Tap Mun New Fishermen's Villiage in 2016

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 Village (), on

Ap Chau Ap Chau (), also known as Robinson Island, with a size of 0.04 km² is an island in the Crooked Harbour, in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (; Ap Chau Hoi). Islets located close by include ...

. Established in 1960 to improve living conditions ;Yuen Long District * Chung Hau Tsuen (), in Shan Pui. Established in 1967 ;Tai Po District * Tap Mun Fishermen's New Village (), on

Tap Mun Grass Island or Tap Mun is an island in Hong Kong, located in the northeastern part of the territory. Its area is . Administratively, it is part of the Tai Po District. There are about 100 people living on the island, and feral cattle are know ...

. Established in 1964 to improve living conditions * C.A.R.E. New Village (), in Wong Yi Au, Tai Po Road (near

Yuen Chau Tsai Yuen Chau Tsai, was an island in Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong. It is now connected to land by a causeway after land reclamation. It is part of Tai Po New Town in the Tai Po District. The Tai Wong Yeh Temple and Island House are located in the a ...

). Established in the mid-1960s to the 1970s to re-house fishermen's families who lost their boats during a typhoon * Sam Mun Tsai Fishermen's New Village (), on Yim Tin Tsai. Established in 1965 to re-house villagers affected by the construction project of

Plover Cove Reservoir Plover Cove Reservoir, located within Plover Cove Country Park, in the northeastern New Territories, is the largest reservoir in Hong Kong in terms of area, and the second-largest in terms of volume. It is the world's first freshwater coastal ...

* Luen Yick Fishermen Village (), on Yim Tin Tsai. Established in 1975 ;Tsuen Wan District * Ma Wan Fishermen's Village (), on

Ma Wan Ma Wan is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island, with an area of .Ah Kung Kok Fishermen Village Ah Kung Kok Fishermen Village () is a village in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. History Ah Kung Kok Fishermen Village was established in 1984 to re-house villagers affected by the reclamation works for building Sha Tin Racecourse and Ma On Shan n ...

() in

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. 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 ...

. ;Kwai Tsing District *

Tsing Yi Fishermen's New Village Tsing Yi Fishermen Village () and St. Paul's Village () are two adjacent villages on Tsing Yi island, in Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong. Administration Fishermen's Village and St. Paul's Village () collectively form one of the villages represented ...

(), on

Tsing Yi Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...

. Established in the 1960s and completed in 1965 by a donation of the

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St. Paul's Village Tsing Yi Fishermen Village () and St. Paul's Village () are two adjacent villages on Tsing Yi island, in Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong. Administration Fishermen's Village and St. Paul's Village () collectively form one of the villages represented ...

(), on

. Established in 1973 ;Sai Kung District * Kwun Mun Fishermen Village () in

Tui Min Hoi Tui Min Hoi () is an area and a village of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong, located in the vicinity of Sai Kung Town. Administration Tui Min Hoi is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. References External links Deline ...

. Established in 1978 to re-house villagers affected by the construction of the

High Island Reservoir The High Island Reservoir, located in the far south eastern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula, was opened in 1978 helping to alleviate water scarcity, water shortage problems in Hong Kong. Its water capacity is approximately 273 million cubic ...

* Man Yee Fishermen Village () in

. Established in 1984 to re-house villagers affected by the construction of the

* Shui Bin Tsuen (), in

Hang Hau Hang Hau () is a residential area in Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung District, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located at the eastern edge of the Tseung Kwan O New Town. Most of the land was Land reclamation in Hong Kong, reclaimed from Ha ...

. Established in the 1970s to improve living conditions * Tui Min Hoi Fishermen's Village () in

. Established in 1963 to improve living conditions * St. Peter Village () in

. Established in 1964 * Ming Shun Village () in

. Established in 1976 * Tai Ping Village () in

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. Established in the early 1970s

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List of fishermen villages

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