Yuen Long

Yuen Long (Chinese: 元朗), formerly Un Long, is an area and town on the Yuen Long Plain located in the New Territories West, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (洪水橋) and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (錦田), and to the north Nam Sang Wai.

Name

The Cantonese name Yuen Long 元朗 may, depending on context, refer to the limits of the original market town, Yuen Long New Town, Yuen Long Plain or Yuen Long District.

Market town

The central part of Yuen Long was traditionally a market town in the area now known as Yuen Long San Hui (元朗新墟), in Yuen Long District in the New Territories West in Hong Kong. The site of the market town was situated centrally with regard to surrounding villages, allowing villagers a convenient location to sell their crops and fish.

The market is a place to allow people from villages in northwest New Territories to shop and trade. Like many market towns in Hong Kong, the market operates only on certain days each week.

Yuen Long Station

Yuen Long (Chinese: 元朗站) is a MTR Station located in the eastern of Yuen Long Town, Yuen Long District. It is an interchange between the West Rail Line and the Light Rail (Yuen Long Stop). It is between Kam Sheung Road and Long Ping stations on the West Rail Line. It is an elevated through-station with an island platform.

Located at the north-eastern part of Yuen Long New Town, the station is quite popular for the abundance of residential buildings nearby. Developers continue to develop housing near the station, with hopes to further increase the usage of the station.

Station layout

Both West Rail Line platforms share the same island platform.

Entrances/exits

E: Light Rail

F: Sun Yuen Long Centre (renamed to Yoho Mall)

G1: Light Rail

G2: Tung Tau Tsuen

Both exits C and D are reserved.

Feeder Services

Yuen Long (disambiguation)

Yuen Long may refer to:

Yuen Long FC

Yuen Long Football Club (Chinese: 元朗足球會) are a Hong Kong professional football club currently competing in Hong Kong Premier League.

The football teams of the club was originally organised by Yuen Long District Sports Association (Chinese: 元朗區體育會). In 2013, Yuen Long Football Club was established and took over the teams.

History

Yuen Long District Sport Association was established by former chairmen of Hong Kong Football Association, Fu Lee Sha and Tsang Sam Chiu in 1959.

The team entered the former Hong Kong Third Division League in 1959–60 season. The team carried a three-year plan to get promotion to First Division. In 1961–62, the team became the first district team to compete in First Division. In 1962–63, the team gained their first top Division League title. In 1967–68, the team captured their first Senior Shield by beating Tung Sing. In 1968–69, the team turned professional until 1972–73 when it focused on a youth squad. In 1978–79, the team beat the league giant Seiko in FA Cup final, which avoided Seiko from capturing all the 6 major tropies in the season. In 1979–80, the team quit the league due to financial problem.