San Uk Ling Holding Centre

San Uk Ling Holding Centre is a detention centre in , . Located a few hundred metres away from the , a boundary crossing facility between Hong Kong and mainland China, the centre opened in July 1979 to house illegal immigrants prior to their repatriation.
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  • Type: Prison
  • Description: Hong Kong concentration camp
  • Also known as: “San Uk Ling”, “San Uk Ling Detention Center”, “San Uk Ling Detention Centre”, “San Uk Ling Holding Center”, “San Uk Lung Concentration Camp”, “Xinwuling”, “Xinwuling Holding Centre”, and “新屋嶺扣留中心 San Uk Ling Holding Centre”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sandy Ridge Public Cemetery and Luohu Checkpoint.

Cemetery
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Sandy Ridge Cemetery is a cemetery in , Hong Kong near and next to . It is managed by Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. It lies on the slopes between Sandy Ridge and Lo Wu Station Road. is situated 630 metres west of San Uk Ling Holding Centre.

Government building
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The Luohu Port is a port of entry/border crossing between mainland China and Hong Kong, located in Luohu District of and , of Hong Kong. is situated 2 km west of San Uk Ling Holding Centre.

Building
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is a border control point in , , Hong Kong, within the Closed Area on the border with , . is situated 1 km north of San Uk Ling Holding Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Uk Ling and Muk Wu.

Hamlet
Photo: 姒姓賢寧, CC0.
is a village in , , Hong Kong.

Village
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Village is a Punti walled village in , in the north of the across the border crossing point in Hong Kong. Before 4 January 2016, it was inaccessible to non-permit holders.

Quarter
Photo: 水水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, is a hill on the east side of in the , Hong Kong. The village of Sha Ling, is located south of the hill besides .

San Uk Ling Holding Centre

Latitude
22.52862° or 22° 31′ 43″ north
Longitude
114.13161° or 114° 7′ 54″ east
Open location code
7PJPG4HJ+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 659070828
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q67935804
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“San Uk Ling Holding Centre” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “新屋岭”
  • Chinese: “新屋岭扣留中心”
  • Chinese: “新屋嶺”
  • Chinese: “新屋嶺扣留中心”
  • Chinese: “新屋嶺集中營”
  • Hausa: “Cibiyar Gudanar da San Uk Ling”
  • Yue Chinese: “新屋嶺扣留中心”

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Highlights include San Uk Ling Firing Ground and Police College Integrated Training Centre (Kong Nga Po).

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