New Territories Currency HKD Timezone Asia/Hong_Kong This guide is being written. Places in New Territories City · 140k people Sai Kung Sai Kung offers village houses, boats, and country parks, but you will spend an hour each way getting to Central. City · 700k people Tai Po and Sha Tin Sha Tin and Tai Po offer a slower, roomier Hong Kong along the East Rail line, with temples, markets, and riverside cycling tracks.