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East ___MASK12___ is the eastern subregion of the Asian continent , which can be defined in either geographical or ethno - cultural terms . Geographically and geopolitically , it includes ___MASK34___ , Hong Kong , and Macao ; Mongolia and Taiwan ; North and South Korea ; and Japan ; it covers about , or about 28 % of the Asian continent , about twice the area of Europe . A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route , usually a main line . A very short branch line ___MASK25___ be called a spur line . David Blyth Hanna , the first president of the Canadian National Railway , said that although most branch lines cannot pay for themselves , they are essential to make main lines pay . Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon . It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait to the east , Mei Foo ___MASK26___ Chuen and Stonecutter ' s Island to the west , a ___MASK91___ , including Tate ' s Cairn and Lion Rock to the north , and Victoria Harbour to the south . It had a population of 2 , 019 , 533 and a population density of 43 , 033 / km in 2006 . The peninsula ' s area is approximately . Sha Tin Wai Station is a station on the ___MASK36___ On Shan Line in Sha Tin , Hong Kong . It was originally named as `` Sha Kok Street Station '' before the ___MASK36___ On Shan Line operated , because it is exactly located at Sha Kok Street in Sha Tin . It serves residents living in Pok Hong Estate , Sha Kok Estate , Jat Min Chuen , Yue Shing Court , and also serves over 10 schools around the area , including kindergartens , primary schools and secondary schools . The name of the station is taken from a traditional walled Hakka village next to Pok Hong estate . The pattern featured on the platform pillar and glass barrier is a shot of Tsang Tai Uk traditional walled settlement . Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong . As one of the 9 districts located in the New Territories , it covers the areas of Sha Tin , Tai Wai , ___MASK36___ On Shan , Fo Tan , Siu Lek Yuen and ___MASK36___ Liu Shui . The district is the most populous district in Hong Kong , with a population of 630 , 273 . Macau ( literally : " ___MASK22___ Gate "), ( in Portuguese , which is still widely used in the city ) also spelled Macao ( in English ), officially the Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China , is an autonomous territory on the western side of the Pearl River Delta in East Asia . Macau is bordered by the city of Zhuhai in China to the North and the Pearl River Estuary to the East and South . Hong Kong lies about to its East across the Delta . With a population of 650 , 900 living in an area of , it is the most densely populated region in the world . The ___MASK48___ Transit Railway ( ___MASK7___ ) is the rapid transit railway system of Hong Kong . Opened in 1979 , the system now includes of rail with 161 stations , including 93 railway stations and 68 light rail stops . Operated by the ___MASK7___ Corporation Limited ( MTRCL ), the ___MASK7___ is one of the most profitable metro systems in the world , with a high farebox recovery ratio of 186 %. Sha Tin , also spelt Shatin , is an area around the Shing Mun ___MASK10___ in the New Territories of Hong Kong . Administratively , it is ___MASK94___ of the Sha Tin District . In ___MASK56___ , statistics and archaeology , a ___MASK69___ , locality or populated place is a community in which people live . A ___MASK69___ can range in size from a small number of dwellings grouped together to the largest of cities with surrounding urbanized areas . Settlements ___MASK25___ include hamlets , villages , towns and cities . A ___MASK69___ ___MASK25___ have known historical properties such as the date or era in which it was first settled , or first settled by a particular people . New Territories ( Hakka : " Sin Gai ") is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong , alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula . It makes up 86 . 2 % of Hong Kong ' s territory , and contains around half of the ___MASK19___ of Hong Kong . Historically , it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory . According to that the territories comprise the mainland area north of the Boundary Street of Kowloon Peninsula and south of the Sham Chun River which is the border between Hong Kong and Mainland ___MASK34___ , as well as over 200 outlying Islands including Lantau Island , Lamma Island , Cheung Chau , and Peng Chau in the territory of Hong Kong . Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People ' s Republic of ___MASK34___ , is an autonomous territory on the Pearl River Delta of East Asia . Macau lies across the delta to the west , and the Chinese province of Guangdong borders the territory to the north . With a total land area of and a population of over 7 . 3 million of various nationalities , it ranks as the world ' s fourth most densely populated sovereign state or territory . A village is a clustered ___MASK39___ ___MASK69___ or community , larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town , with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand . Though often located in rural areas , the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods . Villages are normally permanent , with fixed dwellings ; however , transient villages can occur . Further , the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another , not scattered broadly over the landscape , as a dispersed ___MASK69___ . The ___MASK36___ On Shan Line is a branch line of the ___MASK7___ East Rail Line in Hong Kong . It is coloured brown on the ___MASK7___ map . Before 2 December 2007 , the railway was operated by the Kowloon - Canton Railway Corporation ( KCRC ) as ___MASK36___ On Shan Rail ( abbreviated as ). Since the KCRC ' s merger of operations with the ___MASK7___ Corporation , the line has been one of the ten lines of the ___MASK7___ . A town is a ___MASK39___ ___MASK69___ larger than a village but smaller than a ___MASK44___ . The size definition for what constitutes a " town " varies considerably in different parts of the world . In urban ___MASK24___ and design , an urban village is an urban development typically characterized by ___MASK2___ - density housing , mixed use zoning , good public transit and an emphasis on pedestrianization and public space . Guangdong ( Simplified ) is a province on the South ___MASK34___ Sea coast of the People ' s Republic of ___MASK34___ . Formerly romanised as Canton or Kwangtung , Guangdong surpassed Henan and Sichuan to become the most populous province in ___MASK34___ in January 2005 , registering 79 . 1 million permanent residents and 31 million migrants who lived in the province for at least six months of the year ; the total population was 104 , 303 , 132 in the 2010 census , accounting for 7 . 79 percent of Mainland ___MASK34___ ' s population . The provincial capital Guangzhou and economic hub Shenzhen are among the most populous and important cities in ___MASK34___ . The population increase since the census has been modest , the province at 2014 end had 107 , 240 , 000 people . Shing Mun ___MASK10___ or Shing Mun Channel is a ___MASK10___ in Sha Tin , Hong Kong . The Pearl ___MASK10___ Delta ( PRD ), also known as Zhujiang Delta or Zhusanjiao , is the low - lying area surrounding the Pearl ___MASK10___ estuary , where the Pearl ___MASK10___ flows into the South ___MASK34___ Sea . It is one of the most densely urbanised regions in the world and is an economic hub of ___MASK34___ . This region is often considered an emerging megacity . The PRD is a megalopolis , with future development into a single mega metropolitan area , yet itself is at the southern end of a larger megalopolis running along the southern coast of ___MASK34___ , which include metropolises such as Chaoshan , Zhangzhou - Xiamen , Quanzhou - Putian , and Fuzhou . The nine largest cities of PRD had a combined population of 57 . 15 million at the end of 2013 , comprising 53 . 69 % of the provincial population . According to the World Bank Group , the PRD has become the largest urban area in the world in both size and population . ___MASK34___ , officially the People ' s Republic of ___MASK34___ ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of ___MASK34___ , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . ___MASK34___ is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . In general , a ___MASK35___ or countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities . The Health Resources and Services Administration of the U . S . Department of Health and Human Services defines the word " rural " as encompassing "... all population , housing , and territory not included within an urban area . Whatever is not urban is considered rural ." A dispersed ___MASK69___ , also known as a scattered ___MASK69___ , is one of the main types of ___MASK69___ patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world . Typically , there are a number of separate farmsteads scattered throughout the area . A dispersed ___MASK69___ contrasts with a nucleated village . ___MASK7___ Corporation is a company listed on the Hong Kong Exchange , and a component of Hang Seng Index . ___MASK7___ runs Hong Kong ' s Mass Transit Railway ( ___MASK7___ ), and is also a major property developer and landlord in Hong Kong . It also invests in railways in different parts in the world , and has obtained contracts to operate rapid transit systems in London , Stockholm , Beijing , Shenzhen , Hangzhou , Melbourne , and Sydney . The Kowloon - Canton Railway Corporation ( KCRC ) was established in 1982 under the Kowloon - Canton Railway Corporation Ordinance for the purposes of operating the Kowloon - Canton Railway ( KCR ), and to construct and operate other new railways . On 2 ___MASK64___ 2007 , the ___MASK7___ Corporation Limited , another railway operator in Hong Kong , took over the operation of the KCR network under a 50 - year service concession agreement , which can be extended . Under the service concession , KCRC retains ownership of the KCR network with the ___MASK7___ Corporation Limited making annual payments to KCRC for the right to operate the network . The KCRC is wholly owned by the Hong Kong Government and its activities are governed by the KCRC Ordinance as amended in 2007 by the Rail Merger Ordinance to enable the service concession agreement to be entered into with the ___MASK7___ Corporation Limited .