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.

Fanling
粉嶺
Town
Fanling Wai
Fanling is located in Hong Kong
Fanling
Fanling
Location within Hong Kong
Coordinates: 22°29′30″N 114°08′29″E / 22.4918°N 114.1415°E / 22.4918; 114.1415
CountryChina
SARHong Kong
RegionNew Territories
DistrictNorth District
Time zoneUTC+8 (HKT)
Fanling
Traditional Chinese粉嶺
Simplified Chinese粉岭
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFénlǐng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationFán Léhng
JyutpingFan2 Leng5
IPA[fɐn˧˥.lɛŋ˩˧] ([fɐn˨˥ lɛːŋ˨˧])
Disused market building in Luen Wo Hui, originally run by Puntis
Residential area in Fanling
New buildings in Luen Wo Hui
Former Fanling Magistracy

Northwest of Fanling is Sheung Shui and southeast is Tai Po.

Areas

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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]

Sights

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Housing estates

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Public and private housing estates in Fanling include:

Villages

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Villages in the Fanling area include:

Education

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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:

Transport

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Fanling is served by:

References

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  1. ^ Low-carbon lifestyle within reach, but will HK grasp the opportunity?, SCMP, 4 Dec 2010, Olga Wong
  2. ^ "POA School Net 81" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
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