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Kiu Tau Wai () 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 ...
in
Ping Shan Ping Shan () is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It is located west of Yuen Long Town and Shui Pin Wai, and south of Tin Shui Wai. Administratively, it is part of the Yuen Long District. Geography Although sandwiched between Yuen L ...
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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 ...
,
Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
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Administration

Kiu Tau Wai is a recognized village under the
New 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 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee.


History

Kiu Tau Wai is one of the three ''wais'' ( walled villages) and six ''tsuens'' (villages) established by the
Tang Clan The Tang Clan of Hong Kong () is one of the Five Great Clans of the New Territories (). The others are Man (Wen Wen, wen, or WEN may refer to: * WEN, New York Stock Exchange symbol for Wendy's/Arby's Group * WEN, Amtrak station code for Columbi ...
of Ping Shan, namely:
Sheung Cheung Wai Sheung Cheung Wai () is a walled village in the Ping Shan area of Yuen Long District, in Hong Kong. It is part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail. Administration Sheung Cheung Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Polic ...
, Kiu Tau Wai, Fui Sha Wai, Hang Tau Tsuen,
Hang Mei Tsuen Hang Mei Tsuen () is a village in the Ping Shan area of Yuen Long District, in Hong Kong. It is part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail. Administration Hang Mei Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History H ...
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Tong Fong Tsuen Tong Fong Tsuen () is a village in Ping Shan, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Tong Fong Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History Tong Fong Tsuen is one of the three ''wais'' ( walled vill ...
, San Tsuen,
Hung Uk Tsuen Hung Uk Tsuen () is a village in Ping Shan, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Hung Uk Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Commi ...
and
San Hei Tsuen San Hei Tsuen () is a village in Ping Shan, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. History San Hei Tsuen is one of the three ''wais'' ( walled villages) and six ''tsuens'' (villages) established by the Tang Clan of Ping Shan, namely: Sheung Cheung Wai, Ki ...
.
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 ...

Ping Shan Heritage Trail
/ref> At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Kiu Tau Wai was 152. The number of males was 71.


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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Ping Shan Heritage Trail Ping Shan Heritage Trail is a heritage trail located in the Ping Shan area of Yuen Long District, in Hong Kong. The trail was inaugurated on 12 December 1993 and was the first of its kind in Hong Kong. It passes through the villages ...


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Delineation of area of existing village Kiu Tau Wai (Ping Shan) 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 System
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