The Nine Alliances of Lek Yuen or Kau Yeuk () was a regional organization of various groups in

Sha Tin Valley Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. As one of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen, and Ma Liu Shui. The district is the most populo ...

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 ...

Alliances

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Tai Wai Tai Wai () is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong, located between Sha Tin and the Lion Rock, within the Sha Tin District. With three rapid transit stations, one of which an interchange station serving two lines, five bus termini and ...

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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 ...

Yeuk ()： Tin Sam Wai (),

San Tin San Tin () is a loosely defined area in Yuen Long District in New Territories, Hong Kong that is part of the San Tin constituency. Unlike Hong Kong's highly urbanised areas, San Tin is sparsely populated due to its marshlands. San Tin is loca ...

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Sheung Keng Hau Sheung Keng Hau () is a village in the Tai Wai area of Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Location Ha Keng Hau (), Sheung Keng Hau and Hin Tin are three adjacent villages located along Hin Keng Street (), along a northeast–southwest direction. Hin K ...

(), Ha Keng Hau (), Hin Tin () * Pai Tau Yeuk ()： Pai Tau (),

Sheung Wo Che Wo Che () is a village and an area in Sha Tin of Hong Kong. South of Fo Tan and north of proper Sha Tin, it is divided into Sheung Wo Che () and Ha Wo Che (), and the reclamation by Shing Mun River. The hilly area above the villages of Wo Che ...

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Ha Wo Che Wo Che () is a village and an area in Sha Tin of Hong Kong. South of Fo Tan and north of proper Sha Tin, it is divided into Sheung Wo Che () and Ha Wo Che (), and the reclamation by Shing Mun River. The hilly area above the villages of Wo Che ...

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Fo Tan Fo Tan is an area of Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was developed as a light industrial area, but this activity has declined markedly in recent years. There are residential areas to the east, alongside the MTR line, and in the ...

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Lok Lo Ha Lok Lo Ha () is a village and valley northeast of Wo Liu Hang in Fo Tan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Administration Lok Lo Ha is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History Lok Lo Ha was historically a sea-shore ...

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Ho Lek Pui Ho Lek Pui () is a village in Fo Tan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Administration Ho Lek Pui is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Ho Lek Pui was 45. The nu ...

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Kau To Kau To Village () is a village on Kau To Shan, near Fo Tan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Administration Kau To is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History The village historically shared a single higher earthg ...

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Shek Lau Tung Shek Lau Tung () is a village in the Fo Tan area of Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Administration Shek Lau Tung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. See also * Kau Yeuk (Sha Tin) The Nine Alliances of Lek Yuen or Ka ...

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Shan Mei Shan Mei () is a village in the Fo Tan are of Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Administration Shap Yi Wat is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Shan Mei was 94. ...

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Cheung Lek Mei Cheung Lek Mei (), sometimes transliterated as Cheung Lik Mei, is a village in Fo Tan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Administration Cheung Lek Mei is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages repres ...

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Au Pui Wan Au Pui Wan () is a village in the Fo Tan area of Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Is it located southeast of Grassy Hill. Administration Au Pui Wan is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represen ...

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Kwai Tei Kwai Tei New Village ( or ), also referred to as Kwai Tei Resite Area, is a village in the Fo Tan area of Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Administration Kwai Tei Resite Area is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Histor ...

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Wo Liu Hang Wo Liu Hang () is a village in Fo Tan, Hong Kong. The place was formerly a small plain at the shore of Sha Tin Hoi. The plain to the south has been transformed into an industrial area and a village has been erected in the hilly north. On the recl ...

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Chek Nai Ping Chek Nai Ping () is a village in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Administration Chek Nai Ping is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Chek Nai Ping was 122. The ...

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Ma Niu Ma Niu Village (), sometimes spelled Ma Liu, is a village on Kau To Shan, near Fo Tan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Administration Ma Niu is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History The village historically shar ...

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Sha Tin Tau Sha Tin Tau () is a village in Tai Wai, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. It is located east of Chun Shek Estate, north of Fung Shing Court and south of Tsang Tai Uk. Administration Sha Tin Tau is a recognized village under the New Territories Smal ...

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Sha Tin Wai Sha Tin Wai () is an area in Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, named after Sha Tin Wai Village (). Name The name of the Sha Tin area allegedly comes from the fact that British colonial officials mistook the name of Sha Tin Wai villa ...

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To Shek To Shek () is a village in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Administration To Shek is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. The objective was to impr ...

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Yuen Chau Kok Yuen Chau Kok () is an area in Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Sha Tin Road and Prince of Wales Hospital and is within walking distance of City One station of the MTR Tuen Ma line. The island was a major station for travel ...

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Wong Uk Wong Uk Tsuen or Wong Uk Village may refer to: * Wong Uk Village (Sha Tin District) (), a village in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong * Wong Uk Tsuen (Yuen Long District) (), a village in Yuen Long Kau Hui, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong * Luk Keng Wong U ...

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Siu Lek Yuen Siu Lek Yuen () is an area in Sha Tin District, New Territories East. Located to the east of Yuen Chau Kok, the area is surrounded on three sides by the Ma On Shan Country Park. Nowadays it is a residential area. Name The name means the origin ...

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Chap Wai Kon Chap Wai Kon () is a village in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Administration Chap Wai Kon is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tin Rural Committee Sha Tin Rura ...

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Shap Yi Wat Shap Yi Wat () is a village in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. It is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It had a population of six in 1911. See also * Kau Yeuk (Sha Tin) * Sha Tin Pass References External links Del ...

(), Ngau Pei Sha (), Tai Lam Liu (), Shek Kwu Lung (), Wong Nai Tau (), Kwun Yam Shan (), Fu Yung Pit (), Mau Tso Ngam (), Lo Shue Tin (), Nam Shan (), Fa Sam Hang (), Mui Tsz Lam ()

History

The

Che Kung Temple Che Kung Miu (), also called Che Kung Temple, are temples dedicated to Che Kung, who was a general during the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) in imperial China. He is believed by some worshipers to have been involved in the attempt to ...

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San Tin Wai San Tin Village or San Tin Tsuen (), sometimes referred to as San Tin Wai (), is a village in Tai Wai, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong, located south of Che Kung Temple and east of Sun Chui Estate. Administration San Tin Wai is a recognized village ...

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area was built and initially managed by Tin Sam village. The village lost its managerial rights in the late 19th century as a consequence of a dispute against the Kau Yeuk that was settled in a lawsuit at the ''

yamen A ''yamen'' (''ya-men''; ; Manchu: ''yamun'') was the administrative office or residence of a local bureaucrat or mandarin in imperial China. A ''yamen'' can also be any governmental office or body headed by a mandarin, at any level of govern ...

''. The Kau Yeuk had provided evidence that it made significant contributions to the renovation of the temple. The Kau Yeuk could prove its case by referring to the rhymed couplets that were inscribed on both sides of the main entrance and that bore its name. The temple was subsequently jointly managed by nine villages of

Sha Tin Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project. The ...

, while Tin Sam Village continued to enjoy some privileges in the worship of Che Kung.

Antiquities Advisory Board The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monuments. The AAB was establish ...

. Historic Building Appraisal
Che Kung Temple, Che Kung Miu Road, Tai Wai
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Choi Ancestral Hall, No. 142 Tin Sam
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Chinese Temples Committee The Chinese Temples Committee () is a statutory body in Hong Kong established in 1928 under the Chinese Temples Ordinance () (Cap. 153). It is mainly responsible for the operation and management of twenty-four temples directly under its management ...

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