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Ma Yau Tong, Hong Kong — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Ma Yau Tong is an area on a mountain pass between Po Lam and Sau Mau Ping, on the border of New Kowloon and the New Territories in Hong Kong.
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Where to stay in Ma Yau Tong
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Beds sit in the estates, not on the pass. Ma Yau Tong itself is a saddle of ground between Po Lam and Sau Mau Ping, so travellers book in one of those two neighbourhoods and walk or ride up to the crossing. The two sides differ in feel.
Po Lam belongs to Tseung Kwan O New Town, and Po Lam Sports Centre stands among its blocks, while Sau Mau Ping keeps to the New Kowloon side of the same climb.
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Po Lam
Po Lam Sports Centre anchors the estate streets that run up toward Ma Yau Tong from Tseung Kwan O New Town. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in Po Lamwalkers crossing the Ma Yau Tong saddle from the New Kowloon slope each morningSau Mau Ping
Sau Mau Ping holds the New Kowloon approach to the Ma Yau Tong pass, below the border with the New Territories. Rooms are few around here — worth securing early.Find hotels in Sau Mau Pingthe widest choice of Tseung Kwan O rooms rather than the quiet of the pass itselfHang Hau
Hang Hau Sports Centre marks the built-up part of Tseung Kwan O New Town that carries beds within a ride of Ma Yau Tong.Find hotels in Hang HauHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
About Ma Yau Tong
What are the main landmarks in Ma Yau Tong?
No monument crowns the pass. Ma Yau Tong reads as a crossing rather than a destination, and the fixtures a visitor is most likely to pass are the public sports centres that the estates on either side maintain. Po Lam Sports Centre takes its name from the estate on the Tseung Kwan O side.
Tsui Lam Sports Centre, Hang Hau Sports Centre, and Tseung Kwan O Sports Centre stand further into the new town, and Hiu Kwong Street Sports Centre and Ngau Tau Kok Road Sports Centre keep to the New Kowloon flank.
What is the history of Ma Yau Tong?
Three spellings survive on old maps. Ma Yau Tong takes its name from the village of the same name, and early 20th-century maps of the area record the place under two other forms, Lau Tong and Ma Lau Tong. That variation matters for a boundary place.
The pass carries the border of New Kowloon and the New Territories, which is why a short stretch of hillside collects more names than its size suggests.
Where is Ma Yau Tong?
Ma Yau Tong occupies a mountain pass between Po Lam in Tseung Kwan O New Town and Sau Mau Ping in New Kowloon, at the edge of the New Territories.
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What is the best area to stay in Ma Yau Tong?
Po Lam: you want Tseung Kwan O New Town shops behind you and a short climb to the Ma Yau Tong pass. Sau Mau Ping: walkers crossing the Ma Yau Tong saddle from the New Kowloon slope each morning. Hang Hau: the widest choice of Tseung Kwan O rooms rather than the quiet of the pass itself.
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Updated September 2026