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Kam Tsin Wai () is a village located in the south of
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, in
Pat Heung Pat Heung is an area in the middle of New Territories, Hong Kong. Located at the east of Kam Tin and north of Shek Kong, it is the exit to Sheung Shui and Fanling. Administratively, it belongs to Yuen Long District. Villages Pat Heung co ...
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Yuen Long District Yuen Long District (formerly romanised as Un Long) is one of the districts of Hong Kong. Located in the northwest of the New Territories, it had a population of 662,000 in 2021 Geography Yuen Long District contains the largest alluvial pla ...
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Cheng Hon Pang Ancestral Hall, Kam Tsin Wai, Pat Heung
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Administration

Kam Tsin Wai is a recognized village under the
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History

The village was built for the settlement of members of the Cheng () clan, who moved from six villages in the
Shing Mun Valley Shing Mun Valley () is a valley in the Shing Mun area of Hong Kong. History Before the construction of Shing Mun Reservoir, there were several villages near the valley. Some of these villages were later relocated near the Tsuen Wan entrance of Shi ...
at the time of the construction of the
Shing Mun Reservoir Shing Mun Reservoir is a reservoir in Hong Kong. It is located in Shing Mun, the area between Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin, in the New Territories. History Several hundreds years ago, the area around the reservoir was a dense forest with very few inh ...
in 1928. At that time, most of the Chengs, including 540 villagers from 84 families, moved to the new village of Shing Mun San Tsuen in
Kam Tin Kam Tin, or Kam Tin Heung, is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies on a flat alluvial plain north of Tai Mo Shan mountain and east of Yuen Long town. It was formerly known as Sham Tin (岑田). Administratively, it is part o ...
, while others dispersed to
Wo Hop Shek Wo Hop Shek () is an area in the south of Fanling, Hong Kong. It consists of villages and recently developed housing estates. The area is famous for its large public cemetery, Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery, on the nearby hillside. Every year, du ...
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Pan Chung Pan Chung () is a walled village in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Administration Pan Chung and neighboring Pan Chung San Tsuen () are recognized villages under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within th ...
. A small number moved to Kam Tsin Wai. Kam Tsin Wai consisted of 25 village houses built by green bricks.


Features

The Cheng Hon Pang Ancestral Hall () was built in 1929. It was later converted into a Catholic church called Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel (), which was served from S.S. Peter and Paul Church () in
Yuen Long District Yuen Long District (formerly romanised as Un Long) is one of the districts of Hong Kong. Located in the northwest of the New Territories, it had a population of 662,000 in 2021 Geography Yuen Long District contains the largest alluvial pla ...
(built in 1925 in Tung Tau Tsuen, S.S. Peter and Paul Church was relocated and rebuilt at No. 201
Castle Peak Road Castle Peak Road is the longest road in Hong Kong. Completed in 1920, it runs in the approximate shape of an arc of a semi-circle. It runs West from Tai Po Road in Sham Shui Po, New Kowloon, to Tuen Mun, then north to Yuen Long then east to Sh ...
, near
Shui Pin Tsuen Shui Pin Tsuen () is a village in Wang Chau, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Shui Pin Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rur ...
, in 1958).
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Ss. Peter and Paul Church, No. 201 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long
/ref> The Chengs later redeemed the ancestral hall from the Catholic Church in the mid-1960s and the church at the hall was closed.


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Delineation of area of existing village Kam Tsin Wai Tsuen (Pat Heung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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Pictures of the Cheng Hon Pang Ancestral Hall, Kam Tsin Wai, Pat Heung
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Kong Ha Wai – Main BuildingPictures
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Kong Ha Wai –Entrance GatePictures
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Kong Ha Wai – Servants' QuartersPictures
Villages in Yuen Long District, Hong Kong Pat Heung {{HK-geo-stub