City One
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City One (Chinese: 第一城) is a residential area in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China built by a consortium of New World Development, Henderson Land Development, Sun Hung Kai Properties and Cheung Kong Holdings. Because it is located in Sha Tin, it is usually referred to as "City One Shatin" (Chinese: 沙田第一城).
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[edit] Overview
City One is the largest residential estate in the Sha Tin District. There are a total of 52 blocks of residential buildings. These buildings each tower about 30 stories with units ranging from an area of 395 square feet (36.7 square meters) to an area of 1018 square feet (94.6 square meters) with different floor plans. It has been dubbed by leading architectural journals as the 'green lung' of Shatin[citation needed].
[edit] Construction
The construction of the City One Residential Apartments was completed in seven stages (completion date):
- Stage One - Blocks 1 to 14 (August 1981)
- Stage Two - Blocks 15 to 23 (June 1982)
- Stage Three - Blocks 29 to 33 (September 1983)
- Stage Four - Blocks 37 to 45 (June 1985)
- Stage Five - Blocks 27 to 28 & 46 to 52 (November 1985)
- Stage Six - Blocks 24 to 26 (September 1986)
- Stage Seven - Blocks 34 to 36 (January 1988)
The property was developed by four major developers led by Henderson Land Development Company Limited. The developer of Stage 1 and 2 was Sun Hung Kai Properties.
[edit] Recreation and shopping
City One encapsulates two shopping arcades, two car parks, a wet market, a 50m swimming pool, one park, three basketball courts and six tennis courts. The park is located on the top floor of City One Plaza. City One Plaza has an open space area in the centre. Local events including public performances are often held there. In the original plans, City One had three shopping centres. However, plans changed and reduced shopping centres to two. The original land planned for the third shopping centre is replaced by a wet market on the ground floor and three blocks built on top of the market. It also has a post office. There are also a series of Chinese convenience stores which sell a variety of goods, from shampoo to oatmeal. One very popular and busy convenience store is Gong Tau Lo (lit. "bald man"), located on the northern shopping mall.
Local restaurants including Kim-Wo-Court and Dun Lai Lo (lit. "boiling milk dude") offer cheap casual local cuisine. Major fast food chains: McDonald's, Cafe de Coral, Fairwood and KFC have their outlets here and Hardees was here. Four Cantonese restaurants, such as Fok Choi Restaurant, are good places for Chinese style cuisine and family dinners. Another great eatery is Saigoon Star, a prize-winning restaurant serving great value SE-Asian cuisine. The bakeries of Circle K, Kee-Hueng, Maxim's, A-1 and Maria's attracts teenagers and adults alike every morning for their hot and fresh breakfast.
Shopping is another big plus for people considering a move to City One Shatin. Two Park 'n Shop Supermarkets offer most of daily necessities. Mannings and Watson's, together with some local pharmacies, provide the residents great choices of healthcare and personal care products. In addition, two Circle K convenience stores plus two Seven-Eleven convenience stores offer 24-hour services. From little trendy boutiques selling lady's clothing to wet market stalls parading the fleshy carcasses of innocent farm creatures, one can buy anything in City One.
[edit] Transportation
City One contains a bus terminal (which consists of stations for 61R, 62R, 88R and 89R of Citybus) and is in proximity to the MTR Ma On Shan Line (City One Station). Many KMB routes also serve City One. It was the bus terminal of route 182 until the terminal is relocated. As with all areas of Hong Kong, City One is also accessible by taxis.
Bus stops include: City One Plaza, City One Shatin, City One Shatin Bus Terminal, Po Shing Street City One Shatin, Ngan Shing Commercial Centre, S.L.Y. Bowling Greens, Siu Lek Yuen Rd. Playground
[edit] Health and Education
The Prince of Wales Hospital is near City One. There are two primary schools and two secondary schools in the area of City One:
- Baptist Lui Ming Choi Primary School
- Dr. Catherine F. Woo Memorial School
- Sheng Kung Hui Lam Kau Mow Secondary School
- TWGHs Yow Kam Yuen Secondary School
[edit] Church
City One Baptist Church (COBC) is the biggest churches in City One. She is a branch church of The Baptist Convention of Hong Kong. COBC was established in 1984, serving people in all age groups, which includes children, teenagers, adults and the seniors. The also have worship in English. Most of the religious gatherings are taking place at Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School and Citymark Plaza in Siu Lek Yuen. The gathering schedules can be found in their website[1].
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