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Hin Tin
Hin Tin () is a village in the Tai Wai area of Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Location Hin Tin is located south of the main part of Hin Keng Estate and across Hin Keng Street (). Ha Keng Hau, Sheung Keng Hau and Hin Tin are three adjacent villages located along Hin Keng Street, along a northeast–southwest direction. Hin Keng Estate was named after them. Administration Hin Tin is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History Hin Tin village was erected with government funding in the 1920s to resettle three clans of villagers from Shek Lei Pui Valley (), to make way for the construction of the Shek Lei Pui Reservoir, completed in 1925. Some 80 people lived in 26 houses in the former Shek Lei Pui Village. The Yeung (), the Law () and the So () were Hakkas from Nantou who had settled in the Valley for some 300 years. Another clan in the Valley, the Lau (), moved to Kwai Chung instead of Hin Tin at the resettlement. The villagers who chose to settle in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hin or HIN may refer to: People * Cornelis Hin (1869–1944), Dutch Olympic sailor * Frans Hin (1906–1968), Dutch Olympic sailor * Johan Hin (1899–1957), Dutch Olympic sailor Science and technology * Hin recombinase, a protein * Hin, an ancient Egyptian unit of volume; see hekat * Hin, a Biblical and Talmudic unit of measurement Transportation * Hindley railway station, in England * Hinton station (West Virginia), an Amtrak station * Sacheon Airport, in South Korea * Hull number, or hull identification number Other uses * ''hin'', the ISO 639-2 and 639-3 code for the language Hindi * Hot Import Nights Hot Import Nights (HIN) is an auto show featuring domestic, compact and tuner import cars. The show originated in California and has been hosted in various major cities throughout the United States. The Company The Hot Import Nights Company is ..., automobile shows * HIN (Healthcare Identification Number), US identifier See also * Hinn, a surname {{disambiguati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakka People
The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhejiang, Hainan, Guizhou in China, as well as in Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County, Miaoli County, Pingtung County, and Kaohsiung City in Taiwan. The Chinese characters for ''Hakka'' () literally mean "guest families". Unlike other Han Chinese subgroups, the Hakkas are not named after a geographical region, e.g. a province, county or city, in China. The word ''Hakka'' or "guest families" is Cantonese in origin and originally refers to the Northern Chinese refugees fleeing social unrest, upheaval and invasions in northern parts of China (such as Gansu and Henan) during the Qin dynasty who then seek refuge in the Cantonese provinces such as Guangdong and Guangxi, thus the original meaning of the word implies that they are guests living in the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kau Yeuk (Sha Tin)
The Nine Alliances of Lek Yuen or Kau Yeuk () was a regional organization of various groups in Sha Tin Valley, Hong Kong. Alliances The nine groups were: * Tai Wai Yeuk ()： Chik Chuen Wai () * Tin Sam Yeuk ()： Tin Sam Wai (), San Tin () * Keng Hau Yeuk ()：Sheung Keng Hau (), Ha Keng Hau (), Hin Tin () * Pai Tau Yeuk ()： Pai Tau (), Sheung Wo Che (), Ha Wo Che (), Tung Lo Wan () * Kak Tin Yeuk ()： Kak Tin (), Shan Ha Wai () * Fo Tan Yeuk ()：Fo Tan (), Pat Tsz Wo (), Lok Lo Ha (), Ho Lek Pui (), Kau To (), Shek Lau Tung (), Shan Mei (), Wong Chuk Yeung (), Cheung Lek Mei (), Au Pui Wan (), Kwai Tei (), Wo Liu Hang (), Chek Nai Ping (), Ma Niu () * Sha Tin Tau Yeuk ()：Sha Tin Tau (), Tsok Pok Hang () * Sha Tin Wai Yeuk ()：Sha Tin Wai (), To Shek (), Fui Yiu Ha (), Mau Tat (), Yuen Chau Kok (), Wong Uk (), Tse Uk () * Siu Lek Yuen Yeuk ()：Siu Lek Yuen (), Chap Wai Kon (), Shap Yi Wat (), Ngau Pei Sha (), Tai Lam Liu (), Shek Kwu Lung (), Wong Nai Tau () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hin Keng Station
Hin Keng (; Literal Meaning: "Show Path") is a station on the , part of the MTR rapid transit network in Hong Kong. It opened on 14 February 2020 as part of the Tuen Ma line's first phase. It was built as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link project. The station is located near Hin Keng Estate in Tai Wai, Sha Tin, New Territories. It is an elevated station with one entrance facing Che Kung Miu Road. History The station was built on the site of the New Territories South Animal Management Centre and Shatin Plant Quarantine Station, facilities of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, which were relocated to a new facility on To Shek Street (多石街) in November 2013. The station and approach structures were built under MTR contract number 1102. Worth HK$1.039 billion, the contract was awarded to Japanese construction firm Penta-Ocean on 5 July 2013. Major sub-contractors employed on the project include Hong Kong company Ngai Shun Construction & Drilling Compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Liang Memorial Secondary School (Shatin)
Helen Liang Memorial Secondary School (Shatin) (HLMSS, ) is a secondary school in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. The primary school division was founded in 1961, while the secondary school division was founded in 1977 and relocated to the current site of Sha Tin in 1988. History YC Liang CBE (梁昌) was a businessman in British Hong Kong and Portuguese Macau. During World War II, he was an anti-Japanese intelligence agent in the British Army Aid Group (BAAG). After the war, he founded Yin Cheong Co., Ltd. with his wife, Helen Liang (whose Chinese name contains the word Yin), and they had 5 sons and 2 daughters. Helen Liang died in 1960. Thus in 1961, YC Liang donated money to the Hong Kong Government to found Helen Liang Memorial Primary School to commemorate his deceased wife. The campus location was at Po Hing Fong, Sheung Wan (nearby the Blake Garden), and the school was opened by the then Financial Secretary Arthur Grenfell Clarke, who was the Godfather of Helen Liang. Befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
