate==

}} The coordinate of the weather station is . ==Public housing==

Tui Min Hoi Chuen () is a public housing estate in Tui Min Hoi, developed by Hong Kong Housing Society. It is the first rural public housing estate developed by Hong Kong Housing Society. It consists of 4 blocks of 5-storey buildings completed in 1984, 1985 and 1986. Lakeside Garden () is primarily a subsidised private housing estate and Flat-for-Sale Scheme estate on the reclaimed land. It is the third rural housing scheme developed by Hong Kong Housing Society. It consists of ten private residential blocks and one rental residential block, completed in 1997. ==Transport==

Sai Kung Town is primarily served by double-decker buses, minibus and both green and red taxis. There is no MTR link to Sai Kung Town. Ferry services are available to the neighbouring islands and isolated coastal villages in Sai Kung Hoi. Take a minibus to Sai Kung from Hang Hau MTR Station (minibus 101M), Mong Kok MTR Station (red minibus), or Choi Hung MTR Station (minibus 1A or bus 92). == Press ==

Sai Kung is served by Sai Kung & Clearwater Bay Magazine, a freely-distributed, English-language monthly magazine, and the community website Saikung.com. ==Education==

Sai Kung is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 95. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and one government school: Tseung Kwan O Government Primary School (將軍澳官立小學). The Hong Kong Academy (Early Childhood, Primary & Secondary) is located in Sai Kung. Sai Kung Sung Tsun Catholic School (Primary Section & Secondary Section) is also located in Sai Kung. Hong Kong Public Libraries operates the Sai Kung Public Library in the Sai Kung Government Offices. ==See also==