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Yau Kam Tau
Yau Kom Tau Village (), sometimes transliterated as Yau Kam Tau Village, is a village located in the Yau Kom Tau area, west of Tsuen Wan, in Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong. Administration Yau Kom Tau is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Tsuen Wan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Yau Kom Tau Village is part of the Lai To constituency, which was formerly represented by Ronald Tse Man-chak until July 2021. History Yau Kom Tau Village was established in 1864 and settled by the Yeung family from Yuen Long. It was originally located at the place of the current Nan Fung Centre, next to Tsuen Wan station. The village was resited to the present location in 1984, following the development of the MTR. Features An ancestral hall, rebuilt in 1984, is located at the entrance of the village. A Tin Hau Temple is located in Yau Kom Tau Village. It is a single storey stone house. It lies by the side of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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 resumed after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lai To (constituency)
Lai To () is one of the 19 constituencies in the Tsuen Wan District. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Tsuen Wan District Council The Tsuen Wan District Council () is the district council of Hong Kong, district council for the Tsuen Wan District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Tsuen Wan District Council currently consists of 21 members, of which the distric ..., with an election every four years. Lai To constituency has estimated population of 20,502. Councillors represented Election results 2010s References {{Hong Kong Tsuen Wan Council Constituencies Tsuen Wan Constituencies of Hong Kong Constituencies of Tsuen Wan District Council 1994 establishments in Hong Kong Constituencies established in 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tin Hau Temples In Hong Kong
Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong are dedicated to Tin Hau ( Mazu). Over 100 temples are dedicated (at least partially) to Tin Hau in Hong Kong. A list of these temples can be found below. Famous temples Famous Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong include: * Tin Hau temple, located at 10 Tin Hau Temple Road, Causeway Bay, east of Victoria Park, in Eastern District, on Hong Kong Island. It is a declared monument. The temple has given its name to the MTR station serving it (Island line), and subsequently to the neighboring area of Tin Hau. * The Tin Hau temple in Yau Ma Tei is also famous in Hong Kong. The public square, Yung Shue Tau before it is surrounded by the popular Temple Street night market. * The Tin Hau Temple at Joss House Bay is considered the most sacred. Built in 1266, it is the oldest and the largest Tin Hau Temple in Hong Kong. It is a Grade I historic building. Festivals Two temples have a marine parade to celebrate the Tin Hau Festival (): Tin Hau Temple on Leung Shuen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuen Wan Station
Tsuen Wan () is the northern terminus of the MTR in Hong Kong. It is the only station on the Tsuen Wan line at ground level. It is located in the northern central part of Tsuen Wan New Town, New Territories West. The preceding station is . It was the westernmost station in the MTR system until the opening of the in 1998. It was also the northernmost station in the MTR system until the MTR–KCR merger. History The station opened as part of the line opening on 10 May 1982. A commemorative plaque in the station concourse, near exit A, was unveiled by Acting Governor Sir Philip Haddon-Cave. The station was designed as an intermediate station with two side platforms, with trains terminating at Tsuen Wan West, further northwest near Tsuen King Garden, different from the present Tsuen Wan West station. The area around the proposed terminus had a poor development record and it was decided to not build a station there, even though tracks had already been laid. This explains why t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nan Fung Centre
Nan Fung Centre () is a commercial and shopping centre in Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong, located nearby the MTR Tsuen Wan station and a bus terminus at its ground floor. It was developed by Nan Fung Group in 1983 and it is one of the earliest large-scale commercial centres in the district. Site history The site occupied by Nan Fung Centre was previously the site of the Yau Kom Tau Village. Established in 1864, the village was resited to the Yau Kom Tau area in 1984, following the development of the MTR. New Town Mall New Town Mall is located on the 2-3 floors of the Nan Fung Centre. Shops and restaurants in New Town Mall include ViVi Shop, McDonald's, KFC and Café de Coral Café de Coral Holdings, Ltd. () is a fast-food restaurant group that owns and operates fast-food chains and restaurants, including Café de Coral, Super Super, The Spaghetti House, Oliver's Super Sandwiches, Ah Yee Leng Tong, and others. Foun .... References {{Shoppi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuen Long
Yuen Long is a town in the western New Territories, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (), Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (), and to the north Nam Sang Wai. Name The Cantonese name Yuen Long may refer to the limits of the original market town, Yuen Long New Town, Yuen Long Plain or Yuen Long District. Market town The central part of Yuen Long was traditionally a market town, in the area now known as Yuen Long San Hui (), in Yuen Long District, where people from the surrounding villages sold their crops and fish. The market is still a place where people from villages in the northwest New Territories shop and trade. Like many market towns in Hong Kong, the market operates only on certain days each week. Modern shopping malls and restaurants have also established. New towns Two new towns have been developed in Yuen Long since the 1970s: Yuen Long New Town was developed in and around t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang (surname)
Yang (; ) is the transcription of a Chinese family name. It is the sixth most common surname in Mainland China. It is the 16th surname on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' text. The Yang clan was founded by Boqiao, son of Duke Wu of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Ji (姬) surname, the surname of the royal family during the Zhou dynasty ) who was enfeoffed in the state of Yang. History The German sociologist Wolfram Eberhard calls Yang the "Monkey Clan", citing the totemistic myth recorded in the ''Soushenji'' and ''Fayuan Zhulin'' that the Yangs living in southwestern Shu (modern Sichuan) were descendants of monkeys. The ''Soushenji'' "reported that in the southwest of Shu there were monkey-like animals whose names were ''jiaguo'' (猳國), ''mahua'' (馬化), or '' jueyuan'' (玃猿). These animals abducted women and sent them back when they became pregnant. If the baby were not accepted, the woman would have to die. Therefore these children were raised and they re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Affairs Commission
The Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) is the body, established under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance, that oversees electoral matters in 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 Delt .... Its main functions include considering or reviewing the boundaries of Legislative Council geographical constituencies and constituencies of the 18 District Councils for the purpose of making recommendations, and overseeing the conduct and supervision of elections and regulating the procedures at an election. It is also responsible for supervision of the registration of electors and the promotional activities relating to registration. History In 1997, the EAC succeeded the former Boundary and Election Commission (), which was established on 23 July 1993. It is head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuen Wan Rural Committee
Tsuen Wan Rural Committee () is a rural committee representing the interest of villages in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. Note that Tsing Yi Island and Ma Wan has its own rural committees, Tsing Yi Rural Committee and Ma Wan Rural Committee respectively. Villages The villages represented within Tsuen Wan Rural Committee are: * Chuen Lung * Chung Kwai Chung * Ha Fa Shan * Ham Tin * Ho Pui * Hoi Pa (Cheung Pei Shan Road) * Hoi Pa (South Platform) * Hoi Pa (Wo Yi Hop Road and Kwok Shui Road) * Kwan Mun Hau * Kwu Hang * Lo Wai * Ma Sim Pai * Muk Min Ha * Pai Min Kok * Pak Tin Pa * Sai Lau Kok * Sam Tung Uk * San Tsuen * Sham Tseng * Shek Pik San Tsuen * Shek Wai Kok * Sheung Kwai Chung * * Ting Kau * Tsing Fai Tong * Tsing Lung Tau * Tsuen Wan Sam Tsuen Tsuen Wan Sam Tsuen () is a village located in the Yau Kom Tau area, west of Tsuen Wan, in Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong. It lies directly to the east of Yau Kom Tau Village. Administration Tsuen Wan Sam Tsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Yau may refer to: * Yau (surname), Hong Kong surname * Yau language, a Finisterre language of New Guinea * Yau language (Torricelli), a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea * Hodï language (ISO 639-3: yau), a language of Venezuela * Kattiniq/Donaldson Airport, near Raglan Mines, Quebec, Canada * Yezin Agricultural University, Myanmar See also *Yao (other) *Yaw (other) Yaw or yaws may refer to: Measurement and technology Movement about the vertical axis * Yaw angle (or yaw rotation), one of the angular degrees of freedom of any stiff body (for example a vehicle), describing rotation about the vertical axis * ... [...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] |
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] |
