Shek Wu Hui (Chinese: 石湖墟) is a non-administrative subdivision (neighbourhood) and former indigenous market town located in Sheung Shui in the North District of Hong Kong.

[1][2] The name Shek Wu Hui appeared in Qing dynasty Jiaqing Year's Xin'an Xianzhi (Gazetteer of the Xin'an County),[3] with footnote: "舊誌天崗，今移石湖", literally means the market town was relocated from another place Tin Gong (Chinese: 天崗; Jyutping: tin1 gong1; Cantonese Yale: tīn gōng) to Shek Wu (Chinese: 石湖; Jyutping: sek6 wu4; Cantonese Yale: sehk wùh; lit.

[8] On top of the confusion, another book claimed the opening days of Shek Wu Hui and Sha Tau Kok were the same (1st, 4th, 7th sequence).

[9]: 18  Nevertheless, due to the colonial Hong Kong government closed the border after the establishment of the People's Republic of China as well as influx of economic and political refugees from the north, villagers from Lin Ma Hang were unable to access Shenzhen, while Sha Tau Kok lost half of its hinterland, making Shek Wu Hui became a more favourable choice.

It was reported that villagers from Lin Ma Han, also contributed in the foundation of Luen Wo Hui.

In recent years, Shek Wu Hui was criticized as one of the cross-border shopping centre for the Mainland China tourists, which also accused as one of the black spot of smuggling,[10] as the tourists and smuggler bought goods in Shek Wu Hui and transported those goods back to the mainland as hand carry luggage, via East Rail line.

Shek Wu Hui is served by Sheung Shui station, which is the second last stop of the former Kowloon–Canton Railway (British section).