Tuen Mun Park 4.03

Tuen Mun Park, formerly known as Tuen Mun Town Park, is located in Tuen Mun; it is the largest park in the New Territories, Hong Kong, covering.LocationThe park is at Tuen Mun Town Centre, with Tuen Mun MTR Station and Light Rail Town Centre Stop being next to it; it is near Tuen Mun Town Plaza, Tuen Mun Public Library and Tuen Mun Town Hall.HistoryThe park originally fell under the purview of the Regional Council. It won the Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects Silver Medal in 1990.The park has made headlines over controversy surrounding noise generated by musicians in the park. Neighbours of the park long complained of the noise nuisance, while others defended the primarily retired singers who congregated in the park. In 2006, the LCSD proposed to designate special areas in the park for singing and performance with no external amplification allowed, while singing groups complained that singing without amplification was akin to "cooking without salt". Nearby residents groups complained the plan was insufficient, with a Kam Wah Garden resident stating that the performances were a "poison to us all" and lamenting the perpetual need to close all the windows at home. A proposal to build a noise barrier was scrapped after the Architectural Services Department determined that the barrier would increase traffic noise by reflecting it back toward the residential area.