1978	1995	2008

Yuen Long is another new town having a traditional market town background. Its present population of 137700 is expected to grow to around 195000 upon full development. The total development area is about 561 hectares. With the improvement in the external transportation network, including the commissioning of the West Rail System, Route 3 and the Hong Kong / Shenzhen Western Corridor, the status of Yuen Long New Town, as the transportation hub of the North West New Territories has been further strengthened.

Development of the new town proper is already well advanced while development in the new town fringe areas such as Hung Shui Kiu continues. In addition, the engineering infrastructure works including the road network in Yuen Long South Extension were completed, providing opportunities for sustaining further developments in the areas. The river training and flood protection works undertaken by CEDD in Yuen Long area were completed; thus alleviating the flooding problem in the area.