Luen Wo Hui

Luen Wo Hui or Luen Wo Market (Chinese: 聯和墟) is a market town east of Fanling in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located northeast of Fanling Station.

Luen Wo Market building (now closed).
Luen Wo Hui
Traditional Chinese聯和墟
St. Joseph's Church in Luen Wo Hui.

History

Luen Wo Hui was formerly a market founded by villages in the surrounding area and later became a town. The old market has now ceased to operate and only a few structures are left. A new indoor market to replace the pre-existing market was officially opened in 2002.[1]

New private housing estates have in the last 10 years been built north of the market. Across Sha Tau Kok Road are industrial buildings.

Market building

Luen Wo Market building is listed as a Grade III historic building.[2]

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See also
  • Hooked on You, a 2007 film set there. The name of the market building was changed to "Fortune Market" in the film.

References
  1. Press release: "Luen Wo Hui Market becomes a popular shopping spot for local residents", January 21, 2003
  2. Antiquities Advisory Board: List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment
  • Chan, Kwok-shing (2006). "Chapter 5: The Making of a Market Town in Rural Hong Kong: The Luen Wo Market". In Lee, Pui-tak (ed.). Colonial Hong Kong and modern China: interaction and reintegration. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 89–102. ISBN 978-962-209-720-9.

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