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List Of Villages In Hong Kong
The following is a list of villages in Hong Kong. Villages in the New Territories Non-indigenous villages are ''italicised''. Composite villages are bolded. Each village has one resident representative and at least one indigenous inhabitant representative. Villages with more than one indigenous inhabitant representatives are marked. North District Fanling District Rural Committee 粉嶺區鄉事委員會 * Fan Leng Lau () (2) *Fanling Wai () **Fanling Ching Wai () ** Fanling Pak Wai () ** Fanling Nam Wai () * Hok Tau Wai () * Ling Shan Tsuen () * Lo Wai () *Ma Wat Wai () ** Ma Wat Tsuen () * Pak Fuk Tsuen () * Shung Him Tong Tsuen () * Tin Sam Tsuen () *Tong Hang () ** Tong Hang Village () * Tsz Tong Tsuen () *Tung Kok Wai () *Wing Ning Wai () ** Wing Ning Village () *Wo Hop Shek San Tsuen () * Wo Hing Tsuen () Sha Tau Kok District Rural Committee 沙頭角區鄉事委員會 * A Ma Wat () * ''Ap Chau'' () * Au Ha () *Fung Hang () *Ha Wo Hang () * Kai Kuk Shue Ha and Ham ...
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resume ...
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Tong Hang
Tong Hang () is a village in Fanling, North District, Hong Kong. Administration Tong Hang is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Fanling District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Tong Hang is part of the Queen's Hill Queens is a borough of New York City. Queens or Queen's may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Queens (group), a Polish musical group * "Queens" (Saara Aalto song), 2018 * ''Queens'' (novel), by Stephen Pickles, 1984 * "Queens", a song by ... constituency, which is currently represented by Law Ting-tak. References External links Delineation of area of existing village Tong Hang (Upper) (Fanling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)Delineation of area of existing village Tong Hang (Lower) (Fanling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022) Villages in North District, Hong Kong Fanling {{HongKong-geo-stub ...
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Ha Wo Hang
Ha Wo Hang (, with Wo Hang meaning "valley of rice")Antiquities and Monuments OfficeLeaflet about the Kang Yung Study Hall/ref> is a village in Wo Hang, Sha Tau Kok, in the North District of Hong Kong. Part of the village is a walled village. Administration Ha Wo Hang is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Ha Wo Hang is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei. History Ha Wo Hang was established in 1730 by members of the Hakka Li Clan, branching out from the nearby village of Sheung Wo Hang.Antiquities and Monuments OfficeBrief information on proposed Grade Nil items. Item #1275 At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Ha Wo Hang was 160. The number of males was 66. Built heritage Fat Tat Tong (), at Nos. 1–5, was built in 1933. It is a Grade I historic building.Antiquities and Monuments ...
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Fung Hang
Fung Hang () is a village in the north eastern New Territories of Hong Kong, to the south west of the Sha Tau Kok Hoi or Starling Inlet, opposite the town of Sha Tau Kok. It is a single-clan Hakka village of the Cheung () Clan located between Luk Keng and Kuk Po. Administration Fung Hang is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Fung Hang is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei. History The Cheungs, previously established in Kuk Po, moved to Fung Hang in 1671, shortly after the end of the Great Clearance. They were farmers engaged in fishing and later concentrated in rice and vegetables growing. Most of the villagers have moved overseas or to other areas of Hong Kong.Antiquities and Monuments OfficeBrief Information on proposed Grade Nil Items. Item #1227 At the time of the 1911 census, the populatio ...
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Au Ha
Au Ha () is a Hakka village in northern New Territories in Hong Kong. Au Ha is located on the south side of Sha Tau Kok Road (Wo Hang Section) between Fanling and Sha Tau Kok, north of Sheung Wo Hang and west of Ha Wo Hang. Its name means "below the mountain pass" in Cantonese. Administration Au Ha is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tau Kok District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Au Ha is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei. History The villages of Ma Tseuk Leng (upper and lower), Yim Tso Ha, Wu Shek Kok and Au Ha formed a ''yeuk'' (, a form of oath-sworn, inter-village, mutual-aid alliance. See also * Sha Tau Kok Railway The Sha Tau Kok Railway ( Chinese: 沙頭角鐵路) was a narrow-gauge light rail operated by the Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation, running from Fanling to Sha Tau Kok in the northern New Territories of Hong Kong. ...
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Ap Chau
Ap Chau (), also known as Robinson Island, with a size of 0.04 km² is an island in the Crooked Harbour, in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (; Ap Chau Hoi). Islets located close by include Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai, Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai, Ap Lo Chun, Ap Tan Pai and Kau Tau Shek. Name Robinson Island was named after Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, who was the 5th Governor of Hong Kong from 1859 to 1865. Administration Ap Chau is under the administration of North District. It is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History The village on the island was set up by American preachers from the then Taiwan-based True Jesus Church in order to shelter fishermen and their families who converted to Christianity in the 1960s. Being so close to mainland China, before the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong the island was a magnet for illegal immigrant swimmers, one reason being that the well lit pub ...
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A Ma Wat
A Ma Wat () is a village in North District, Hong Kong, near Wu Kau Tang and Bride's Pool. Statutory status A Ma Wat is a recognised village under the New Territories 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 ye .... References External links Delineation of area of existing village A Ma Wat (Sha Tau Kok) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022) North District, Hong Kong Villages in North District, Hong Kong {{planning-stub ...
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Sha Tau Kok
Sha Tau Kok is a closed city, closed town in Hong Kong. The last remaining major settlement in the Frontier Closed Area, it is Hong Kong's northernmost town. Geography The small rural village of Sha Tau Kok is located on the northern shoreline of Starling Inlet, 10 km north-east of Fan Ling, Fanling. The town centre is by the sea and the northern part of the town encompasses the hill known as Yuen Tuen Shan (). A section of Starling Inlet located offshore of Sha Tau Kok is one of the Agriculture and aquaculture in Hong Kong, 26 designated marine Fish farming, fish culture zones in Hong Kong. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sha Tau Kok was 14. In 2022, a pilot scheme was announced, where limited areas of the town were opened to tourists. The Town Sha Tau Kok on the Hong Kong side of the border is a rural town, part of North District, Hong Kong, North District lies within the Frontier Closed Area. It has a post office, a bank, a few sh ...
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Wo Hop Shek San Tsuen
Wo Hop Shek () is an area in the south of Fanling, Hong Kong. It consists of villages and recently developed housing estates. The area is famous for its large public cemetery, Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery, on the nearby hillside. Every year, during the Ching Ming Festival and Chung Yeung Festival, many people come to visit their ancestors. Railway In 1950–1951, a Wo Hop Shek Branch ( 和合石支線) (in fact only a long siding) of Kowloon–Canton Railway was built to transport bodies of civilians killed in World War II, and later to cater the visitor in Ching Ming Festival and Chung Yeung Festival. The whole single track branch was built upon an embankment. It branched off south of Fanling station, at the start of the curve. The station at Wo Hop Shek was the most modern of all stations in Hong Kong at the time it was built, and instead of being a brick built structure as other stations were, it was of cement and steel. Special vehicles were built to carry the bodi ...
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Wing Ning Tsuen, North District
Wing Ning Wai () is a walled village in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, Hong Kong. It is one of the Five Wai ( walled villages) and Six Tsuen (villages) in Lung Yeuk Tau.Antiquities and Monuments OfficeLung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail/ref> Administration Wing Ning Wai, as part of Lung Yeuk Tau, is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Wing Ning Wai is one of the villages represented within the Fanling District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Wing Ning Wai is part of the Queen's Hill constituency, which is currently represented by Law Ting-tak. History Wing Ning Wai is said to have a history dating back 400 to 500 years. It historically comprised three rows of houses enclosed within a rectangular protective wall, with an entrance gate in the north-east front wall and four watchtowers at its four corners. While the entrance gate, built in 1744, is still extant, the watchtowers and most of the enclosing walls have been demolished. Some of the watchtowers ...
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Wing Ning Wai
Wing Ning Wai () is a walled village in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, Hong Kong. It is one of the Five Wai ( walled villages) and Six Tsuen (villages) in Lung Yeuk Tau. Antiquities and Monuments OfficeLung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail/ref> Administration Wing Ning Wai, as part of Lung Yeuk Tau, is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Wing Ning Wai is one of the villages represented within the Fanling District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Wing Ning Wai is part of the Queen's Hill Queens is a borough of New York City. Queens or Queen's may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Queens (group), a Polish musical group * "Queens" (Saara Aalto song), 2018 * ''Queens'' (novel), by Stephen Pickles, 1984 * "Queens", a song by ... constituency, which is currently represented by Law Ting-tak. History Wing Ning Wai is said to have a history dating back 400 to 500 years. It historically comprised three rows of houses enclosed within a rectangular ...
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