Fung Yuen () is an area and a village located northwest of

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, in

Tai Po Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui () (the original "Tai Po Market") on the north of Lam Tsue ...

Tai Po District Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The suburban district covers the areas of Tai Po New Town (including areas such as Tai Po Market, , Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Wo Estate), Tai Po Tau, Tai Po Kau, Hong Lok Yuen, Ti ...

, Hong Kong.

Administration

Fung Yuen is a recognized village under the

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. For electoral purposes, it is part of the

Hong Lok Yuen Hong Lok Yuen () is a low-density luxury residential housing estate in Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong, located near Cloudy Hill. It is north of Tai Po Town. History Hong Lok Yuen was previously an orchard owned by GeneraLi Fulin I ...

constituency of the

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. It was formerly represented by Zero Yiu Yeuk-sang, who was elected in the

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until May 2021.

Villages

There are five villages in Fung Yuen: * Fung Mei Wai, formerly Kau Shi Wai () * Fung Yuen Lo Tsuen () * Lau Hang () * Mak Uk ()

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. Historic Building Appraisal
Mak Ancestral Hall, Mak Uk
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Tin Sam Tin Sam Tsuen or Tin Sam Village (), sometimes transliterated as Tin Sum Tsuen, is the name of several villages in Hong Kong: * Tin Sam Tsuen, Islands District, in Islands District * Tin Sam Tsuen, North District, in Fanling, North District * Tin ...

()

History

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Fung Yuen was 133. The number of males was 60.

Conservation

Fung Yuen Valley has been listed as a

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(SSSI) since 1980 to reflect "its importance as a major breeding site for butterflies". The protected area covers approximately 43 hectares.Hong Kong Government press release:
LCQ9: Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve
, March 10, 2010.Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve
/ref> Within this area, the Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve was set up on 2 hectares of private land in 2005 by the Tai Po Environmental Association through the funding from the Environment and Conservation Fund.

References

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Fung Yuen (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

Picture of Mak Ancestral Hall, Mak Uk
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. Historic Building Appraisal
No. 67 Fung YuenPictures
Populated places in Hong Kong Villages in Tai Po District, Hong Kong {{HK-geo-stub