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West
 Tsing
Ma Bridge, This bridge is a new construction, which links
Lantau Island to the mainland for the first time. It is 2.2
km long, with 200-meter-high twin towers visible along much
of the highway in the New Territories that leads to Kwai Chung,
an extensive complex of container terminals, and the industrial
community of Tsuen Wan.
Center
 Sha
Tin, The metropolis of Sha Tin is one of Hong Kong's fastest-growing
New Towns, offering plenty of recreation for visitors' pleasure.
Extensive housing projects are now being pursued at areas
that were once rice paddies, and the New Town Plaza - a huge
shopping mall and entertainment complex - offers cinemas,
designer boutiques, and a musical fountain that attracts myriad
of mall-goers.
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East
 Clear
Water Bay, This is perhaps the most attractive area in the
New Territories. Located on the eastern edge of Hong Kong,
Clear Water Bay coils around the side of the Kowloon mountain
range, and then down the peninsular past smart villas and
compact villages to the aptly named bay itself.
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The
New Territories covers 794 sq. km, and is embraced by deserted beaches,
winding trails stretching across empty hills, and stone-house villages
that move to a rhythm centuries removed from modern Hong Kong.