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Lau Shui Heung
Lau Shui Heung () is a village in Fanling, North District, Hong Kong. Administration Lau Shui Heung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. See also * Lau Shui Heung Reservoir * Kwan Tei * Kwan Tei River The Kwan Tei River () is a river in northeastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Its source is from the Lau Shui Heung Reservoir. The river flows through Lau Shui Heung Village and underneath Sha Tau Kok Road before joining the Ng Tung River near Kwan ... References Further reading * Agreement No. CE 45/2008 (CE) Liantang / Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works -Environmental Impact Assessment ReportAppendix 12.2f Detailed Records of Identified Built Heritage Features within CHIA Study Area of the Lau Shui Heung Tunnel Section (South Tunnel) External links Delineation of area of existing village Lau Shui Heung (Fanling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022) Villages in North District, Hong Kong Fanling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanling
Fanling ( zh, t=粉嶺; also spelled Fan Ling or Fan Leng) is a town in the New Territories East of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District. Fanling Town is the main settlement of the Fanling area. The name Fanling is a shortened form of Fan Pik Leng (). The area has several public and private estates. Northwest of Fanling is Sheung Shui and southeast is Tai Po. Areas Part of Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town, Fanling Town includes Luen Wo Hui (), the marketplace of Fanling before urban development in the area, and Wo Hop Shek (), where an uphill public cemetery is located. Fanling North is one of three new development areas currently being planned for North District, in parallel with Ta Kwu Ling and Kwu Tung North. Sights * Fanling Wai (), a walled village. * Fung Ying Seen Koon (), a Taoist temple. * Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail * Tao Heung Foods of Mankind Museum (relocated to Fo Tan in 2008) Housing estates Public and private housing estates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North District, Hong Kong
North District () is the northernmost district of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern part of the New Territories. The new town of Fanling–Sheung Shui is within this district. It had a population of 298,657 in 2001. The district has the second lowest population density in Hong Kong. It borders with Shenzhen city with the Sham Chun River. Most major access points to Mainland China from Hong Kong lie in this district. The North District is about in area. Demographics According to statistics, 70% of the district population lives in the public estates in the Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town. 40,000 villagers living around the two town centres and the main rural towns (Sha Tau Kok and Ta Kwu Ling) account for most residents in the district. Islands of the district * A Chau () * Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai () * Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai () * Ap Chau (, Robinson Island) * Ap Lo Chun () * Ap Tan Pai () * Ap Tau Pai () * Chap Mo Chau () * Cheung Shek Tsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Territories
The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it is the region described in the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory. According to that treaty, the territories comprise the mainland area north of Boundary Street on the Kowloon Peninsula and south of the Sham Chun River (which is the border between Hong Kong and Mainland China), as well as over 200 outlying islands, including Lantau Island, Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, and Peng Chau in the territory of HK. Later, after New Kowloon was defined from the area between the Boundary Street and the Kowloon Ranges spanned from Lai Chi Kok to Lei Yue Mun, and the extension of the urban areas of Kowloon, New Kowloon was gradually urbanised and absorbed into Kowloon. The New Territories now comprises only the mainland north of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small House Policy
The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. The objective was to improve the then prevailing low standard of housing in the rural areas of the New Territories. The Policy allows an indigenous male villager who is 18 years old and is descended through the male line from a resident in 1898 of a recognized village in the New Territories, an entitlement to one concessionary grant during his lifetime to build one house. The policy has generated debates and calls for amendments to be made. History The Small House Policy has been in effect ever since 1972 to provide a once-in-a-lifetime small house grant for an indigenous villager who is "a male person at least 18 years old and is descended through the male line from a resident of 1898 of a recognized village (Ding, ) which is approved by the Director of Lands". An indigenous villager therefore enjoys small house concessionary rights (ding rights, ) in building a house of not more than three storeys nor mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lands Department
The Lands Department is a government department under the Development Bureau responsible for all land matters in Hong Kong. Established in 1982, it comprises three functional offices: the Lands Administration Office, the Survey and Mapping Office and the Legal Advisory and Conveyancing Office.Land Department"Welcome Message"/ref> See also * ''Hong Kong Guide ''Hong Kong Guide'' () is a Hong Kong atlas published by the Survey and Mapping Office (SMO), Lands Department of Hong Kong Government. From 2005, ''Hong Kong Guide 2005'' includes photomaps in parallel to traditional maps.Lands Department ...'', an atlas published annually by the Survey and Mapping Office References {{authority control Hong Kong government departments and agencies Land management Urban planning in Hong Kong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lau Shui Heung Reservoir
Lau Shui Heung Reservoir, built in 1968 as part of the Plover Cove Reservoir engineering programme, is a reservoir located within the boundary of Pat Sin Leng Country Park in the eastern part of North District, New Territories, Hong Kong, located at the northeast area of Bird's Hill, at the northeast end of Sheung Shui-Fanling Plain. It covers an area of and a water storage capacity of 170,000 m3. It is responsible for collecting water from the northwestern part of Pat Sin Leng and supplying it to the Plover Cove Reservoir through a water conveyance tunnel, while Lau Shui Heung Reservoir is an irrigation reservoir used to irrigate nearby farmland. The Lau Shui Heung Country Trail passes through the reservoir. The main concrete dam is 24 m high and 54.9 m long, the secondary dam is 7.3 m high and 39 m long and the scale of the reservoir is small. The reservoir is the main source of Kwan Tei River, and the water from the reservoir flows into Kwan Tei and then the Ng Tung River. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwan Tei
Kwan Tei () is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is northeast of Lung Yeuk Tau and at the northwest of Lau Shui Heung, namely northwest of the major new town of Fanling. Administration Kwan Tei is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. For electoral purposes, Kwan Tei is part of the Queen's Hill constituency of the North District Council. It is currently represented by Law Ting-tak, who was elected in the local elections. Geography The area situates on a plain surrounded by hills at its north and south. The Ng Tung River, Tan Sha River and Kwan Tei River are major rivers in the area. The plain is fertile and suitable for farming with various villages. Barracks The name of ''Kwan Tei'' means "military place" in Cantonese. Barracks were built here by the British Army during the colonial era. To the west of Kwan Tei, Gailiopi Lines () is located near San Wai, a walled village north of Lung Yeuk Tau. To the south, Burma Lines () is o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwan Tei River
The Kwan Tei River () is a river in northeastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Its source is from the Lau Shui Heung Reservoir. The river flows through Lau Shui Heung Village and underneath Sha Tau Kok Road before joining the Ng Tung River near Kwan Tei Pei Village. See also *List of rivers and nullahs in Hong Kong The location of Hong Kong, adjacent to the coast, is not close to the system of major rivers in southern China, though the water to the west of Hong Kong is influenced by Pearl River. In 1,103 km2 of land, the territory is largely hilly with over ... References *2007. ''2007 Hong Kong Map''. Easy Finder Ltd. External linksRivers of Hong Kong in Chinese Rivers of Hong Kong North District, Hong Kong {{HK-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villages In North District, Hong Kong
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement. In the past, villages were a usual form of community for societies that practice subsistence agriculture, and also for some non-agricultural societies. In Great Britain, a hamlet earned the right to be called a village when it built a church. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
