Mai Po Village SSSI

Mai Po Village SSSI is a nature reserve in Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Mai Po Village SSSI is situated nearby to the neighborhood Mai Po Lo Wai, as well as near the hamlet Hop Shing Wai.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mai Po Nature Reserve and Futian Checkpoint station.

Mai Po Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

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Mai Po Marshes wide and its surrounding wetland has an area of 1500 acres. It provides a conservation area for mammals, reptiles, insects, and over 350 species of birds.

Futian Checkpoint station

Railway station

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Futian Checkpoint station is a terminus of Line 4 and Line 10 of the Shenzhen Metro. Line 4 platforms opened on 28 June 2007 and Line 10 platforms on 18 August 2020.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shenzhen and Futian Subdistrict.

Shenzhen is a fast-paced city of ambition and enterprise: engineers on the cutting edge of modern technology, hardscrabble farmers coming to the big city in search of a better life, middle managers who dream of someday opening their own factories, designers looking to sell to a global market, and all manner of entrepreneurs from across China.

Futian Subdistrict

Suburb

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The sub-provincial municipality of Shenzhen in Guangdong, China is divided into nine districts and one management new area. Shenzhen is further divided into 74 subdistricts since the latest plan in October 2016.

Yuen Long

Town

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Yuen Long is a town in the western north New Territories, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu, Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin, and to the north Nam Sang Wai.