Fung Ka Wai () is a village in Wang Chau,

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Administration

Fung Ka Wai is a recognized village under the

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. It is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Fung Ka Wai is part of the Ping Shan Central constituency.

History

Fung Ka Wai has historically been mainly occupied by members of the Fung family. The Fungs came from

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province. They first settled in the village of

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in the

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area, where they worked for the

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as farmers. They then moved to the present area which was previously called Kok Tsz Tau () and established their own village in 1895

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. Historic Building Appraisal
Nos. 7-16 Fung Ka Wai, Wang Chau
/ref> (or 1912) after having some savings. They started with mat-sheds and later built their houses with green bricks and mud bricks. In 1985, the village was described as small, consisting of three rows of houses facing southwest and linked by lower structures to form an enclosed rectangle.

References

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Fung Ka Wai (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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Pictures of Nos. 7-16 Fung Ka Wai, Wang Chau
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. Historic Building Appraisal
No. 11 Fung Ka Wai, Wang ChauPictures
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. Historic Building Appraisal
Yee Hing Tong, Nos. 1-5 Fung Ka Wai, Wang ChauPictures
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