"estates developed in the era followed the UK's Brutalist architecture. Several shopping centres, hotels and government buildings around Shatin Central are cladded in red brick and resemble styles of American Modernism. Sha Tin Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a city along the Shing Mun River in the Sha Tin District of East New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District. It is one of Hong Kong's most prominent examples of new town developments in the 1970s. Together with its satellite town Ma On Shan, Shatin is the most populous city in the New Territories,"
"Shafter Airport Shafter Airport , also known as Minter Field, is a public use airport located east of the central business district of Shafter, a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is owned by the Minter Field Airport District. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ""general aviation"" facility. Lerdo Field, as the airport was initially known during World War II was first opened in June 1941 when the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) dispatched a small garrison of airmen to open an airfield at"
"Sha Tin Public Library, a town hall, and other community facilities. In the latest official reports, Ma On Shan New Town, a satellite extension of Shatin will form a separate distinct from Sha Tin. The road transport between Shatin and Kowloon relies on Lion Rock Tunnel, Tate’s Cairn Tunnel, Shing Mun Tunnel and Tai Po Road. The Tolo Highway was opened in September 1985. It connected Sha Tin Road and Tai Po Road, forming a connection system between the New Town and Tai Po. Tate’s Cairn Highway also connected Ma On Shan with Tolo Highway as well. The opening of"
"connecting Pearl River Delta cities. Also, Lechang Township has promised a 100 million CNY investment for Lechang East Railway Station. There is no scheduled nor chartered flight as for now. Construction for the airport expansion project began in October 2017. Shaoguan Guitou Airport Shaoguan Guitou Airport , or Shaoguan Air Base, is a dual-use military and civil airport in Shaoguan, Guangdong Province, China. It is located in the town of Guitou in Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, 18 km southeast of Lechang Township, 25 km northwest of the city center. The air base was built in 1970 and briefly served commercial"
"Shaoguan Guitou Airport Shaoguan Guitou Airport , or Shaoguan Air Base, is a dual-use military and civil airport in Shaoguan, Guangdong Province, China. It is located in the town of Guitou in Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, 18 km southeast of Lechang Township, 25 km northwest of the city center. The air base was built in 1970 and briefly served commercial flights from 1986 to 1989. Shaoguan was planning to expand the airport in early 2008. Due to the Wuguang High-Speed Railway put into service since late 2009, Shaoguan Railway Station has become a major and the most convenient transportation hub"
"4% jet, and 4% multi-engine. Shafter Airport Shafter Airport , also known as Minter Field, is a public use airport located east of the central business district of Shafter, a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is owned by the Minter Field Airport District. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ""general aviation"" facility. Lerdo Field, as the airport was initially known during World War II was first opened in June 1941 when the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) dispatched a small garrison of airmen"
"the northeast and Kwun Tong Road to the southeast. Then it goes west along the boundary between San Po Kong and the retired Kai Tak Airport, and finally ends at Olympic Park in Kowloon City, where it branches into three roads, Ma Tau Chung Road, Argyle Street and Prince Edward Road West. Prince Edward Road East was once misspelled as ""Princess Edward Road East"" by MTR Corporation in the map describing Sha Tin to Central Link (from Diamond Hill Station to Kai Tak). On May 9, 2005, a dozen stacks of shelving on a construction site next to the road"
"via the Fo Tan Station. Sha Tin Park is another major park located in Sha Tin. The Shing Mun River is a 7 km long, 200m wide channel originating at the Shing Mun Reservoir (Tai Mo Shan catchment) that runs as a river from the Tai Wai area, through the Sha Tin town centre to Tolo Harbour. It has three main tributaries, namely Tai Wai Nullah, Fo Tan Nullah and Siu Lek Yuen Nullah. Along the Shing Mun River are high-rise residential, commercial and industrial buildings with numerous village type developments scattered around. Sha Tin District has the largest number"
"towns in the North District including Shatin. Private housing estates in Sha Tin include: South bank of Shing Mun River. From west to east: North bank of Shing Mun River. From west to east: The Prince of Wales Hospital was officially opened in 1982. It provides about 1,400 hospital beds and 24 hours Accident & Emergency service to the eastern New Territories. Other institutions which provide hospital services include the Sha Tin Hospital, the Cheshire Home and the Union Hospital. At present, there are 46 primary and 44 secondary schools in Sha Tin and Ma On Shan. Tertiary institutions include"
"Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (formerly Shenzhen Huangtian Airport) is the airport serving the city of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. It is located on the east bank of the Pearl River near Huangtian and Fuyong villages in Bao'an District, and is northwest of the city center. It is a hub for Shenzhen Airlines and Shenzhen Donghai Airlines and for cargo airline SF Airlines, and a focus city for China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines. The airport also serves as an Asian-Pacific cargo hub for UPS Airlines. The airport is undergoing major expansion with a second runway completed"
"Shache Airport Shache Airport is an airport that serves Yarkant County (Shache) in Kashgar Prefecture of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. It is located near Zirefuxiati Village () of Zirefuxiati Tajik Township. The airport received approval from the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission in January 2014. The estimated cost of construction was 541 million yuan. Shache Airport opened on 1 August 2017 as the 19th airport in Xinjiang. ""Carnoc"" reported in 2014 that the airport would have a 3,000-meter runway (class 4C), a 3,000 square-meter terminal building, and four aircraft parking places. It is"
"Lhasa Gonggar Airport Lhasa Gonggar Airport (, ; ) is the airport serving Lhasa, the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is about southwest of the city in Gonggar County of Shannan. The airport is close to the road to Tsetang, the seat of Nêdong District and the capital of Shannan. At an elevation of , Lhasa Airport is one of the highest in the world. It was built in 1965, a second runway was built in 1994, and terminal facilities were upgraded in 2004. Building an airport in Tibet, which is termed in flying parlance as"
"day remains as the only toll-free road connecting the two areas. The tunnels are: Lion Rock Tunnel (1967), Shing Mun Tunnels (1990) and Sha Tin Heights Tunnel (2008). Sha Tin Heights Tunnel opened in March 2008 to lessen the traffic of the Kowloon Tunnels and Tai Po Road. It is part of Route 8 that connects Tai Wai to the airport over the Stonecutters Bridge and through the Nam Wan Tunnel. A large percentage of the bus routes that go past Tai Wai are circular routes which both start and terminate in Sha Tin. There are also long-distance routes that"
"links Shannan with Lhasa. The city also has the Lhasa Gonggar Airport in Gyazuling town, which is from Lhasa and which is known as the “air way door” to Tibet. The Lhasa airport has direct air links with Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Xi'an, and Kunming. In addition, there are also international flights to Kathmandu and Hong Kong. It is from Lhasa. Regular buses operate from the two cities of Tsetang and Lhasa every day to the airport. From the time Tibet Autonomous Region has been opened for other countries, development of many infrastructure and social sectors have recorded dramatic"
"has further changed into ""Fire Charcoal"" () which is in current use, again due to similarities in pronunciation. North East South West To the south is Sha Tin New Town, with the small community of Wo Che in between. To the north is Kau To and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Nearby to the east is Sha Tin Racecourse while across the Shing Mun River is City One Shatin. Since 2001, as most industrial businesses have closed and moved to mainland China, more than 70 units in the utilitarian industrial blocks have reopened as artists' studios, creating a"
"at Lok Ma Chau, where it will co-terminate with the East Rail Lok Ma Chau Spur Line. KCRC proposed to build a station at Chau Tau for interchange between this link and East Rail. It is reported that the line may be built as a single-track railway to achieve cost-effectiveness. Under some of the earlier proposals, the link will serve as one of the sections of the Regional Express, a new intercity service connecting Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. On 25 June 2002 the government announced that KCRC had won its bid to build and operate the Sha Tin to"
"Sai Sha Road in October 1988 provided a connection between Sha Tin and Sai Kung. The T3 Highway (Tsing Sha Highway) and Route No.8 Cheung Sha Wan to Sha Tin Section was completed in March 2008. The New Town has numerous bus routes connecting to the city centre and railway station from various populated zone in the Town. Beside bus services, minibus services are provided as well for residential areas with fewer people. KCR, since merged with the former MTR, was essential to the development of new town. There are five East Rail Line stations within the new town, namely"
"Sha Lo Wan Sha Lo Wan () is a bay in the northwest Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The bay faces north to Hong Kong International Airport. The area is occupied by indigenous inhabitants. There is no vehicular access to the area and thus their communication is on foot or by ferry. Because of their inconvenient access to urban areas, villages in the area have suffered from depopulation. Only older generations live in these villages. Villages in the area include Sha Lo Wan Tsuen (), Sha Lo Wan San Tsuen () and Sha Lo Wan Chung Hau (). Sha Lo Wan"
"(IATA: RIZ) is an airport serving the city of Rizhao. The airport received approval from the State Council and the Central Military Commission in October 2013. It is located in Houcun Town (), Donggang District.[1] It was opened on 22 December 2015.[2] Since becoming a city, Rizhao has seen a big growth in the number of universities and colleges, Rizhao Rizhao () is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Shandong province, China. It is situated on the coastline along the Yellow Sea, and features a major seaport. It borders Qingdao to the northeast, Weifang to the north, Linyi to the west"
"largest in the territory. Cycling has been a distinctive feature in Sha Tin and is very popular among both local people and visitors. The first cycle track in Sha Tin was opened to public in 1981, running along Tolo Highway to Tai Po, and this remains the territory's most popular cycling venue, drawing many occasional riders at the weekends, as well as dedicated cyclists. To tie in with the development of Ma On Shan, the cycle track was extended to Ma On Shan. Hiking is also a wonderful activity you could do in your leisure time living in Sha Tin."
"suburbs in the north New Territories are run with high frequency. Long Win Bus (Air Bus) route A41 express service connects City One to the Hong Kong International Airport. Green Public light buses connects City One to the rest of Shatin with routes to Fotan, Ma On Shan and Tai Wai. Red Public light buses operate to/from Mong Kok after hours. City One Station, in the southern part of the estate, is a railway station on the Ma On Shan Line. Trains run between Wu Kai Sha Station and Tai Wai Station, which is an interchange to the major East"
"Wo Che Wo Che () is an area in Sha Tin of Hong Kong. South of Fo Tan and north of proper Sha Tin, it is divided into Sheung Wo Che () and Ha Wo Che (), and the reclamation by Shing Mun River. The hilly area above the villages of Wo Che is often considered to the area of Fo Tan as its only main access, Sui Wo Road, leads to Fo Tan. Sheung Wo Che and Ha Wo Che are villages mainly occupying the lower hill. After beginning of Sha Tin New Town, on the reclamation, a public"
"projected to handle 200,000 passengers and 830 tons of cargo annually by 2020. Shache Airport Shache Airport is an airport that serves Yarkant County (Shache) in Kashgar Prefecture of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. It is located near Zirefuxiati Village () of Zirefuxiati Tajik Township. The airport received approval from the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission in January 2014. The estimated cost of construction was 541 million yuan. Shache Airport opened on 1 August 2017 as the 19th airport in Xinjiang. ""Carnoc"" reported in 2014 that the airport would have a 3,000-meter runway (class"
"2002 due to government policy. The airport was reopened to the public in 2009. Foshan Shadi Airport Foshan Shadi Airport , or Shadi Air Base, is a dual-use military and public airport serving the city of Foshan in Guangdong Province, China. FUO was re-opened to serve as a relief airport for the region. Along with two other major airports, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, it serves the catchment area of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone. Shadi Air Base is an airbase of People's Liberation Army Air Force. A squadron of J8-2 fighters are in support"
"Aviation history of Hong Kong The first privately owned airport in Hong Kong was located in Sha Tin. On 18 March 1911, the aeroplane of the Belgian pilot, Charles den Bron, successfully took off at the airport in Sha Tin on an aeroplane named ""Spirit of Sha Tin"" (). It was the first aeroplane that took off from the territory, using Kai Tak airport. A replica of the aircraft is hung at the new Chep Lap Kok airport above the arrivals hall. The year 1924 was a critical point of aviation history of Hong Kong, when the story of Kai"
"City One City One Shatin () is a residential precinct in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. The estate occupies approximately of land. The estate was named City One as it is on Lot 1, Shatin Town. It has a census area population of 24,758 people. City One is the largest private residential estate in Sha Tin District. There are a total of 52 blocks of residential buildings with 10,642 units. Each tower is about 30 storeys with units ranging from to an area of , offering different floor plans. City One was an important project of the Government's plan"
"Benton Field Benton Field , also known as Benton Airpark, is a city-owned public-use airport located one mile (1.6 km) west of the central business district of Redding, a city in Shasta County, California, United States. It is one of two airports located in the City of Redding, the other being Redding Municipal Airport. The airport is named for Lt. John W. Benton, an Army Air Corps pilot and a Shasta County resident who died in an airplane crash at Buenos Aires in 1927. ""Benton Field"" was also one name used during the 1930s by the United States Army Air"
"Union Hospital's free shuttle bus also operates from there at 10-minute frequencies. Tai Wai Tai Wai is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong, located between Sha Tin New Town and the Lion Rock. It is the largest part of the Sha Tin District. With an MTR station serving two lines, 5 bus termini and several tunnels and roads connecting it to other parts of the New Territories, Kowloon and Tsuen Wan, Tai Wai is an important transportation node in Hong Kong. Tai Wai occupies the southwestern end of the Sha Tin Valley. The Sha Tin area is"
"Foshan Shadi Airport Foshan Shadi Airport , or Shadi Air Base, is a dual-use military and public airport serving the city of Foshan in Guangdong Province, China. FUO was re-opened to serve as a relief airport for the region. Along with two other major airports, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, it serves the catchment area of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone. Shadi Air Base is an airbase of People's Liberation Army Air Force. A squadron of J8-2 fighters are in support of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison. Commercial flights started in 1987, but ceased in"
"Province. Shebartoo Shebartoo (also Shibartu, Shibartoo, Shibarto, Sebartoo, Shebarto, Shebartu, Sebartu, Sibartoo), (Dari/Hazaragi language: شیبرتو/شبرتو, Dasht-e Shebartu) is a plain in Shahidan (Shaidan) district, west of Bamiyan city, the provincial capital of Bamyan Province. The Shebartoo lies on the Bamiyan — Band-e Amir — Yakawlang road, about half-way between the Bamiyan valley and the Band-e Amir lakes. The seven villages located on the Shebartoo are: The people who live on the Shebartoo are known as the Shebartoo Hazara. The gravel strip known as Shebartoo Airport, which is also called Bamiyan Airport (ICAO: OABN; IATA: BIN), is the main airport for"
"Shah Amanat International Airport Shah Amanat International Airport ( ""Shah Amanôt Antôrjatik Bimanbôndôr"") is an international airport serving Bangladesh's southeastern port city of Chittagong. Operated and maintained by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, it is the second-largest international airport in Bangladesh after Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is used by the Bangladesh Air Force as a part of 'BAF Zahurul Haq Base'. It was formerly known as MA Hannan International Airport, named after Awami League politician M. A. Hannan, but was renamed on 2 April 2005 by the Government of Bangladesh, after an Islamic saint, Shah Amanat."
"Shebartoo Shebartoo (also Shibartu, Shibartoo, Shibarto, Sebartoo, Shebarto, Shebartu, Sebartu, Sibartoo), (Dari/Hazaragi language: شیبرتو/شبرتو, Dasht-e Shebartu) is a plain in Shahidan (Shaidan) district, west of Bamiyan city, the provincial capital of Bamyan Province. The Shebartoo lies on the Bamiyan — Band-e Amir — Yakawlang road, about half-way between the Bamiyan valley and the Band-e Amir lakes. The seven villages located on the Shebartoo are: The people who live on the Shebartoo are known as the Shebartoo Hazara. The gravel strip known as Shebartoo Airport, which is also called Bamiyan Airport (ICAO: OABN; IATA: BIN), is the main airport for Bamiyan"
"Tai Po newTown, Sha Tin new Town, most parts of Kowloon, parts of northern Hong Kong Island and the Hong Kong International Airport. The KMB bus terminus and the green minibus terminus are located by Landmark North in Sheung Shui Town. Also, a non-schedule red minibus terminus is located at San Hong Street in Sheung Shui Town. Taxi ranks are located around the town, including outside the MTR station, Landmark North shopping centre and on side roads branching off of San Fung Avenue. Ma Sik Road is a road connecting Sheung Shui and Fanling in Hong Kong. It is an"