Hung Shui Kiu / Ha Tsuen - New Development Area

The “UnCover the Joy” Manhole Cover Design Competition invites the public to unleash creativity by showcasing the unique features of the Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area (HSK/HT NDA) through innovative designs, co-creating this vibrant new community that is ideal for living, working, daily commuting and travelling.

The competition theme is: “Reflect the vision, design highlights and branding concept of the HSK/HT NDA”. We warmly welcome public participation. In addition to prizes and certificates, winning and outstanding designs may be produced into actual manhole covers or displayed at the HSK/HT NDA Community Liaison Centre.

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Civil Engineering and Development Department Volunteer Team, together with the Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area Alliance, participated in the Tuen Mun Tin Hau Festival Parade for the first time on 20 April 2025 at the invitation of the Tuen Mun Rural Committee. The dragon and lion dances performance radiated electrifying inspiration and "Ir Leo" also brought the "Engineering Investigation Robotic Dog" to interact with the public during the parade, fully demonstrating our volunteer team's respect for traditional culture and embodying the Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area Alliance's ambition for urban and rural integration!
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"Flowers Giving 2025" was successfully held on 29 March 2025. Over 1600 plants were distributed to the community at Po Leung Kuk Eleanor Kwok Law Kwai Chun Kindergarten, NTWJWASSDL Pak U Neighbourhood Elderly Centre, Tuen Mun Rural Committee, Shap Pat Heung Rural Committee, Yuen Long Ha Tsuen Soccer Pitch and Ping Shan Heung Rural Committee. We would like to express our gratitude to all the individuals who provided a home for the plants.

The Director of Civil Engineering and Development (DCED) led a group of colleagues to the Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area Community Liaison Centre to meet and exchange views with the members of the Tuen Mun District Council on 27 August 2024. In addition to introducing the scope of CEDD's services and projects in the Tuen Mun district, we also exchanged views with DC members on our work. Afterwards, DCED led the district council members to the construction site of Tuen Mun Area 54, where the project team provided a detailed briefing on the latest progress of the works.

The "Flowers Giving Event" was successfully held on 30 March 2024. Over 700 plants were distributed to the community at Yuen Long Ha Tsuen Soccer Pitch, Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen Community Liaison Centre, Ping Shan Heung Rural Committee, and Shap Pat Heung Rural Committee. We would like to express our gratitude to all the individuals who provided a home for the plants.

On 16 September 2023, the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups and the Development Bureau co-organised a briefing tour at the Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area Community Liaison Centre to introduce the Northern Metropolis project to young people.

The handmade soap workshop was successfully held at the Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area (HSK/HT NDA) Community Liaison Centre on 15 April 2023. During the event, participants made soaps with the characteristics of HSK/HT NDA, and learned about the design concepts and features of HSK/HT NDA.