49-665: Yuen Long Stadium ( Chinese : 元朗大球場 ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Yuen Long , New Territories , Hong Kong . The stadium is currently closed for renovations with a targeted reopening by July 2025. Originally a piece of vacant land next to Shui Bin Village, the stadium was built by the Yuen Long District Sports Association with local support. It was constructed by Yuen Long Cheong Kee Construction for HK$ 198,000 in 1965. The stadium opened on 15 December 1969 with
98-606: A First Division match between Yuen Long and Fire Services . On the same day, it hosted the start and the finish of the first marathon in Hong Kong held by Hong Kong Association of Athletics Affiliates , sponsored by Tin Tin Daily . In 1983, the stadium received a HK$ 3 million endowment from Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club for expansion. The work, which cost HK$ 12 million in total, added a new 2,000-capacity covered grandstand and an eight-lane all-weather running track. The playing surface
147-503: A certain extent in South Korea , remain virtually identical to traditional characters, with variations between the two forms largely stylistic. There has historically been a debate on traditional and simplified Chinese characters . Because the simplifications are fairly systematic, it is possible to convert computer-encoded characters between the two sets, with the main issue being ambiguities in simplified representations resulting from
196-603: A roof over the East Stand. In September 2019, plans to build a roof over the East Stand were finally approved and redevelopment of the stadium is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2021. On 11 April 2022, the Home Affairs Bureau submitted new redevelopment plans to the Finance Committee for approval. The project is estimated to cost $ 1.527 billion and will expand Yuen Long Stadium's capacity to 6,000, increase
245-540: A roughly triangular area. It is bordered by the Shan Pui River in the west, separating it from Yuen Long Industrial Estate, the Kam Tin River in the east and a branch of the Kam Tin River in the south. It is home to many birds, including seagulls, Northern Pintails (Anas acuta), Yellow-nib Ducks (Anas poecilorhyncha) and Black-faced Spoonbills (Platalea minor). Flora includes reeds and mangroves. Mai Po Marshes ( 米埔 )
294-602: A traditional market town . In 1898 the area of the modern day Yuen Long District was leased to the colonial British Hong Kong government by the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory . A 6 days war was broke out between the British army and the militia from Tang and other villages. The iron doors of the walled villages of Tang were looted to UK as spoils of war. They are returned to Tang later, but according to urban legends,
343-470: Is Long Ping on the West Rail line , which is about ten to fifteen minutes walk from the stadium. A number of KMB routes run near the stadium, such as 68X, 268B, 268C, 268X, 269D, 276, 276P and B1, each of which run down Castle Peak Road . Traditional Chinese characters Traditional Chinese characters are a standard set of Chinese character forms used to write Chinese languages . In Taiwan ,
392-798: Is 産 (also the accepted form in Japan and Korea), while in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan the accepted form is 產 (also the accepted form in Vietnamese chữ Nôm ). The PRC tends to print material intended for people in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese in traditional characters. For example, versions of the People's Daily are printed in traditional characters, and both People's Daily and Xinhua have traditional character versions of their website available, using Big5 encoding. Mainland companies selling products in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan use traditional characters in order to communicate with consumers;
441-492: Is located in the centre of the wetland and has achieved international significance as a stopping and feeding place for migratory birds along the East Asian-Australian Flyway. The birdwatching season runs from October to May and more than 300 types of birds have been recorded in the area, many of them are rarely seen anywhere outside the region. Visitors may go to Mai Po via the following ways: On 30 January 2004,
490-715: Is one of the Yuen Long's best-known walled villages . It is the ancestral home of the Tangs, one of the "Five Great Clans" in the territory. Built by the Tangs 500 years ago, it is a rectangular walled village with an area of 100 metres by 90 metres. As a family stronghold, Kat Hing Wai has served the Tangs well through centuries. In the Qing Dynasty , a five-metre high blue brick wall and four cannon towers were added to fend off bandits. Route: Tuen Ma line Kam Sheung Road station or KMB routes 54, 64K and 77K Nam Sang Wai ( 南生圍 ) covers
539-597: Is open to public six days a week from 08:00 to 22:30, except for one hour from 12:30 to 13:30. It is closed for maintenance every Wednesday. In October 2013, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced plans to redevelop the stadium to fulfil requirements for hosting international matches. Capacity will rise to no less than 5,000, with both East and West Stands covered. Other improvements include executive boxes, trophy presentation area, electronic turnstiles and television gantry. Yuen Long chairman Wilson Wong revealed that
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#1732840761907588-483: The Chinese Commercial News , World News , and United Daily News all use traditional characters, as do some Hong Kong–based magazines such as Yazhou Zhoukan . The Philippine Chinese Daily uses simplified characters. DVDs are usually subtitled using traditional characters, influenced by media from Taiwan as well as by the two countries sharing the same DVD region , 3. With most having immigrated to
637-951: The Kensiu language . Yuen Long District Yuen Long District ( formerly Un Long ) is one of the districts of Hong Kong . Located in the northwest of the New Territories , it had a population of 662,000 in 2021. Yuen Long District contains the largest alluvial plain in Hong Kong, the Yuen Long-Kam Tin plain. With an area of 144 km (56 square miles), the district covers many traditional villages including Ping Shan Heung , Ha Tsuen Heung , Kam Tin Heung , Fung Kat Heung , Pat Heung , San Tin Heung and Shap Pat Heung , as well as Yuen Long Town and Tin Shui Wai . Two new towns have been developed within this district. Yuen Long New Town
686-622: The Shanghainese -language character U+20C8E 𠲎 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-20C8E —a composition of 伐 with the ⼝ 'MOUTH' radical—used instead of the Standard Chinese 嗎 ; 吗 . Typefaces often use the initialism TC to signify the use of traditional Chinese characters, as well as SC for simplified Chinese characters . In addition, the Noto, Italy family of typefaces, for example, also provides separate fonts for
735-625: The wetlands lost due to Tin Shui Wai New Town development. In 1998, a project named as "International Wetland Park and Visitor Centre Feasibility Study" was initiated by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the Hong Kong Tourism Board with a view to expanding the EMA to a wetland ecotourism attraction. After concluding that it was feasible to develop a wetland park at
784-641: The British colonial government. A reform was held in 1980s that not only the New Territories has their District Offices, but whole HK is grid into Districts, with formal election was held for the councillors of the District Councils. The latest election of the Yuen Long District Council was held in 2019 and scheduled to be held again in 2023. The Tin Hau Festival ( 天后誕巡遊 ) is on the 23rd of
833-680: The EMA site without compromising its intended ecological mitigation functions and the development of the Wetland Park will also enhance the ecological function of the EMA to a world-class conservation, education and tourism facility, the concerned parties started the Wetland Park Project, which is regarded as one of the Millennium projects by the Administrations. Kat Hing Wai ( 吉慶圍 ) in Kam Tin
882-547: The People's Republic of China, traditional Chinese characters are standardised according to the Table of Comparison between Standard, Traditional and Variant Chinese Characters . Dictionaries published in mainland China generally show both simplified and their traditional counterparts. There are differences between the accepted traditional forms in mainland China and elsewhere, for example the accepted traditional form of 产 in mainland China
931-571: The United States during the second half of the 19th century, Chinese Americans have long used traditional characters. When not providing both, US public notices and signs in Chinese are generally written in traditional characters, more often than in simplified characters. In the past, traditional Chinese was most often encoded on computers using the Big5 standard, which favored traditional characters. However,
980-568: The area. In addition, the plantations also offer a good habitat for birds, pangolins , Chinese leopard cat , and barking deer . Nevertheless, Tai Lam is an excellent place for outdoor activities because of its remoteness. Yuen Long Park ( 元朗市鎮公園 ) is a park at Yuen Long Town with recreational facilities. There is a 7-storey pagoda enclosing an aviary , which has become a landmark of Yuen Long. Route: LRT Shui Pin Wai stop , LWB bus E34 or KMB Bus 68X, 268B, 268C, 268X, 269D, 276, 276P, B1, 68E (get off
1029-399: The bus at Yuen Long Park .) Located in the northwest of the New Territories, Yuen Long has a well-developed public transport network. It is easily accessible from different parts of Hong Kong by bus, mini-bus or railway. The Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor bridge ( 深港西部通道 ) is the fourth cross-border route between Hong Kong and mainland China. It was completed and opened in 2007, and
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#17328407619071078-481: The club will play their home games on other grounds during the revamp. However as of January 2018, the project has yet to begin due to a dispute between the LCSD and the Yuen Long District Council over the East Stand. While the LCSD submitted plans which included a rebuilt West Stand, it did not include plans to provide a roof over the East Stand. The District Council have insisted that they will not approve any plans without
1127-730: The government suspended public visits to the Mai Po wetland reserve as a supposed measure to protect people from the avian flu (H5N1). Ping Shan Heritage Trail ( 屏山文物徑 ), inaugurated on 12 December 1993, was designed to link several historic buildings and monuments owned by the Tang clan in Ping Shan (including Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda 聚星樓 and Tang Ancestral Hall 鄧氏宗祠) by a 1 km trail. Route: LRT Ping Shan stop , Hang Mei Tsuen stop or West Rail line Tin Shui Wai station Tai Fu Tai Mansion ( 大夫第 ) in San Tin
1176-431: The hosting of their home matches at Yuen Long Stadium. The stadium was the home ground of Yuen Long since their promotion to the top flight in 2013-14 until their self relegation after the 2019–20 season . The stadium features a world standard natural turf pitch with flood light system and two stands constructed on either side of the pitch. The athletics track is a world standard all-weather 400m eight-lane oval. It
1225-493: The inverse is equally true as well. In digital media, many cultural phenomena imported from Hong Kong and Taiwan into mainland China, such as music videos, karaoke videos, subtitled movies, and subtitled dramas, use traditional Chinese characters. In Hong Kong and Macau , traditional characters were retained during the colonial period, while the mainland adopted simplified characters. Simplified characters are contemporaneously used to accommodate immigrants and tourists, often from
1274-725: The mainland. The increasing use of simplified characters has led to concern among residents regarding protecting what they see as their local heritage. Taiwan has never adopted simplified characters. The use of simplified characters in government documents and educational settings is discouraged by the government of Taiwan. Nevertheless, with sufficient context simplified characters are likely to be successfully read by those used to traditional characters, especially given some previous exposure. Many simplified characters were previously variants that had long been in some use, with systematic stroke simplifications used in folk handwriting since antiquity. Traditional characters were recognized as
1323-682: The majority of Chinese text in mainland China are simplified characters , there is no legislation prohibiting the use of traditional Chinese characters, and often traditional Chinese characters remain in use for stylistic and commercial purposes, such as in shopfront displays and advertising. Traditional Chinese characters remain ubiquitous on buildings that predate the promulgation of the current simplification scheme, such as former government buildings, religious buildings, educational institutions, and historical monuments. Traditional Chinese characters continue to be used for ceremonial, cultural, scholarly/academic research, and artistic/decorative purposes. In
1372-975: The merging of previously distinct character forms. Many Chinese online newspapers allow users to switch between these character sets. Traditional characters are known by different names throughout the Chinese-speaking world. The government of Taiwan officially refers to traditional Chinese characters as 正體字 ; 正体字 ; zhèngtǐzì ; 'orthodox characters'. This term is also used outside Taiwan to distinguish standard characters, including both simplified, and traditional, from other variants and idiomatic characters . Users of traditional characters elsewhere, as well as those using simplified characters, call traditional characters 繁體字 ; 繁体字 ; fántǐzì ; 'complex characters', 老字 ; lǎozì ; 'old characters', or 全體字 ; 全体字 ; quántǐzì ; 'full characters' to distinguish them from simplified characters. Some argue that since traditional characters are often
1421-561: The mixed up which doors belongs to which walled villages, nowadays the two sides of the door of Kat Hing Wai are not identical in design. After the war, the colonial government had established a different approach to administrate the New Territories, which established the district office . Yuen Long was under the District Office North headquartered in Tai Po. A branch office was later stationed in Yuen Long permanently. The history of
1470-451: The modern day Yuen Long administrative district (despite a few government departments does not map their service area according to the boundary of the District) can be trace back to Yuen Long District Office (previously known as Chinese : 元朗理民府 now known as Chinese : 元朗民政事務處 of Home Affairs Department ; English name unchanged) of the "New Territories Administration" department of
1519-495: The number of parking spaces to 104, and include the provision of ancillary facilities to make the stadium compliant with Asian Football Confederation requirements. There are a couple Light Rail stops near Yuen Long Stadium, the closest being Fung Nin Road , about five minutes walk away from the ground, and Shui Pin Wai , a further two minutes walk away. Both stops are served by routes 610, 614, 615 and 761P. The nearest MTR station
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1568-665: The official script in Singapore until 1969, when the government officially adopted Simplified characters. Traditional characters still are widely used in contexts such as in baby and corporation names, advertisements, decorations, official documents and in newspapers. The Chinese Filipino community continues to be one of the most conservative in Southeast Asia regarding simplification. Although major public universities teach in simplified characters, many well-established Chinese schools still use traditional characters. Publications such as
1617-700: The original standard forms, they should not be called 'complex'. Conversely, there is a common objection to the description of traditional characters as 'standard', due to them not being used by a large population of Chinese speakers. Additionally, as the process of Chinese character creation often made many characters more elaborate over time, there is sometimes a hesitation to characterize them as 'traditional'. Some people refer to traditional characters as 'proper characters' ( 正字 ; zhèngzì or 正寫 ; zhèngxiě ) and to simplified characters as 簡筆字 ; 简笔字 ; jiǎnbǐzì ; 'simplified-stroke characters' or 減筆字 ; 减笔字 ; jiǎnbǐzì ; 'reduced-stroke characters', as
1666-825: The predominant forms. Simplified characters as codified by the People's Republic of China are predominantly used in mainland China , Malaysia, and Singapore. "Traditional" as such is a retronym applied to non-simplified character sets in the wake of widespread use of simplified characters. Traditional characters are commonly used in Taiwan , Hong Kong , and Macau , as well as in most overseas Chinese communities outside of Southeast Asia. As for non-Chinese languages written using Chinese characters, Japanese kanji include many simplified characters known as shinjitai standardized after World War II, sometimes distinct from their simplified Chinese counterparts . Korean hanja , still used to
1715-654: The same match day; while there were no scoreboards, ticket booths and substitute benches on the sideline to meet FIFA standards, the exits for supporters were not clearly indicated. HKFA Head of Competitions Lam Shing Kui reaffirmed the stadium was only suitable for one game per match day. The conditions of the existing playing surface, floodlights, executive box, first-aid room, referee's room and changing rooms were adequate to host First Division matches, with an option of setting up additional VIP areas and media facilities including internet access temporarily. Substitute benches would be borrowed from Tai Po Sports Ground . The ground
1764-509: The set of traditional characters is regulated by the Ministry of Education and standardized in the Standard Form of National Characters . These forms were predominant in written Chinese until the middle of the 20th century, when various countries that use Chinese characters began standardizing simplified sets of characters, often with characters that existed before as well-known variants of
1813-478: The stadium as their home ground for domestic games for four seasons from 2009–13. They were forced to play their home games in the 2011 AFC Cup at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground as their home ground failed to fulfil the requirements from the Asian Football Confederation . On 20 October 2020, Pegasus announced that the club would be moving its operations back to Yuen Long District , including
1862-603: The third month of the lunar calendar . It celebrates the birth of a local deity, Tin Hau. During the day, residents from various walled villages set off at Fung Cheung Road, go via Kau Yuk Road and the Yuen Long Stadium, and end at Tai Shu Ha Tin Hau Temple , which has a 300-year history. Hong Kong Wetland Park ( 香港濕地公園 ) is located at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai . It was intended to be an ecological mitigation area (EMA) for
1911-627: The traditional character set used in Taiwan ( TC ) and the set used in Hong Kong ( HK ). Most Chinese-language webpages now use Unicode for their text. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommends the use of the language tag zh-Hant to specify webpage content written with traditional characters. In the Japanese writing system , kyujitai are traditional forms, which were simplified to create shinjitai for standardized Japanese use following World War II. Kyūjitai are mostly congruent with
1960-970: The traditional characters in Chinese, save for minor stylistic variation. Characters that are not included in the jōyō kanji list are generally recommended to be printed in their traditional forms, with a few exceptions. Additionally, there are kokuji , which are kanji wholly created in Japan, rather than originally being borrowed from China. In the Korean writing system , hanja —replaced almost entirely by hangul in South Korea and totally replaced in North Korea —are mostly identical with their traditional counterparts, save minor stylistic variations. As with Japanese, there are autochthonous hanja, known as gukja . Traditional Chinese characters are also used by non-Chinese ethnic groups. The Maniq people living in Thailand and Malaysia use Chinese characters to write
2009-509: The ubiquitous Unicode standard gives equal weight to simplified and traditional Chinese characters, and has become by far the most popular encoding for Chinese-language text. There are various input method editors (IMEs) available for the input of Chinese characters . Many characters, often dialectical variants, are encoded in Unicode but cannot be inputted using certain IMEs, with one example being
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2058-508: The western New Territories with an area of 54 km . Tai Lam has a small area of porphyry in the northeast; for the remaining area, it is composed of highly erodible decomposed granite . In 1952, afforestation started as a measure to protect the water catchment area. In spite of the poor soil conditions and the setbacks of fire damage over the years, mature stands of Acacia confusa , Lophostemon confertus , Pinus massoniana , Pinus elliottii and Eucalyptus species now cover most of
2107-571: The words for simplified and reduced are homophonous in Standard Chinese , both pronounced as jiǎn . The modern shapes of traditional Chinese characters first appeared with the emergence of the clerical script during the Han dynasty c. 200 BCE , with the sets of forms and norms more or less stable since the Southern and Northern dynasties period c. the 5th century . Although
2156-747: Was also re-laid during the construction. In recent years, the stadium has been transferred to and operated by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong. From the 1970s to 1980, the stadium had been the home ground for Yuen Long , who were playing at the Hong Kong First Division before withdrawing from the top tier after the 1979-80 season. Nowadays, it occasionally hosts home matches for their amateur and youth teams in lower divisions. On 22 July 2008, newly formed Tin Shui Wai Pegasus applied for permission to play home fixtures in their inaugural season at Yuen Long Stadium, which
2205-564: Was developed from the traditional market town of Yuen Long Town from the late 1970s. Tin Shui Wai New Town has developed since the early 1990s and is built on land reclaimed from former fish ponds once common in the district. According to archaeological findings, there were inhabitants settled in the district around 3,500 years ago. The ruling clan of the Tang Clan ( Chinese : 鄧氏家族 ) lived there in Kam Tin . Like Tai Po , Yuen Long used to be
2254-453: Was later scheduled to host two more TSW Pegasus home games in the second half of the season. TSW Pegasus chairman Wilson Wong and the HKFA officials visited the ground on 17 September 2008 to explore the possibility for hosting more league matches at Yuen Long Stadium during the season. It was concluded that the ground was not equipped with up to four changing rooms to accommodate multiple matches on
2303-588: Was probably built in 1865 in the reign of the Qing Dynasty. It is a richly embellished residence situated on a spacious ground, with a large open space in the front and a garden at the back. The whole compound is surrounded by a green-brick wall. It is a fine example of traditional Chinese dwellings of the scholar-gentry class and is certainly one of the most elegant buildings throughout the territory. Route: KMB Bus 76K to San Tin Tai Lam Country Park sits in
2352-447: Was rejected by the HKFA due to the quality of playing surface. In September 2008, after reaching an agreement with the away side, TSW Pegasus requested to play their home game against South China on 5 October at Yuen Long Stadium, which was approved by the HKFA. It was arranged that the league tie between Mutual and Citizen on the same match day would also be moved to this stadium, which
2401-412: Was scheduled to host two First Division fixtures on 5 October, with Mutual against Citizen kick-off at 12:30 and TSW Pegasus against South China at 16:00. However, both matches were postponed due to waterlogged pitch. Three days later, the hosts defeated South China 3-2 in front of an attendance of 2,537 in the rescheduled fixture, which was the ground's first First Division match in 22 years. Pegasus used
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