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How to Get There
Tai Shek Mo is a hill located to the northwest of Ho Sheung Heung, Lo Wu, in the
northern New Territories. The highest peak in the area is only 183 m high. Tai Shek
Mo can be accessed from several directions. By private car, turn onto Ho Sheung
Heung Road from Chau Tau, Castle Peak Road, and then drive northwards along the
Ho Sheung Heung Road until an uphill road is encountered (point R1 on the Route
Map). The summit of the Tai Shek Mo can be reached by driving northwestwards
along this road. Alternatively, take Green Mini Bus Route no. 51K from Sheung Shui
KCR Station, and then alight from the mini bus at Ho Sheung Heung Road. Walk
northwards along the Ho Sheung Heung Road until a walking trail appears just before
the Ho Sheung Heung Pai Fung Road. (point R2 on the Route Map). Walk northward
along the trail to the peak of Tai Shek Mo. Please note that the area north of the peak
is within the boundary of the Closed Frontier Area, so do not enter without
permission.
Vehicle access to Tai Shek Mo Hill (R1)
Outline of the Geology
Access to Tai Shek Mo Hill by the
northward walking trail (R2)
The hills between Lo Wu, Tai Shek Mo and Pak Shek Au to Lok Ma Chau in the
northern New Territories are underlain by rocks of the Carboniferous Lok Ma Chau
Formation. The Tai Shek Mo Member, which forms the upper part of the Formation,
comprises mainly metasandstones intercalated with metaconglomerate and phyllite.
These rock types form the hill of Tai Shek Mo. The Mai Po Member, which forms the
lower part of the Lok Ma Chau Formation, comprises mainly metasiltstone, phyllite
intercalated with metasandstone, and graphite. These rocks are exposed only at the
foot of Tai Shek Mo. The outcrop of the Lok Ma Chau Formation in Hong Kong is
bounded to the north by the Shenzhen River. To the south, the Formation is in abrupt
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