Ma Liu Shui

Ma Liu Shui

Ma Liu Shui (zh-t|t=馬料水) or originally Ma Niu Shui(馬尿水) is an area in Sha Tin District of the New Territories, Hong Kong.

The area faces Tolo Harbour. There is a ferry pier, from which regular ferry services run to remote areas including Tap Mun and Ping Chau in the northeast New Territories. The former ferry service to Wu Kai Sha has now been replaced by a bridge across the Shing Mun River Channel to the Ma On Shan area.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong is located in Ma Liu Shui.

Yucca de Lac, a famous high-class western restaurant was located in Ma Liu Shui. It closed in October 2005.

History

Transport

There is a HK-MTR lines|East Rail station in Ma Liu Shui just by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The station was originally known as Ma Liu Shui Station, but was later renamed University Station. This is also due to the fact that the Chinese University of Hong Kong is more well-known than the name "Ma Liu Shui". The MTR plans to build another station called "Science Park" in the Ma Liu Shui area.

Next to the railway station, there is a bus terminus. There are several bus routes of the KMB and several routes of Green minibuses. Most of them go to the nearby Ma On Shan area.

The following KMB bus routes terminate at the University MTR Station bus terminus:
* 87K: Kam Ying Court, Ma On Shan <-> University Station
* 87S: Kam Ying Court, Ma On Shan <-> University Station
* 272K: Hong Kong Science Park <-> University Station
* 289K: Chevalier Garden, Ma On Shan <-> University Station

Cancelled bus routes which formerly terminated at the University MTR Station Bus Terminus:
* 84K: Chevalier Garden, Ma On Shan <-> University Station
* 287K: Ma On Shan Town Centre <-> University Station

Name derivation

Ma Liu Shui is directly and phonetically translated to English from "馬料水" in Cantonese. It literally means "the water that the horses feed on".

Coincidentally, the Chinese character "料" (Mandarin pinyin: liào; Cantonese Jyutping: liu6) has very similar pronunciation to "尿" (Mandarin pinyin: niào; Cantonese Jyutping: niu6), which means "urine".

Some people humorously call the place "馬尿水", which means "the horses' urine". Interestingly, this is in fact the original name of the area.

Major landmarks

* Chinese University of Hong Kong
* Hong Kong Science Park
* A waterpark

See also

* Ma On Shan
* Sha Tin District
* Tai Po District
* Tolo Harbour
* Chinese University of Hong Kong
* University Station
* Science Park Station
* Yucca de Lac

External links

(To be added)


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