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Sheung Tong
Sheung Tong () is a village in the Tsuen Wan District of Hong Kong. Administration Sheung Tong is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sheung Tong was 77. The number of males was 36. The former Lin Fa Shan Mine was located near Sheung Tong. See also * Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail (), also known as Yuen Tsuen Traditional Footpath, is a trail linking Yuen Long and Tsuen Wan in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The trail was the major trail for travelling between two major towns for villages trading t ... * Mining in Hong Kong References Villages in Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong {{Hong Kong-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuen Wan District
Tsuen Wan District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the New Territories and is served by the Tsuen Wan line of the MTR metro system. Its area is 60,7 km². Its residents, who mostly live in Tsuen Wan Town, enjoy the highest income in the New Territories. Part of the Tsuen Wan New Town is located in the Tsuen Wan District. An exclave of Tsuen Wan is also located on the northeastern part of Lantau island. The Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is within the boundary of Tsuen Wan District. History The district was set up in 1982 covering the present-day Tsuen Wan District and Kwai Tsing District. Kwai Chung and the island of Tsing Yi were split from Tsuen Wan District in the mid-1980s, and subsequently formed a new district known as Kwai Tsing. Sights The Sam Tung Uk Museum is a cultural and agricultural museum and was set up in a former Hakka walled village. Behind Tsuen Wan is Shing Mun reservoir, a valley that was once home to 10 villages that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...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] |
Lin Fa Shan, Tsuen Wan
Lin Fa Shan () is mountain in Hong Kong. With a height of in Tsuen Wan District, it is situated within Tai Lam Country Park. The former Lin Fa Shan Mine was located near Sheung Tong Sheung Tong () is a village in the Tsuen Wan District of Hong Kong. Administration Sheung Tong is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sheung Tong was 77. .... Wolframite was mined there. See also * List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong * Mining in Hong Kong References Further reading * External links * * Mountains, peaks and hills of Hong Kong Tsuen Wan District {{HongKong-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail
Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail (), also known as Yuen Tsuen Traditional Footpath, is a trail linking Yuen Long and Tsuen Wan in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The trail was the major trail for travelling between two major towns for villages trading their necessaries before the completion of Castle Peak Road. The trail routes along Tsuen Wan, Tsuen King Circuit, Ha Fa Shan, Shek Lung Kung, Sheung Tong, Tin Fu Tsai, Tai Lam Chung, Nam Hang Pai and Yuen Long. Leisure Part of the trail is designated as natural trail for hikers. Starting from Shek Lung Kung, it routes south to Sham Tseng instead of going to Yuen Long. The starting of the stage 10 of meets the Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mining In Hong Kong
Mining in Hong Kong refers to mining activities in Hong Kong. Despite its small size, Hong Kong has a relatively large number of mineral deposits. Although some have been mined commercially, there are currently no commercial mining operations in Hong Kong.CEDDEconomic Geology - Minerals and Mining in Hong Kong/ref> Mines The four main mines in Hong Kong are the Lin Ma Hang Lead Mine (mainly galena for lead), the Needle Hill Tungsten Mine (Wolframite and Molybdenite), the Ma On Shan Iron Mine (magnetite for iron), and the West Brother Graphite Mine (graphite). Historical mines in Hong Kong include: (The figures indicate the length of the tunnels) * Lin Ma Hang 0.9 kmCEDDCatalogue of Hong Kong Tunnels/ref> * Needle Hill 3.4 km * Lin Fa Shan 2.3 km (Lantau Island) * Ma On Shan 23.5 km * West Brother Island extensive * Sha Lo Wan Mines 0.3 km (Lantau Island) * Mui Wo (Silver Mine Bay) (Lantau Island) Types of mining Iron The largest iron deposit is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
