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Heung Yuen Wai () is a
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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

Heung Yuen Wai is a recognized village under the
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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, Heung Yuen Wai is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei.


History

Heung Yuen Wai is a village of the
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() Clan established around 1825. It appears on the "Map of the San-On District", published in 1866 by
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See also

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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 ...
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Lin Ma Hang Lin Ma Hang () is a village in the Sha Tau Kok area of Hong Kong and is situated north of the New Territories, next to the Shenzhen river, east of Heung Yuen Wai and west of Hung Fa Leng. Administration Lin Ma Hang is a recognized village under ...
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Heung Yuen Wai Control Point Heung Yuen Wai Control Point () is a land border control point at the border at Heung Yuen Wai in North District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Its counterpart across the border is Liantang Port ( in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. The control poi ...


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Delineation of area of existing village Heung Yuen Wai (Ta Kwu Ling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Walled villages of Hong Kong Villages in North District, Hong Kong {{HK-geo-stub