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Ha Wo Hang (, with Wo Hang meaning "valley of rice")
Leaflet about the Kang Yung Study Hall
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Brief information on proposed Grade Nil items. Item #1275
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Ha Wo Hang was 160. The number of males was 66.
Brief Information on proposed Grade III Items. Item #762
Delineation of area of existing village Ha Wo Hang (Sha Tau Kok) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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Ha Wo Hang Tsuen
Sha Tau Kok Walled villages of Hong Kong Villages in North District, Hong Kong {{HongKong-geo-stub
Ha Wo Hang (, with Wo Hang meaning "valley of rice")Antiquities and Monuments Office
The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) was established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve Hong Kong's historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO is responsible for iden ...
Leaflet about the Kang Yung Study Hall
/ref> is a village in Wo Hang,
Sha Tau Kok
Sha Tau Kok is a closed city, closed town in Hong Kong. The last remaining major settlement in the Frontier Closed Area, it is Hong Kong's northernmost town.
Geography
The small rural village of Sha Tau Kok is located on the northern sh ...
, in the North District of Hong Kong. Part of the village is a walled village
A walled village () is a type of large traditional multi-family communal living structure found in China, that is designed to be easily defensible. It is completely surrounded by thick defensive walls, protecting the residents from the attack o ...
.
Administration
Ha Wo Hang is a recognized village under theNew 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 Tau Kok District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Ha Wo Hang is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.
History
Ha Wo Hang was established in 1730 by members of theHakka
The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...
Li Clan, branching out from the nearby village of Sheung Wo Hang
Sheung Wo HangAntiquities and Monuments OfficeLeaflet about the Kang Yung Study Hall/ref> is a Hakka village in Wo Hang, Sha Tau Kok, in the North District of Hong Kong. It is occupied by members of Hakka Li (李) Clan. Until the 18th centu ...
.Antiquities and Monuments Office
The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) was established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve Hong Kong's historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO is responsible for iden ...
Brief information on proposed Grade Nil items. Item #1275
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Ha Wo Hang was 160. The number of males was 66.
Built heritage
Fat Tat Tong (), at Nos. 1–5, was built in 1933. It is a Grade I historic building.Antiquities and Monuments Office
The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) was established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve Hong Kong's historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO is responsible for iden ...
Brief Information on proposed Grade III Items. Item #762
See also
*Walled villages of Hong Kong
Most of the walled villages of Hong Kong are located in the New Territories.
History
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the shore of Guangdong suffered from pirates, and the area of present-day Hong Kong was particularly vulnerable to pira ...
References
External links
Delineation of area of existing village Ha Wo Hang (Sha Tau Kok) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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Antiquities and Monuments Office
The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) was established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve Hong Kong's historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO is responsible for iden ...
. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information SystemHa Wo Hang Tsuen
Sha Tau Kok Walled villages of Hong Kong Villages in North District, Hong Kong {{HongKong-geo-stub