Wang Chau (Yuen Long)

Wang Chau is an area of Yuen Long District, located in the northwestern part of Hong Kong, west of the Shan Pui River.

Geography

Wang Chau comprises two hills: Kai Shan and Chu Wong Ling. Chu Wong Ling includes a shrub covered hillock.

Wang Chau comprises several villages:

Long Ping Estate is a mixed public/TPS estate in Wang Chau.

Within days of the 2016 legislative elections and the decisive victory of Eddie Chu in the New Territories West constituency, Chu made allegations that the government was in collusion with business interests, rural kingpins and Triads about the planned development of public housing on the Wang Chau site. Although CY Leung initially attempted to blame Financial Secretary John Tsang and Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, leaked internal government meeting minutes directly implicated CY Leung in a decision to defer to the interests of Heung Yee Kuk leaders by scaling down the planned housing development in Wang Chau from 13,000 units to 4000 units, razing a greenfield site whilst avoiding brownfield site illegally occupied by the Chairman of the rural committee in Shap Pat Heung.
On 21 September 2016, the government held a press conference responding to recent concerns over the public housing program in Wang Chau. Chief Executive CY Leung stated that it was his decision to implement the first phase of the program in which 4,000 units would be provided.

Several historic buildings are located in Wang Chau, including:

I Shing Temple, in Tung Tau Wai. Built in 1718, it is dedicated to Hung Shing and Che Kung. It was declared a monument in 1996.
Yu Yuen, in Tung Tau Wai, was built in 1927 as a summer villa. It is listed as a Grade I Historic Building.
Tin Hau Temple in Ng Uk Village. It was rebuilt in 1981.

Wang Chau is in Primary One Admission School Net 73. Within the school net are multiple aided schools and one government school: South Yuen Long Government Primary School.

Wang Chau is located between the Tin Shui Wai and Long Ping stations of the MTR.