Cheung Lek Mei (), sometimes transliterated as Cheung Lik Mei, is a village in
Fo Tan
Fo Tan is an area of Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was developed as a light industrial area, but this activity has declined markedly in recent years. There are residential areas to the east, alongside the MTR line, and in the ...
,
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 popu ...
, Hong Kong.
Administration
Cheung Lek Mei is a recognized village under the
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 ...
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 ...
. It is one of the villages represented within the
Sha Tin Rural Committee
Sha Tin Rural Committee () is a rural committee representing the interest of villages 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 ...
. For electoral purposes, Cheung Lek Mei is part of the
Fo Tan
Fo Tan is an area of Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was developed as a light industrial area, but this activity has declined markedly in recent years. There are residential areas to the east, alongside the MTR line, and in the ...
constituency, which was formerly represented by Lui Kai-wing until July 2021.
History
The village historically shared a single higher
earthgod shrine with
Kau To
Kau To Village () is a village on Kau To Shan, near Fo Tan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong.
Administration
Kau To is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.
History
The village historically shared a single higher earthg ...
,
Ma Niu and
Ma Liu Shui
Ma Liu Shui is an area in Sha Tin District, in the New Territories, Hong Kong.
The area faces Tide Cove (Sha Tin Hoi) and Tolo Harbour. The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Science Park are located in Ma Liu Shui.
Name ety ...
. All were part of the
Fo Tan Yeuk ().
The population of the village comprised about 9 to 12 households and a total of 47 people in 1911.
See also
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Kau To Hang
*
Kau Yeuk (Sha Tin) The Nine Alliances of Lek Yuen or Kau Yeuk () was a regional organization of various groups in Sha Tin Valley, Hong Kong.
Alliances
The nine groups were:
* Tai Wai Yeuk ()： Chik Chuen Wai ()
* Tin Sam Yeuk ()： Tin Sam Wai (), San Tin ()
* Ken ...
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Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve
The Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve, also called Tai Po Kau Special Area, is a nature reserve in the Tai Po area of the New Territories in northern Hong Kong. The area comprises a dense, hilly woodland with over 100 species of trees and numerous strea ...
References
Further reading
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External links
Delineation of area of existing village Cheung Lek Mei (Sha Tin) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)Webpage about Cheung Lek Mei(in Chinese)
Fo Tan
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Villages in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong