Fairview Park (Hong Kong)

Fairview Park (Chinese: 錦綉花園; Jyutping: gam2 sau3 faa1 jyun2; Cantonese Yale: gám sau fā yúhn) is a substantial private residential estate in the Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong.

The development of Fairview Park on fish farming land at Tai Shang Wai was a source of controversy at the time of its planning and construction.

Concerns included ecological aspects, due to its proximity to marshland bordering Deep Bay, and the transport implications, with the majority of the inhabitants expected to work in the Victoria Harbour area.

It has three schools, 60 parks, a Christian and Missionary Alliance church, a supermarket, a fire station, medical centres, a post office, restaurants and a country club.

On 31 January 2007, a 12-year-old pupil riding his bike to school was run over and killed by a large truck at Fairview Park Boulevard.

Transport Department deputy director Law Fung-ping was evasive and ambiguous in her answers when grilled by the hosts of RTHK Radio 1's HK2000 phone-in programme.

By noon that day, Cable TV news images showed 100 Fairview Park residents demonstrating at the site of the bike accident by holding up placards.

Fairview Park management staff then placed obstacles on the road blocking both access to part of the boulevard and consequently the ability of trucks making a turn.