Wan Tau Kok

Wan Tau Kok is a quarter in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Wan Tau Kok is situated nearby to the town Tai Po, as well as near the locality Wan Tau Tong.

Type: Quarter
Also known as: “Yuntoujiao” and “運頭角 Wan Tau Kok”
Address: 大埔市 Tai Po Town

Places of Interest

Highlights include Green Hub and Tai Po Contour.

Green Hub

Museum

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The Old Tai Po Police Station is a former Hong Kong police station at the top of Tai Po Wan Tau Tong Hill. It is located at No. 11 Wan Tau Kok Lane, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong, near the Old District Office North.

Tai Po Contour

Peak

Photo: Underwaterbuffalo, Public domain.

Flagstaff Hill is a hill in Tai Po, Hong Kong. It was the site of the British flag raising ceremony which marked the official British takeover of the New Territories. on 16 April 1899, after the British leased the New Territories in 1898.

Wan Tau Kok Playground

Park

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Wan Tau Kok Playground is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tai Po and Pan Chung.

Tai Po

Town

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Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui on the north of Lam Tsuen River and the Tai Po Hui on Fu Shin Street on the south of the Lam Tsuen River, near the old Tai Po Market railway station of the Kowloon-Canton Railway.