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Chuk Yuen () or Chuk Yuen Village () is a village in
Ta Kwu Ling Ta Kwu Ling is an area in the North District, New Territories, Hong Kong, located northeast of Sheung Shui, close to the border with mainland China. Ta Kwu Ling is one of three new development areas currently being planned for North Distric ...
, North District, Hong Kong.


Administration

Chuk Yuen 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 Ta Kwu Ling District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Chuk Yuen is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.


History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Chuk Yuen was 44. The number of males was 18.


References

Villages in North District, Hong Kong {{HongKong-geo-stub