Ngau Tam Mei
Ngau Tam Mei, also known as Yau Tam Mei, is a suburb located in San Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong near Yuen Long. It is located at the east of Fairview Park, the north of San Tin village and Kai Kung Leng, the northwest of Lam Tsuen Country Park, and also at the northeast of Nam Sang Wai.
The village falls within an area earmarked for Northern Metropolis plan announced by Chief Executive John Lee during his third Policy Address last year Including plans for Hong Kong’s third medical school, a university town, and a residential hub spanning 127 hectares in total. The project already starting to uproot ways of life in this part of the northern New Territories.
Features
Wat Buddhadhamaram, the oldest Thai temple in Hong Kong, is located in Ngau Tam Mei.
Traffic
Since there is no MTR stations in Ngau Tam Mei, people living in Ngau Tam Mei mainly travel on minibuses, buses and also on bicycle. There are three main roads in Ngau Tam Mei, which are: Ngau Tam Mei Road, San Tin Highway and Castle Peak Road. Moreover, a proposed railway station, namely Ngau Tam Mei station, may be built in Ngau Tam Mei in the future to serve the local residents.
Education
Yau Tam Mei is in Primary One Admission School Net 74. Within the school net are multiple aided schools and one government school: Yuen Long Government Primary School.
Future developments
Railway
The Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong section which is currently under construction will pass through Ngau Tam Mei. In addition, a Ngau Tam Mei station is also proposed as an intermediate station of the MTR Northern Link provided that significant development can be seen in the surrounding areas.