Ah Kung Kok Fishermen Village () is a village in
Sha Tin District
Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. As one of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen, and Ma Liu Shui. The district is the most populo ...
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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 Delt ...
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History
Ah Kung Kok Fishermen Village was established in 1984 to re-house villagers affected by the
reclamation works for building
Sha Tin Racecourse
Sha Tin Racecourse is one of the two racecourses for horse racing in Hong Kong. It is located in Sha Tin District, Sha Tin in the New Territories. It is managed by Hong Kong Jockey Club.
Penfold Park is encircled by the track, and the Hon ...
and
Ma On Shan new town
Ma On Shan is a new town along the eastern coast of Tolo Harbour in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Although it was initially an extension of Sha Tin New Town, it has its own town centre and various government facilities, and is now classifi ...
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[ (see "Annex to LCQ2" link)]
See also
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Fishermen villages in Hong Kong
Several fishermen villages () were established in Hong Kong to house fishermen families.
List of fishermen villages
As of 2006, the list of Existing Fishermen Villages was: (see "Annex to LCQ2" link)
;North District
* Ap Chau Fishermen's Vil ...
References
External links
Delineation of area of existing village Ah Kung Kok Fishermen Village (Sha Tin) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Villages in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
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