Tai Po has grown from a small market town of 25000 in 1974 into a new town with a population of 280000 on about 1270 hectares of land. It is well developed with the major infrastructure in place.

• 大埔从一九七四年一个人口只有25000的小墟镇，发展成为目前人口达28万的新市镇。大埔新市镇面积约1270公顷，发展良好，现已具备主要的基础设施。